Live-in Carer - Female role Derbyshire

Bluebird Care; Belper CP; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading home care provider is seeking dedicated Live-in Care Assistants in Belper. The role involves living with clients to offer personal and professional support, including companionship and daily living assistance. Ideal candidates will be compassionate, patient, and have at least 12 months of professional care experience.

Benefits

Competitive weekly rates

Regular scheduled breaks

38 days paid holiday

Ongoing training and support

Training for qualifications in Health and Social Care

Qualifications

• 12 months minimum professional care experience required.

Responsibilities

• Promote health and well-being, enabling customers to live life fully.
• Assist in meal preparation and provide companionship.
• Administer medication and assist with mobility when required.

Skills

Compassionate

Patient

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Client:

Bluebird Care

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Belper, United Kingdom

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Posted:

22.06.2025

Expiry Date:

06.08.2025

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Job Description:

Providing Quality Care

Do you have professional care experience and would like to support people by providing live-in supportfor a week or twoat a time, supporting them by living-in with themin their own home?

Here at Bluebird Care Derbyshire Dales & Amber Valley, we have established a reliable and popular live-in care service. Our aim is to supportpeople to remain independent in their own homes for as long as they choose. We can take care of everyday tasks around our customers’ home, all the way through to complex care needs, and including to the end of their life, on occasion, if they choose to remain at home. We appreciate that every customer is different, and this is why every day will be different.

We were awarded ‘Overall Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and not leastfor that reason, we pride ourselves in selecting people who consider care a vocation. If you are passionate about providing the very best care, and enjoy the additional time available to support with those extras in life,then this role could be the role for you.

Your Duties and Responsibilities as a Live-in Care Assistant

As a Live-In Care Assistant you will be living-in with one of our customers and, very occasionally, a couple.You are there to support them to remain independent in their own home and cherish all the memories they’ve made there, but usually also to be their companion.

• Promoting health and well-being, enabling our customers to live their life to the full
• Meal preparation
• Shopping
• Social Outings
• Offering our customer's companionship
• Administering medication,
• Moving and transferring, if required, using equipment where required,

You will live with our customers for between one and two weeks, before having a break of one week off and will have regular customers. If choosing towork 2 weeks, you may have 2 regular customers that you support on a regular basis. You will have a minimum of a 2 hour daily break which we are passionate about protecting.

Our team usually work one to two weeks, and then have one week off.Your choice from 1-2 weeks)to make sure that you are well-rested and have a goodwork/life balance. Our expectation is that you work a minimum ofone week at a time on a regular basis.

Previous experience in a professional caring roleis a requirement - 12 months'minimum. This is to ensure that you have the experience and confidence to provide the support required.Live-in Care Assistants are matched to our customers to ensure that our customers and you get along so, the most important thing to us is that you are naturally compassionate, caring and patient and can care in a professional way.

Because we care about our team, we offer:

• Competitive rates of £770 - £840 per week (£725 in probation for those new to live-in care). We pay our post-probation rate (as indicated above)from the outsetto experienced live-in carers to acknowledge your experience.
• Regular, scheduled daily breaks and a settled working pattern of 1-2 weeksworking/ one week off. 2 weeks on/2 weeks off can be accommodated. Your choice on how long you work within the 1-2 week range.
• Daily 2 hour breaks guaranteed
• If you use your own vehicle for customer use, you will be entitled to 35p per mile
• 28 days holiday paid
• Your generally share meals with thecustomer (exceptions can be made by those on a special diet due to cultural or health needs).You will also have a separate room tostay, and relax, and access to WiFi and usually a TV.
• You will have regular contact and support fromour local office 5 days classroom-based training before you start your assignment
• Ongoing training and support
• We support you togain qualifications in Health and Social Careto grow your knowledge and confidence if you so choose
• All applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK and already be resident in the UK
• Please note that we are not registered with the Sp0nsorship Scheme.