Job Description

Benefits:

The Private Care Company aim to employ and retain the highest quality live in carers in Brighton & Hove and in return for your skills, experience and commitment we offer excellent working conditions and benefits including:

Pay up to 1059.54/week (inclusive of 5 weeks paid holiday) Enhanced rates on Bank Holidays Ongoing regular work with regular clients Extensive training and a wide variety of ongoing online training available as well as Health and Social Care Diplomas (Levels 3, 4 & 5) 150 Training Incentive payment paid on completion of three months employment Excellent career progression and training opportunities A friendly and supportive management team Regular communication including monthly newsletters and recognition awards Free counselling and wellbeing support All of our carers are directly employed by us entitling you to holiday pay and company pension

:

The Private Care Company is a private, award winning and fully independent home care agency. We pride ourselves on our excellent reputation to provide high quality home care services which support our clients to remain independently living in their own homes for as long as possible.

We are currently looking to recruit a full-time live-in care assistant to work in the Brighton & Hove area. You must have previous experience working as a professional care assistant and ideally have relevant qualifications and training. You will have a caring nature and demonstrate our core values of kindness, compassion and empathy.

Key Accountabilities

To support clients to live independently and safely in their own homes To live-in (including sleeping) the clients home during the assignment period To deliver all tasks stated on the care plans to an excellent standard and in accordance with all The Private Care Company's policies and procedures, best practice, agreed standards, legislative requirements, relevant regulations To carry out and assist clients of The Private Care Company with a variety of personal, practical and general care tasks. To support client's food and fluid intake as directed by the care plan, and to ensure documentation of all intake as per training To maintain care skills at the required level and undertake such training and development as may from time to time be required To communicate with and report any incidents to the care manager as necessary to ensure high standards of care are delivered To liaise with other professionals such as district nurses, doctors, pharmacists, occupational therapists etc, to ensure that clients receive a high standard of care

Skills / Experience / Knowledge:

The Care Certificate (full training provided) Multi-skilled care delivery capability Live-in care experience Manual handling training Good written and oral communication skills A minimum of six months previous experience working as a live-in care assistant or in a residential/care/nursing home or home/domiciliary care setting

Person Profile:

Kind, caring and patient Adaptable Able to think on feet Able to manage difficult situations Reliable Able to commit to working a minimum of two weeks at a time Currently residing in the UK

- we are unable to provide sponsorship for overseas applicants

Able to reliably commute to Brighton & Hove
In return for your hard work and commitment we will pay you 952.02 per week, plus holiday pay which equates to 1059.54 per week.

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From 1,059.54 per week

Benefits:

Company pension Free flu jabs Referral programme
Experience:

care: 1 year (required) live-in care: 1 year (preferred)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: On the road