Job Description
Objective
To Live-in a client’s home and provide a variety of non-medical services that enhance the quality of their life. To help clients and their families meet the challenges of aging with dignity, pride, care and compassion.
Primary Responsibilities:
1. Provide Live-in care, usually working alone
2. Reflect the core values of Home Instead franchise
3. Contribute to a positive living environment to enhance a client’s quality of life
4. As you will be staying in the client’s home, you will follow their house rules and be mindful of their need for privacy
5. You may be the only person the client sees over a period of time, it is therefore essential to document daily activities and report any changes or causes for concern in a client’s needs or living conditions
6. You need to be clear about when to seek help and advice to keep clients safe and promote their well-being
7. Maintain regular communication with line manager and office staff
COMPANIONSHIP services which could include, but are not limited to:
8. Offer companionship and conversation
9. Monitor diet and eating
10. Stimulate and encourage through a variety of activities (for example clothing selection, hobbies and crafts)
11. Arrange and provide reminders for appointments, activities and outings
12. Help with travel arrangements
13. Organise mail and write letters
14. Assist with walking (lending an arm to steady)
15. Accompany to appointments and social events (for example visiting friends or family, lunch, club meetings)
HOME HELP services which could include, but are not limited to:
16. Run errands / collect prescriptions etc
17. Performing light housekeeping tasks (dusting, vacuuming, making beds, changing linens, cleaning bathrooms, kitchens, washing and ironing, taking out rubbish, caring for houseplants etc.)
18. Organise and tidy cupboards and check food expiry dates
19. Plan prepare and tidy away meals
20. Answer the door
21. Assist with pet care
22. Supervise home maintenance
23. Help with shopping and oversee home deliveries
PERSONAL CARE services which could include, but are not limited to:
24. Provide medication reminders
25. Help with bathing, dressing and grooming
26. Help with continence care
27. Assist to eat and drink
28. Provide Dementia / Alzheimer care
29. Provide respite / convalescence care
30. Assist with morning/wake up and or evening/tuck in
Secondary Responsibilities:
31. Participate in company sponsored training and social events including CAREGiver meetings
32. Report hours according to office policy & communicate changes in availability in a timely manner
33. Participate in PEAQ engagement Survey
34. Document client information in Client and Life Journal
35. May require you to run errands and provide incidental transportation for a client using your vehicle or a client’s vehicle
36. Perform other reasonable duties as assigned
Essential Criteria:
37. Ability to treat and care for clients and their property with dignity and respect
38. Ability to adapt to various living environments and locations
39. Ability to listen, communicate clearly and build relationships with clients and their families in a friendly and pleasant manner
40. Willingness to work and communicate professionally with Home Instead Senior Care office teams and other social and health care professionals
41. Respect for people suffering from a range of medical conditions with different backgrounds and beliefs to your own. Commitment to non-discriminatory care practice
42. Willing to seek guidance when needed and follow instructions
43. Excellent time keeper who is organised and reliable
44. Ability to adapt to change quickly and make common sense decisions at short notice
45. Good hygiene practice, including personal hygiene and a smart appearance
46. Good level of stamina and fitness to meet the physical demands of the job
47. This role will require you to obtain an Enhanced Disclosure from the relevant body
48. Class 1 business insurance (if using own car for business purposes)
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 team in Belfast, Bangor, Newcastle, Lisburn and surrounding areas. As a Live in you will live in a client's home and provide a variety of non-medical services to help them keep independent in their own home.
You do not need any experience or particular qualifications to become a Care Professional. However, it would be useful to have some experience of working in a care setting or interacting with older people. This could be personal experience of caring for a family member or voluntary experience. You will have a passion for supporting others and pride yourself on delivering an outstanding service. You will be reliable, trustworthy and respectful. You will enjoy building professional friendships and comfortable in spending time in the company of others.
The suggested live-in schedule for two Care Professionals working with a client is one week on one week off or two weeks on two weeks off.
Qualifications
Requirements:
49. Work within the company’s ethos of providing person centred care
50. Are compassionate and understanding
51. Are reliable and conscientious
52. Have a good understanding or written and spoken English
53. Are flexible in the shifts they can work
54. Hold adriving licence and have access to a car
55. Maintaining records of your daily activities
Additional Information
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. In addition, we offer comprehensive training and support.
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 0290 9560 9910 or click on I'm Interested
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 Access NI enhanced disclosure.