Job Description
Live-in carers provide companionship, personal care, and support with domestic work and leisure activities to vulnerable, disabled, or elderly people within their homes.
They provide 24-hour care which enables clients to remain at home with as much independence as possible and support them in achieving a great quality of life.
This detailed guide includes a full live-in carer job description and everything else you need to know about live-in carers, including salaries, skills and qualification.
Responsibilities
· Maintain a high-quality personalised care service, promoting independence and providing companionship.
· Assist with personal care tasks, including bathing, dressing and continence support.
· Provide end of life care.
· Prepare and cook nutritious meals, supporting with feeding when required.
· Manage medication and treatments in accordance with the client’s care plan.
· Ensure safe transport and companionship to and from hospital and GP appointments.
· Support with social engagement such as encouraging hobbies and interests and encouraging the client to maintain an active part in their social groups.
· Run errands such as shopping and picking up prescriptions.
· Household duties including hoovering, dusting, laundry.
Location & commitments
· Full time positions with a variety of rota patterns
· Extensive training prior to your first placement
· 24/7/365 support from the on-call team
· Placements available across the UK
· UK travel expenses covered while on a placement.
Candidate requirements
· Previous professional care experience in any care setting, such as live-in carer, domiciliary care, care assistant, support worker, healthcare assistant or similar required but not necessary.
· Attained or willing to work towards the Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social care.
· A full UK driver’s licence is advantageous.
· Flexibility to travel to the client placement
· Enhanced DBS check
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Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Salary: £750.00-£1,000.00 per week
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Referral programme
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Night shift
- Overtime
COVID-19 considerations:
We Provide full PPE for maximum protection for both our service users and our workers
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: Fixby - Live-In Carer 001
Expected start date: 03/07/2023
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