Live In Carer

Carefound Home Care (Wilmslow) Limited; Macclesfield; On-site; GBP 35,899 - 46,455; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid travel expenses

Food allowance

High pay rate

Double time on bank holidays

Free food and accommodation

Paid holidays and pension scheme

Career progression support

24/7 local support

Weekly support visits

Funded DBS check

Job summary

A local home care provider in the United Kingdom seeks a compassionate Live-In Care Assistant to join their team. This full-time role involves providing companionship and support for personal care, mobility, and daily living activities for clients in Cheshire, Nottinghamshire, and Yorkshire. With a strong emphasis on career development and a flexible working pattern, the ideal candidate will have at least 12 months experience in a care role. Competitive pay and benefits are offered, including paid travel expenses and accommodation.

Qualifications

• At least 12 months’ professional care experience as a live in carer, domiciliary carer, care assistant, support worker, personal healthcare assistant, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Provide companionship to clients.
• Support clients with personal care needs.
• Assist clients with mobility and staying active.
• Help with medication or specialist needs.
• Support clients with housekeeping and cooking.
• Run errands such as shopping or picking up prescriptions.

Skills

Experience in care roles

Compassionate and patient demeanor

Ability to provide companionship

Smartphone usage for app

Job description

Pay:£789 to £1,021 per week and double time on bank holidays
Expenses:Paid travel expenses and food allowance
Hours:Full-time (with choice of work patterns)

At Carefound Home Care, we're rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and we offer the best career in social care.

We're looking for kind-hearted, experienced people to join us as a Live-In Care Assistant to work in our local areas which areCheshire,NottinghamshireandYorkshire.

You might already be working as a live-in carer, or you may have professional experience as a care assistant or support worker in a domiciliary care or residential setting, or you might be a HCA working with the NHS. If you share our passion for quality care, we'd love to hear from you.

If you're looking for a career that fits around your life with secure local work, then look no further. You'll get the best employment package, career progression and support.

Please note: We do NOT offer sponsorship.

Our Live-In Care Assistant role offers the following benefits:

• Achoice of work patternssuch as 2, 4 or 6 weeks to suit your lifestyle
• High pay rateof £789 to £1,021 per week
• Double timeon bank holidays andadditional enhancementsover Christmas
• Alltravel expenses paidto and from your placement
• Our clients livelocallyin Cheshire, Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire
• Free food and accommodationwhilst on placement
• Pay enhancementsto recognise qualifications and long-term commitment
• Instant access to your payinstead of waiting for payday
• Shopping discountsandfree Blue Light Card
• Earn up to£500for referring a friend
• You're employed by us giving youpaid holidaysand ourpension scheme
• Full in-house induction training with over£360 pay on completion
• Support to completefurther trainingincluding diploma qualifications
• Career progressionalong our career path
• 24/7 local supportfrom a care manager and wider team
• Weekly support visitsfrom your local care management team
• FundedDBS check

As a Live-In Care Assistant, you'll live in your client's home for the duration of your chosen rota pattern (e.g. 1 - 6 weeks) to support them to live with well-being. You'll need to be warm, patient and compassionate with a positive ‘can do’ attitude. Your role will include:

• Providing companionship
• Supporting with personal care
• Helping with mobility and staying active
• Assisting with medication or specialist needs
• Helping around the home with housekeeping and cooking
• Running errands such as shopping or picking up prescriptions
• You'll need a smartphone to use our app

We require you to have at least 12 months’ professional care experience as a live in carer, domiciliary carer, care assistant, support worker, personal healthcare assistant or similar. A driving licence and your own car is helpful but not a requirement.