Live-in Care Assistant - Fareham, United Kingdom - Home Instead

Home Instead

Verified Company

Fareham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Job Description:

Would you like to join our bank of Live-in Care Professionals?

We pay a competitive rate starting from £941 per week with a fixed rotation of 2 weeks on and 2 weeks off.

Joining our Bank of Care Professionals is of no cost to you. Just a little time to speak to us and complete some forms.

At Home Instead Fareham & Gosport we pride ourselves on provided person centred recruitment, this means we recruit based on the needs of each individual client.

Being part of our bank of care professionals means you will take the time to get to know you, enabling us to match you with placements that best suit you, by doing this we can ensure to provide person centred care to our clients whilst supporting them daily task to help them remain living in their own homes.

Previous experience as a care professional is essential to successfully join our bank of live-in care professionals. 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.

Qualifications:

What we need from you

A kind heart and friendly nature.
A common sense attitude.
Flexibility to support your Client to live independently in all areas of support such as companionship, home help and bathing, to personal care and food preparation.
Adaptability to ensure your Client lives the life they choose, safely at home.
Willingness to complete our 2day recruitment and training process with additional elearning to learn and develop in the Care Professional role the Home Instead way.
Conscientious when following process and procedure.

Additional information

Person Centred Care - Our Clients, with your help, are encouraged to live their best life with outings, hobbies, shopping trips, meals out and chit chat.

Giving you the reward of knowing you really are making a difference and helping someone live independently in their own home.

Competitive Rates of Pay from £941 per week

Food allowance of up to £60.00 a week

DBS Check Covered - We will cover the cost of your Enhanced DBS check.

Personal Space - We ensure you have a clean, tidy, Comfortable, private, personal space to rest and relax in the Client's home with TV and Wifi access.

Always someone on hand to help - We offer a 24/7 service. We are on-call 365 days a year 24/7.

Matched Care Professionals - Live-In Care Professionals are matched to clients based on similar personalities and interests. This results in greater trust and the best relationship between Client and Care Professional.

Introductions to Clients - A member of our team will introduce you formally to your Client at their home and ensure your relationship gets off to a great start

Train/Bus Station pick up - On your first day we will ensure you are comfortable and pick you up to take you to your Client's home, if necessary.

Daily Welfare Checks - Daily telephone check-ins from the office team to ensure you and your Client are safe and well.

Weekly Supervisions - Weekly supervision with the Office Team to ensure you and your Client are safe, well and the relationship is working, In these supervisions we will check certain things like medication and notes and provide any feedback needed.

Excellent Training and ongoing support - Provided both face to face and via e-learning.

We encourage our Care Professionals to continually develop, learn and gain new skills, if you are keen to progress in your career, we are keen to support you in your journey.

Care Monitoring - Our system allows you to read the most up to date Care Plan in real-time, log all medication and make notes electronically.

Employee Assistance Programme - Ensuring our Care Professionals have access to specialist personal support and advice at all times on a wide spectrum of issues and topics.

Benefits:

Retail Discounts: Make your salary go further with a range of retail offers.
Enhanced Bank Holiday Pay
Company Pension Scheme
Employee Wellness Programme
Comprehensive Training
Employee Assistance Programme
Yearly Pay Review
Wellbeing Portal
Health Cashback Scheme (after 1 year)
MOT Paid (after 1 year)

Responsibilities:

Provide compassionate and personalized care to individuals in their homes
Assist with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, grooming, and toileting
Administer medications as prescribed by healthcare professionals
Assist with meal preparation and feeding
Perform light housekeeping tasks, such as tidying up and laundry
Provide companionship and engage in meaningful conversations with clients
Accompany clients to appointments or outings as needed
Monitor and report any changes in client's condition to the appropriate healthcare professionals

Experience: