Home Instead Tyne Valley are rapidly growing with full time and part time hours available. We are looking for a caring person to support clients in and around the Corbridge area.
If you’re looking for a profession where you can bring your caring personality to work and change lives, look no further. We’re looking for Care Professionals who are caring, compassionate and reliable. As a Care Professional you will provide a variety of non-medical services to help clients keep their independent within their own home.
We are looking for people with kind, compassionate hearts who want to make a true difference to the quality of life for our clients to join our team in the Tyne Valley area as a Live In Care Professional.
As a Live-In Care Professional, you will live in a client's home and provide a variety of non-medical services to help them keep independent in their own home.
Some of the main duties will include:
- Personal care - continence support, washing and dressing
- Medication
- Meal preparation
- Home help - cleaning and ensuring general up keep of house
- Companionship - supporting with overall wellbeing
Care pro's will have their own bedroom within the client's property.
The ideal schedule / working pattern will be two weeks on and two weeks off.
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
- Experience of working in Care
- Ability to treat and care for clients and their property with dignity and respect
- Ability to adapt to various living environments and locations
- Ability to listen, communicate clearly and build relationships with clients and their families in a friendly and pleasant manner
- Willingness to work and communicate professionally with Home Instead office teams and other social and health care professionals
- Respect for people suffering from a range of medical conditions with different backgrounds and beliefs to your own. Commitment to non-discriminatory care practice
- Willing to seek guidance when needed and follow instructions
- Excellent time keeper who is organised and reliable
- Ability to adapt to change quickly and make common sense decisions at short notice
- Good hygiene practice, including personal hygiene and a smart appearance
- This role will require you to obtain an Enhanced Disclosure from the relevant body
- Class 1 business insurance (if using own car for business purposes)
DESIRABLE CRITERIA:
- Being a driver is not essential but would be beneficial
All training and support is provided. Some experience of care would be a benefit.
Experience of working with those with dementia would be an advantage.
Care Professional Benefits:
- Competative Salery
- Mileage contribution
- Workplace pension scheme- provided by nest
- PPE- provided
- Employee referral bonus programme You can receive up to £200 when you introduce a friend or family member
- Training - award winning training and ongoing support, with genuine career development opportunities- including a care certificate
- Exclusive discounts scheme – at supermarkets, utility providers and more
- Mobile phone app- for managing your visits
Be part of the Home Instead community and work with friendly like-minded people who share your values. Whether you already have experience in the care sector or are looking for a new career, we would love to hear from you! Click apply today or call us at 01434693700 to learn more.