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Live In Care Professional

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Minimum of 1 year experience working in an adult care or live in care role
  • Right to work in the UK
  • Good level of spoken and written English

Responsibilities

  • Provide care and companionship for a daily average of 10 hours
  • Assist with morning and bedtime routines
  • Meal preparation and personal care
  • Administer medication and support with daily living tasks

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Teamwork
  • Physical Flexibility
  • Empathy
  • Communication

About the company

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Home Instead UK

Home Health Care

Here at Home Instead, our mission is to expand the world's capacity to care. Across the globe we care for thousands of older adults, helping them live well at home for longer. In the UK, we’re reaching more older people than ever with an expansive network of 240 independently owned and operated franchise offices who play a key role in their local community.What we doOur quality, award-winning home care services support wellbeing and allow older people to live independently at home in familiar surroundings. From personal care, companionship and home help to specialist dementia, end of life and Parkinson’s care, our CAREGivers can support a wide range of needs. Join our networkOwning a Home Instead franchise offers a truly rewarding opportunity in a growing market. We’re with you every step of the way guiding each franchisee throughout their journey, enabling them to grow a successful home care business that really does make a difference. Find out about our care services: www.homeinstead.co.uk Find out about our franchise opportunity: www.homeinstead.co.uk/franchise/

Company details

Company typeXLarge
IndustryHome Health Care
Company size10001

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Job description

Company Description

Home Instead Inverclyde and North Aysrhire is a leading provider of non-medical care and companionship services for older people. With award-winning training and an excellent reputation, we are immensely proud of the quality of care we provide. We are passionate about creating a supportive and rewarding workplace where our team can thrive while making a real difference to people's lives.

Job Description

As a Live-In Care Professional, you will live in the Clients home for an agreed period of time on a rota system (e.g. 2 weeks on, 2 weeks off). Your role will be to provide care and companionship for a daily average of 10 hours per day as well as sleeping there overnight. You will have a 2 hour break each day (normally in the afternoon).

At Home Instead, we believe that great care starts with supporting our Care Professionals. When you join us, you'll become part of a caring community where you're valued, supported, and never feel alone.

We provide high-quality, relationship-led live-in care that enables clients to remain independent in the comfort of their own homes. We are passionate about creating meaningful connections, both for our clients and for the dedicated professionals who care for them.

During your placement you will be required to support your Client with daily living which can include: assistance with morning and bedtime routines, meal preparation, personal care, administering medication, companionship, general household tasks and taking the Client out into the community.

£130 per day (£910 per week)

£35 weekly allowance 

Paid travel to / from the client's home

Two-hour daily break to rest and recharge

Full ongoing support, including 24-hour out-of-hours assistance from our experienced office team

Paid training and continuous professional development

✅ Access to the Blue Light Card discount scheme

Company pension scheme

✅ The opportunity to build meaningful relationships and make a genuine difference every day

Why Home Instead?

At Home Instead, care is more than a job. It's a shared purpose. We take pride in creating a supportive environment where our Care Professionals feel valued, respected, and empowered to provide exceptional care while maintaining their own wellbeing.

If you're looking for a rewarding long-term live-in care role with a company that truly supports its people, we'd love to hear from you.

Qualifications

Qualifications

  • Minimum of 1 year experience working in an adult care or live in care role.
  • Right to work in the UK.

  • Good level of spoken and written English.

Additional Information

As a Live in Care Professional, you will be provided with a weekly allowance from the client, a separate room to stay and access to a TV and Wi-Fi. Additionally, we offer comprehensive training and support.

If you are 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 Alison on 01475 603 860 (option 3)

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 PVG.

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