Live-in Care Assistant (Medway Towns)
Weekly Rate: we pay £885 pw / enhanced rates for public holidays.
We are Right at Home Medway, an award-winning homecare company based in the heart of the Medway Towns. We always seek to promote from within, have an excellent rate of staff retention, and are locally known to be a fun employer!
Before you apply you must already have:
- previous live-in care experience preferred (but not essential)
- previous care experience essential (to avoid disappointment, only apply if you have any form of care experience)
- full legal right to work in the UK - We do not have license to issue CoS
- a mature character
- able to live with your clients for periods of time
- culinary skills (as you will be expected to cook a variety of meals)
- Updated DBS
The role (typical daily tasks):
Our clients depend on our team of dedicated CareGivers to help and support them with the activities of daily living in their own homes. Typical tasks include:
- assist our Clients with their wake up and bed time routines
- meal preparation
- companionship (hobbies, trips out, shopping etc)
- medication administration / assistance
- personal care (minimal assistance is all that is sometimes required)
- assisting clients living with Dementia
- basic housekeeping
- and much more...
Hours of availability: each of your placements will be dependent on your Client's needs. For example, some of our Live-in CareGivers choose to work one week on and one week off, others work two or three weeks on, then take a week off.
Location: Medway Towns (however, if your placement with us comes to an end, we can redeploy you to another Right at Home office outside of the Medway Towns. We aim to keep you working as many hours as you choose.
Those with previous care experience are welcome to apply. Due to the nature of this role, it is unsuitable for those without any previous care experience.
We offer each member of our team:
- excellent rates of pay (amongst the highest in Medway inclusive of travel time)
- PAID Meet and Greet (meet clients before providing any care to them)
- comprehensive in-house training (earn whilst you learn)
- fully funded opportunities to study NVQ 2, 3, 4 & 5 (with time allowances to study)
- Many social events and regular awards for high performers
- Blue Light discount card (great saving in shops, restaurants, and many other venues - this is very popular with our staff)
Many have said that we are the best homecare employer in Medway because we:
- won 'Employer of the Year 2022 (50+ Employees)' award
- are ranked number 1 in Medway on 'homecare.co.uk'
- are rated by our regulator (Care Quality Commission) as: GOOD (with OUTSTANDING for our ‘Responsiveness’).
- have an excellent employee track record with a score of '5 out of 5' in 100% of our many staff reviews on Indeed.
- are genuinely a fun employer - see our social media pages
For more information call our friendly recruitment team on 01634 979000 (option 2 - Recruitment) during office hours or, click below to apply online.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Pay: From £885.00 per week
Benefits:
- Company events
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
Application question(s):
- Do you have any previous live-in care experience?
Experience:
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: On the road
