Live-In Carer / Assistant Carer, (driver + happy with a small dog) ASAP near Market Harborough

Company Description

We are excited to be hiring staff to join our Home Instead Live-In Care Team to support a female client near the lovely town of Market Harborough.

Job Description

As a Live-In Care Professional, you’ll provide much-needed support with day to day living

Your duties may include a combination of any of the below as all our clients are different:

• Companionship and emotional support
• Assisting with personal care (washing, dressing, grooming, toileting needs)
• Assisting with mobility and helping with light housekeeping tasks
• Overseeing medication and providing medical support
• Preparing and cooking meals, and assisting with eating and drinking
• Running errands (e.g., shopping, picking up prescriptions)

About You: You need to be adaptable, happy to work independently or within a small team. With strong communication skills and good spoken English you should also be:

• Able to work on a two-week on/off schedule (longer if this is what you prefer)
• Eligible to work in the UK
• Although a valid UK driving license and access to a vehicle for work is an advantage, it is not essential.

Qualifications

Our ideal caregiver will have some Live In care experience of working in a care setting or interacting with older people. This could be personal experience of caring for a family member or as a volunteer. With a passion for supporting others and pride on delivering an outstanding service. A Home Instead care professional will be reliable, trustworthy and respectful and enjoy building professional friendships and be comfortable in spending time in the company of others

We are recruiting for Live-In Care Professionals to work on a 2 weeks on / 2 weeks off schedule, though extra work to support our clients is also a possibility. Immediate starts are available. One of our clients requires a driver (car available) and she has a little dog so you must be happy to take the dog for walks too.

Additional Information

Why us? Our Company Benefits:

• Have a current DBS? £100 bonus if you are on the update service!!
• Highest CQC rated local provider & Top 20 Home care employer group 2024
• Excellent pay £1001 per week
• Double pay on Bank Holidays
• Paid mileage 45p per mile
• Paid award-winning training, induction and ongoing support
• As a Live In Care Professional, you’ll be provided with 3 meals a day or an allowance from the client, a separate room to stay with access to a TV and Wi-Fi. 
• Two-hour guaranteed daily break
• Outstanding training at our recruitment and training office, experiencing the Day in the Life as a Home Instead care professional
• Behind the scenes we have a superb local care team working every day to assist with any queries, concerns or emergencies
• Employee discounts with Blue Light Discount Card
• Refer a friend scheme, up to £225 per referral

We are actively recruiting for this role, and if you are ready to make a difference, click "Apply" to get in touch with us today!

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay:  £1001 per week