SuperCarers

Home Instead; Greater London; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading home care service provider in Greater London seeks a Live-in Care Professional to deliver companionship, personal care, and home help services 24/7. The ideal candidate will provide support for daily living activities, engage in meaningful conversations, and assist clients with any home care needs. You must be a UK resident and passionate about caregiving. The role offers £12 an hour plus additional benefits, like a referral bonus scheme and health support. It requires excellent communication skills and a commitment to quality care.

Benefits

Free Blue Light Card

Referral Bonus Scheme

24/7 Helpline support

Qualifications

• Passion for caring with a motivation to help others.
• Excellent hygiene practice, including personal hygiene.
• Commitment to non-discriminatory care practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide companionship and conversation to clients.
• Assist clients with bathing, dressing, and grooming.
• Perform light housekeeping tasks and organize living spaces.
• Help clients attend appointments and social events.

Skills

Companionship and conversation skills

Ability to cook healthy meals

Experience with dementia care

Communication skills

Time management

Job description

SuperCarers - Live in Care Request - Home Instead Ealing

• Contract
• Date Advert Closes: 01 April 2023

At home Instead, we offer top-notch non -medical care and companionship services for seniors ,making us the leading provider worldwide . Our visits always last for at least an hour , and our award-winning training ensures that our Care Professionals deliver only the best care. We match our Care Professionals to our clients based on mutual interests and hobbies to help build bonds of trust and enables us to provide personalised support . We’re proud of our excellent reputation for quality care we provide to our clients.

The live-in Care Professional will stay with the client 24/7 and will need to perform the below mentioned services.

Companionship Services

• Offer companionship and conversation.
• Stimulate and encourage through a variety of activities (for example clothing selection, hobbies,and crafts)
• Accompany to appointments and social events (for example visiting friends or family, lunch, club meetings)

Home Help Services

• Performing light housekeeping tasks (dusting, vacuuming, making beds, changing linens, cleaning bathrooms, kitchens, washing and ironing, taking out rubbish, caring for houseplants etc.)
• Organise and tidy cupboards , check food expiry dates and shopping.
• Knowledge about good food safety and ability to cook healthy good Italian food meals from raw ingredients.

Personal Care

• Help with bathing, dressing, and grooming.
• Help with continence care.
• Consider and understand the point of view of the person with Dementia/Alzheimer.
• Assist with Morning and Evening routine.
• Ability to listen, communicate clearly and build relationships with clients and their families in a friendly and pleasant manner.
• Respect for people with different backgrounds and beliefs to your own and who may have a range of medical conditions. Commitment to non-discriminatory care practice.
• Excellent timekeeper who is organised and reliable.
• Good hygiene practice, including personal hygiene and a smart appearance.
• This role will require you to obtain an Enhanced Disclosure from the relevant body.
• Class 1 business insurance (if using own car for business purposes) or reliable transport.

Eligibility Criteria

• Resident in UK
• All Right to Work documents available.
• All benefits
• Care experience preferred.

No qualification required however If you have a passion for caring and the motivation to help us achieve our ambitions, we would love to hear from you.

We encourage applications from all sections of the community as we want to reflect the neighbourhoods in which we work. Home Instead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.

This role is subject to DBS enhanced disclosure.

Pay

• £12 an Hour for 10 active hours in a day
• Enhanced Pay on bank holidays
• Free Blue Light Card – National Discount card for hundreds of retailers
• Referral Bonus Scheme
• Health Assured (24/7) Helpline support
• Level 2 NVQ
• Level 3 NVQ

Please note weare unable tooffer Sponsorshipsat this time.