Live-in Care Professional - Home Instead Ealing

Home Instead; Wembley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading home care provider in Wembley is seeking a Live-in Care Professional to offer essential companionship and personal care services to elderly clients. You'll be responsible for various tasks including companionship, housekeeping, and assisting clients with daily routines. The ideal candidate should have good communication skills, respect for diverse backgrounds, and a commitment to providing non-discriminatory care. This position requires residence in the UK and relevant Right to Work documentation.

Qualifications

• Ability to listen, communicate clearly and build relationships with clients and their families.
• Respect for diverse backgrounds and commitment to non-discriminatory care practice.
• Reliability and good time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Offer companionship and conversation.
• Stimulate and encourage clients through various activities.
• Assist with bathing, dressing, and grooming.
• Perform light housekeeping tasks.

Skills

Listening and communication

Relationship building

Time management

Hygiene practice

Job description

Live-in Care Professional – Home Instead Ealing

At Home Instead we offer top‑not‑medical care and companionship services for seniors, making us the leading provider worldwide. Our visits always last for at least an hour, and our award‑winning training ensures that our Care Professionals deliver only the best care. We match our Care Professionals to our clients based on mutual interests and hobbies to build bonds of trust and enable us to provide personalised support. We’re proud of our excellent reputation for quality care we provide to our clients.

The live‑in Care Professional will stay with the client 24/7 and will need to perform the services below.

Responsibilities

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 healthy good Italian food meals from raw ingredients.

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

• Resident in UK.
• All Right to Work documents available.
• No sponsorship available.
• All benefits.
• Care experience preferred.