Live In Care Professional for a Couple

Home Instead; Wembley; On-site; GBP 17,908 - 20,664; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Blue Light Card

Referral Bonus

Health Helpline

Mileage allowance

Career progression

NVQ Level 2

NVQ Level 3

Job summary

Home Instead in Wembley, United Kingdom, is seeking compassionate carers to deliver companionship, home help, and personal care. You will help with daily activities, cooking, light housekeeping, and accompany clients to social events and appointments.

Applicants should be resident in the UK with right to work, and be willing to obtain an enhanced DBS disclosure. Sponsorship is not available at this time.

Qualifications

• No formal qualification required, but a caring attitude is essential.
• Eligibility: UK resident, right to work, no sponsorship available.

Responsibilities

• Provide companionship and conversation to clients.
• Assist with light housekeeping, meal preparation, and shopping planning.
• Support personal care including bathing, dressing, and grooming as needed.
• Accompany clients to appointments and social events.

Skills

Active listening

Clear communication

Reliability

Compassionate care

Job description

Job Description

Companionship Services:

• Offer companionship and conversation.
• Stimulate and encourage through a variety of activities (for example clothing selection, hobbies, and crafts)
• Accompany to appointments and social events (for example visiting friends or family, lunch, club meetings)

Home Help Services:

• Performing light housekeeping tasks (dusting, vacuuming, making beds, changing linens, cleaning bathrooms, kitchens, washing and ironing, taking out rubbish, caring for houseplants etc.)
• Organise and tidy cupboards, check food expiry dates and shopping.
• Knowledge about good food safety and ability to cook variety of meals from raw ingredients.
• Assist with pet care.

Personal Care:

• Help with bathing, dressing, and grooming.
• Help with continence care.
• Consider and understand the point of view of the person with Dementia/Alzheimer.
• Assist with Morning and Evening routine.

Essential Criteria:

• Ability to listen, communicate clearly and build relationships with clients and their families in a friendly and pleasant manner.
• Respect for people with different backgrounds and beliefs to your own and who may have a range of medical conditions. Commitment to non-discriminatory care practice.
• Excellent timekeeper who is organised and reliable.
• Good hygiene practice, including personal hygiene and a smart appearance.
• This role will require you to obtain an Enhanced Disclosure from the relevant body.
• Class 1 business insurance (if using own car for business purposes) or reliable transport.

Eligibility Criteria:

1. Resident in UK
2. All Right to Work documents available
3. No sponsorship available
4. All benefits
5. Care experience preferred

Qualifications

No qualification required however If you have a passion for caring and the motivation to help us achieve our ambitions, we would love to hear from you.

Additional Information

We encourage applications from all sections of the community as we want to reflect the neighbourhoods in which we work. Home Instead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. This role is subject to DBS enhanced disclosure.

Pay

• £13.75 an Hour
• Enhanced Pay on bank holidays

Benefits

• Free Blue Light Card – National Discount card for hundreds of retailers
• Referral Bonus Scheme
• Health Assured (24/7) Helpline support
• Mileage allowance
• Career Progression Opportunities
• Level 2 NVQ
• Level 3 NVQ

Please note weare unable tooffer Sponsorshipsat this time.