Job Description
The live-in Care Professional will stay with the client 24/7 and will need to perform the below mentioned services .
Companionship Services :
1. Offer companionship and conversation.
2. Stimulate and encourage through a variety of activities (for example clothing selection, hobbies, and crafts)
3. Accompany to appointments and social events (for example visiting friends or family, lunch, club meetings)
Home Help Services :
4. Performing light housekeeping tasks (dusting, vacuuming, making beds, changing linens, cleaning bathrooms, kitchens, washing and ironing, taking out rubbish, caring for houseplants etc.)
5. Organise and tidy cupboards, check food expiry dates and shopping .
6. Knowledge about good food safety and ability to cook healthy good Italian food meals from raw ingredients.
Personal Care :
7. Help with bathing, dressing, and grooming.
8. Help with continence care.
9. Consider and understand the point of view of the person with Dementia/Alzheimer
10. Assist with Morning and Evening routine.
Essential Criteria :
11. Ability to listen, communicate clearly and build relationships with clients and their families in a friendly and pleasant manner.
12. 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
13. Excellent timekeeper who is organised and reliable.
14. Good hygiene practice, including personal hygiene and a smart appearance.
15. This role will require you to obtain an Enhanced Disclosure from the relevant body.
16. Class 1 business insurance (if using own car for business purposes) or reliable transport.
Eligibility Criteria :
17. Resident in UK
18. All Right to Work documents available.
19. No sponsorship available
20. All benefits
21. Care experience preferred.
Qualifications
-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.
Additional Information
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
22. £130 for 10 active hours however you are needed to stay with the client for full 24 hours.
23. Enhanced Pay on bank holidays
Benefits
24. Free Blue Light Card – National Discount card for hundreds of retailers
25. Referral Bonus Scheme
26. Health Assured (24/7) Helpline support
27. Mileage allowance
28. Career Progression Opportunities
29. Level 2 NVQ
30. Level 3 NVQ
Please note we are unable to offer Sponsorships at this time.