Live-in Carer - Female role Derbyshire

Job description

Providing Quality Care

Do you have professional care experience and would like to support people by living-in with them for a week or two at a time, supporting them in their own home?

Here at Bluebird Care Derbyshire Dales & Amber Valley, we’re committed to giving  people the option to remain supported in the comfort of their own home. We have established a reliable and popular live-in care service. Our aim is to support people to remain independent in their own homes for as long as they choose, so we can take care of everyday tasks around our customers’ homes, all the way through to complex care needs, and including to the end of their life, on occasion, if they choose to remain at home. We appreciate that every customer is different, and this is why every day will be different.

We were awarded ‘Overall Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and not least for that reason, we pride ourselves on selecting the very best team. If you are passionate about providing the very best care, and enjoy the additional time available to support with those extra things in life, then this role could be the role for you.

Your Duties and Responsibilities as a Live-in Care Assistant 

As a Live-In Care Assistant you will be living with one of our customers and, very occasionally, a couple.  You are there to help them remain independent in their own home and cherish all the memories they’ve made there, but usually also to be their companion.

• Promoting health and well-being, enabling our customers to live their life to the full
• Meal preparation
• Shopping
• Social Outings
• Offering our customer's companionship
• Providing personal care duties,
• Administering medication,
• Moving and transferring, if required, using equipment where required,

You will live with our customers for between one and two weeks, to a maximum of three weeks, before having a break of one week off and will have regular customers.  If choosing to work 3 weeks, you may have 2 regular customers that you support on a regular basis.  You will have a minimum of a 2 hour daily break which we are passionate about protecting. 

Our team work a maximum of 3 weeks (your choice from 1-2 weeks) to make sure that you are well-rested and have a good work/life balance.  Our expectation is that you work a minimum of one week at a time on a regular basis.

We appreciate your experience:

Previous experience in a professional caring role is a requirement - 12 months'minimum.  This is to ensure that you have the experience and confidence to provide the support required.   Live-in Care Assistants are matched to our customers to ensure that our customers and you get along so, the most important thing to us is that you are naturally compassionate, caring and patient and can care in a professional way.

Because we care about our team, we offer: 

• Competitive rates of £760 - £825 per week (£700 in probation for those new to live-in care).  We pay our post-probation rate (as indicated above) from the outset to experienced live-in carers to acknowledge your experience.
• £50 supplement on Bank Holidays (£100 on Christmas Day)
• Regular, scheduled daily breaks and a settled working pattern of 1-3 weeks working/ one week off.  2 weeks on/2 weeks off can be accommodated. Your choice on how long you work within the 1-3 week range.
• Daily 2 hour breaks guaranteed
• If you use your own vehicle for customer use, you will be entitled to 35p per mile
• 28 days holiday
• Pension scheme
• Your meals are provided by the customer (exceptions can be made by those on a special diet due to cultural or health needs)
• You will also have a separate room to stay, and relax, and access to a TV and WiFi.
• You will have regular contact and support from our local office 
• 5 days classroom-based training before you start your assignment 
• Ongoing training and support
• We support you to gain qualifications in Health and Social Care to grow your knowledge and confidence if you so choose
• All applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK and already be resident in the UK