Live in Support Worker

Active Care Group Recruitment; England; On-site; GBP 19,550 - 25,652; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Accrued holiday pay

Refer a Friend Scheme

Paid specialist training

Pension contribution

Job summary

A community support organization in the UK is seeking a Live In Support Worker to provide personalized care for clients with spinal cord injuries. The role involves 2-week assignments in clients' homes, supporting them with personal care and domestic tasks, demanding a full UK drivers licence. Competitive compensation includes £122.50 per day, holiday pay, and opportunities for professional development through specialized training.

Qualifications

• Must hold a full UK Drivers Licence.
• Willingness to travel and stay away for 2 weeks.
• Experience supporting clients with spinal cord injury is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support clients with personal care including washing, dressing, and toileting.
• Assist with domestic tasks such as cooking and cleaning.
• Engage clients in social activities.

Skills

Kind and caring nature

Flexibility & reliability

Good communication skills

Job description

Please note we are looking for candidates who hold a full UK drivers licence for this role, in order to drive our clients vehicles.

Would you like to do live in care, doing 2 week long assignments?

Would you like a rewarding role in which you can support clients one to one in their own homes?

Come and join Active Care in the Home.

We'd like you to join our team as a Live In Support Worker.

What you'll be doing:

This role is to support our clients with spinal cord injury within their own homes. You must be willing to travel for assignments and stay away from home for 2 weeks at a time.

You will move into the client’s home and support them with personal care (including washing, dressing and toileting), moving and handling, domestic tasks (including cooking and cleaning) and social activities. Full training will be provided on how to care for clients with spinal cord injury.

Our clients also need Support Workers who hold a full UK drivers licence in order to be able to drive their mobility vehicles.

When you'll be working:

• 2 week long assignments

What you'll have:

• Full UK Drivers Licence
• Kind and caring nature
• Flexibility & reliability – continuity of care is imperative for our clients
• Good communication skills

What to look forward to:

• £122.50 per day
• Accrued holiday pay
• Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1000 by recommending someone you know
• Paid specialist training
• Pension contribution
• …and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care in the Home

We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability confident employer.