Live In Care Professional - One week on and one week off

Live In Care Professional - One week on and one week off

• Full-time
• Date Advert Closes: 01 August 2024

Home Insteadis the world’s leading provider of non-medical care and companionship services for older people. With minimum visits of one hour, award winning training and an excellent reputation, we are immensely proud of the quality of care we provide. We match our Live-In Care Professionals to our clients based on mutual interests and hobbies to help build bonds of trust whichenableus to provide personalised care and support.

We are looking for people with kind, compassionate hearts who want to make a true difference to the quality of life for our clients, to join our Live-in care team, based atour Down & Lisburn office.

As a Live-in Care Professional, you will become an integral part of our client'slife as you will live with them, support them to meet all of their daily needs and ensure that they are safe and well cared for in their own home.

Live-in care is an extremely rewarding role that can offer you greatjob satisfaction, knowing that you are making a real difference to someone's life,supporting them to stay at home. As part of the Live-in Care team, you will build strong relationships with our clients, at different stages of life, with care needs that vary.

Main Responsibilities of alive in Care Professional

• Assisting with personal care needs
• Assisting with meals - preparation, cooking, feeding
• Assisting with medication - prompting
• Safe Moving and Handling
• Light household duties – cleaning and laundry
• Companionship
• Outings with client – going shopping, out for coffee, trips to favourite scenic spots, etc
• Accompanying clients to appointments
• Observing & reporting on client's health & well-being and keeping records/ notes ofcare

Qualifications

• A Minimum of 1years previous care experience in live-in care, domiciliary care, social care or health care setting
• Dedicated and reliable individual with a genuine desire to care for others
• Empathetic, patient, and positive person with a pro-active approach to caring
• Ability to adapt to various living environments and locations
• Good level of stamina and fitness to meet the physical demands of the job
• Willing to seek guidance when needed and follow instructions

This role is UK based and the right to work in the UK will need to be established as part of the recruitment process.

What do we offer our Live- In Care Professionals

As a Live-in Care Professional,you will be provided with 3 meals a day or an allowance from the client, a separate room to stay and access to a TV and WiFi.

• Comprehensive and on-goingtraining and support.
• Weekly Pay rate of £12.50 per hour
• Time off between placements
• Local clients
• Flexible, agreed work pattern (10-hour shifts with minimum daily rest period of 2 hours)
• Flexible shift options: e.g., 1 weekon/ 1 week offor 4 days on/ 4 days off
• Paid annual leave

If you're looking for work which is extremely rewarding and satisfactory and have a high degree of flexibility to meet our clients' needs, we would love to hear from you. Please contact us on or click apply

We encourage applications from all sections of the community as we want to reflect the neighbourhoods in which we work. Home Insteadis committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. This role is subject to Access NI enhanced disclosure.

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