Live In Carer

Carefound Home Care; Ripon; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High weekly pay (£789–£1,021)

Double time on bank holidays

Paid travel expenses

Free food and accommodation

Pension scheme

Induction training

DBS check

Refer a friend bonus

Smartphone app access

Local support from care team

Job summary

Carefound Home Care is seeking a Live-In Care Assistant to work in local areas across Cheshire, Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire. You will live in the client’s home on a rota pattern (e.g., 1–6 weeks) to support wellbeing, with warm, patient and compassionate care and a positive attitude.

The role includes companionship, personal care, mobility support, medication assistance, housekeeping and cooking, plus errands. A driving licence is helpful but not required; sponsorship is not offered.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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

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.