Respite Live-in Carer

 Respite Carer

Helping Hands, the UK’s most trusted home care provider, has delivered exceptional care for over 30 years, helping people live well in the homes and communities they love. We value and support our carers, providing full employment benefits like paid holidays and an employer’s pension. We are regulated by the CQC, ensuring quality and safety for our customers and staff.

As a Respite Carer, you’ll provide personalised support, including personal care, mobility assistance, household tasks, and companionship, allowing customers to stay comfortably in their own homes. These placements can vary in length, from a minimum of 5 days up to 4 weeks, depending on the customer’s needs. This role would suit someone looking for shorter term placements, giving you the flexibility you need around your lifestyle.

Who You Are

To be a Respite Carer you will need to be adaptable, personable, and happy to put others first as you enable our customers to live life to the full. You'll also need to meet the following requirements:

• Compassionate, patient, and experienced in care
• Skilled in administering medication
• Adaptable, organised, and tech-savvy
• Willing to travel across the UK
• Comfortable with pets and cooking

Please Note: To be eligible for this role you must have the right to work in the UK

What You’ll Do

You’ll live with a customer in their home during your placements, with time off at agreed intervals and your own private bedroom. Key duties include:

• Assist with personal care and mobility
• Oversee medication
• Run errands and provide companionship
• Housekeeping and meal preparation

Benefits

• Competitive pay starting at £102.86 per day
• Enhanced bank holiday rates over the festive period
• Free travel, food, and accommodation during placements
• Flexible pay options which include monthly, weekly and even daily pay via our Early Pay App
• Training and development opportunities including nationally recognised qualifications such as QCFs
• Free Blue Light Card enabling you to get great discounts from big brands
• Ongoing support from local managers
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program

Make a difference in someone’s life. Apply now to join our team!

At Helping Hands, we support a very diverse range of customers and to ensure we deliver a market leading standard of care, that perfectly matches the needs of the individuals we support, the make-up of our workforce needs to be equally as diverse. We are proud to employ people from 68 different nationalities outside of the UK and have an almost equal split of age ranges in the company.

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