Mansfield & Ashfield
Live-in Care Assistant
£770 - £840 per week (for high dependency)
1-2 weeks, protected
2-hour daily breaks
Meal Allowance
Regular assignments local to our office Providing Quality Care
Do you have professional care experience and a genuine passion for helping others live comfortably in their own homes?
At Bluebird Care Mansfield & Ashfield, we’re looking for a kind, confident, and reliable Live-in Care Assistant to support customers with complex needs in their own home. Our customers may have a range of needs — from companionship and daily living support to more complex requirements such as personal care, dementia, or learning disabilities.
You’ll live in with your customer for 1 week and will be off for the next week, helping them stay independent and continue enjoying life in familiar surroundings. You’ll have your own room, WiFi access, Meal Allowance and a protected 2-hour break each day to rest and recharge.
If you’re compassionate, reliable, and professional, we’d love to hear from you. For an informal chat, please contact our team on 01623 287956.
Your Roles and Responsibilities as a Live-in Care Assistant
As a Live-in Care Assistant, you’ll provide the highest standard of care and companionship to one of our clients or a couple, supporting customers to live independently and with dignity.
Your duties include:
- Providing personal care duties,
- Experience with adults learning disabilities would be desirable (training is available)
- Moving and transferring, if required, using equipment where required,
- Domestic care duties
- Administering medication,
- Manual handling, using equipment where required,
- Promoting customer health and well-being, enabling them to live their life to the full.
- Meal preparation
- Shopping
- Social Outings
- Offering our customers companionship
Please note that the above list is not exhaustive. For further details about the role, please call us for a friendly chat.
You’ll typically work 1–2 weeks, followed by 1 week off, ensuring a healthy work/life balance. We’re committed to protecting your daily 2-hour break. If choosing to work 2 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 expectation is that you work a minimum of one week at a time on a regular basis.
Your Experience and Suitability for the Live-in Care Assistant Role:
- Minimum 12 months’ professional care experience (required)
- Naturally compassionate, patient, and understanding. We want a team who genuinely cares for each of our customers as if they were their own family.
- Full UK driving licence preferred
- Legal right to work and live in the UK (we are not registered for sponsorship)
We carefully match carers to customers to ensure a positive and supportive relationship for both.
Because We Care About You
- Competitive rates of £770 - £840 per week
- £50 supplement on Bank Holidays (£100 on Christmas Day)
- Regular, scheduled daily breaks and a settled working pattern of 1-2 weeks working/one week off. 2 weeks on/2 weeks off can be accommodated. Your choice on how long you work within the 1-2 week range.
- Break time allocated throughout the week
- If you use your own vehicle for customer use, you will be entitled to 35p per mile
- 28 days holiday paid
- Meal Allowance
- Pension scheme
- You generally share meals with 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 in and access to WiFi and usually a TV.
- 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
- Please note that we are not registered with the Sponsorship Scheme.
But not only that, we take care of our team throughout the year, whether it's your birthday, Christmas, awards or simply because it’s a Thursday. We’re a family and we’re here to look after you today, tomorrow and every other day after that
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Fixed term contract
Pay: £770.00-£840.00 per week
Benefits:
- Company pension
- On-site parking
Application question(s):
- Do you require sponsorship?
Language:
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
