LIVE IN WEEKEND Alzheimer's Experienced Caregiver

Assisting Hands Home Care; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A home care service provider in the United Kingdom seeks a LIVE IN WEEKEND Alzheimer's Experienced Caregiver. The role involves providing personal care, maintaining a healthy environment, and reporting client conditions. Candidates must have a High School Diploma/GED and experience in home care is preferred. This position offers flexible hours, though hours are not guaranteed. Ideal candidates will have experience with Alzheimer's clients and be CPR certified.

Benefits

Mileage/Travel Time Reimbursements

Referral bonus for new Clients & Caregivers

Flexible Schedules

Qualifications

• One year of experience in home or long-term care setting preferred.
• Background check compliance required.
• Willingness to work live ins.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care to clients as per care plan.
• Maintain cleanliness and safety in client's residence.
• Report changes in client's condition.

Skills

Experience with Alzheimer's clients

CPR certification

Experience with gait belt

Experience with hoyer lift

Reliable transportation

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Future Opening: LIVE IN WEEKEND Alzheimer's Experienced Caregiver

Description: This position provides personal care services to clients that contract with Assisting Hands for services in compliance with the Plan of Care.

Education: High School Diploma/GED required

Qualifications: One (1) year experience in the home or long-term care setting is preferred.

Reports to: Staffing Coordinator

Primary Duties:

• Maintaining a clean, safe, and healthy environment within client’s residence. Duties may include light cleaning and straightening of the bathroom, straightening the sleeping and living areas, washing client’s dishes or laundry, and other tasks to maintain cleanliness and safety for the client.
• The performance of all personal care activities contained in a written Plan of Care which may include assisting the client with personal hygiene, ambulation and exercise, eating, dressing, shaving, physical transfer, and other duties as assigned.
• Providing nutritional support as needed.
• Reporting changes in the client’s condition.
• Other activities that are determined necessary and trained on for a specific client and are restricted to the following:
• Assisting with the use of devices for aid to daily living such as a wheelchair, walker, or hoyer lift;
• Assisting with prescribed range of motion exercises;
• Teaching household routine and skills to well members of the family;
• Measuring intake and output of fluids;
• Measuring and recording temperature, pulse, respiration or blood pressure;
• Keeping records of personal health care activities;
• Observing appearance and gross behavioral changes in the client and reporting to the agency supervisor.
• Reminding the client with the self-administration of medication.
• Keeping a record of when a client receives assistance with self-administration of medication.
• Abides by the agency’s infection control policies, including proper hand washing techniques consistent with CDC Guidelines.
• Abides by all policies and procedures outlined in the agency’s Policy and Procedure Manual, Caregiver Handbook, and Caregiver Training Manual.

Hours: Dependent on assignment; Shifts available 24 hours a day, 7 days per week and based on availability. Assisting Hands does not guarantee hours.

FLSA Status: Non-exempt, hourly

For immediate consideration please click the link below and call the office at 630-635-3900 for an interview.

• Background check will be needed to work, are you able to comply?
• Do you have a current CPR certification?
• Do you have a current TB test?
• Do you have experience with Alzheimers clients?
• Do you have experience with a gait belt?
• Do you have experience with a hoyer lift?
• Do you have reliable transportation?
• How many years of experience in caregiving do you have?
• Are you willing to work live ins?
• Referral code from a current employee If no code provided, add their name instead.

• Mileage/Travel Time Reimbursements
• Referral bonus for new Clients & Caregivers
• Flexible Schedules
• And More!