Live In Care Professionals

Company Description

Home Instead is the world’s leading provider of non-medical care and companionship services for older people. With minimum visits of one hour, award-winning training, and an excellent reputation, we are immensely proud of the quality of care we provide. We match our Live In Care Professionals to our clients based on mutual interests and hobbies to help build bonds of trust and enable us to provide personalized support.

Job Description

Location

Some areas this employer covers include Maidenhead, Henley-on-Thames, Twyford, Wallingford, and surrounding areas of Berkshire & South Oxfordshire.

Pay rates, hours & benefits

• £120-150 per day plus pension scheme, paid holidays, and Employee Assistance programme.
• £45 meal contribution each week
• Shifts – varied based on client needs
• Each assignment will provide you a comfortable bedroom with reasonable amenities
• The areas we cover have some lovely countryside, beautiful market towns and villages, close to the river Thames yet still easily accessible to London.

Job Role

Becoming a Live-In Care Professional is such a rewarding job within your community. You will support our clients in their own homes and carry out a variety of duties; no two days will be the same. This may include:

• Helping someone get out of bed, washed/showered, dressed and other elements of personal care.
• Preparing breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
• Medication administration.
• Helping with light housework, laundry, vacuuming, ironing, or a spot of gardening.
• Helping with grocery shopping.
• Being a listening ear and treating them with the respect and dignity everyone deserves.

Qualifications

What experience and skills are required?

• 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 organized and reliable.
• 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.
• Above all, you will have an empathetic nature and a real passion to make a difference in the life of an older person.
• Previous experience in supporting individuals with dementia is preferred, including providing companionship, managing behavioral changes, and assisting with daily living activities.
• Experience in moving and handling stroke patients preferred.

Making a difference to someone’s everyday life is so rewarding, along with creating lots of memories and knowing you have contributed to making someone’s day that bit happier and easier.

Additional Information

As a Live In Care Professional, you will be provided with 3 meals a day or an allowance from the client, a separate room to stay, and access to a TV and WiFi. In addition, we offer comprehensive training and support.

If you're looking for work that is extremely rewarding and satisfactory and have a high degree of flexibility to meet our clients' needs, we would love to hear from you. Please contact our Recruiter at carlo.leis@mhw.homeinstead.co.uk.

We encourage applications from all sections of the community as we want to reflect the neighborhoods 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.