Female Live in Care Assistants Wanted

• Provide live-in care, usually working alone (alongside a job share)
• Reflect the core values of the Home Instead Senior Care franchise
• Contribute to a positive living environment to enhance a client’s quality of life
• As you will be staying in the client’s home, you will follow their house rules and be mindful of their need for privacy
• You may be the only person the client sees over some time, it is therefore essential to document daily activities and report any changes or causes for concern in a client’s needs or living conditions
• You need to be clear about when to seek help and advice to keep clients safe and promote their well-being
• Maintain regular communication with line manager and office staff

Companionship services could include, but are not limited to:

• Offer companionship and conversation
• Monitor diet and eating
• Stimulate and encourage through a variety of activities (for example clothing selection, hobbies, and crafts)
• Arrange and provide reminders for appointments, activities, and outings
• Help with travel arrangements
• Organise mail and write letters
• Assist with walking (lending an arm to steady)
• Accompany appointments and social events (for example visiting friends or family, lunch, club meetings)

HOME HELP services could include, but are not limited to:

• Run errands / collect prescriptions etc
• Performing light housekeeping tasks (dusting, vacuuming, making beds, changing linens, cleaning bathrooms, and kitchens, washing, and ironing, taking out the rubbish, caring for houseplants, etc.)
• Organise and tidy cupboards and check food expiry dates
• Plan prepare and tidy away meals
• Answer the door
• Assist with pet care
• Supervise home maintenance
• Help with shopping and oversee home deliveries

PERSONAL CARE services could include, but are not limited to:

• Provide medication reminders
• Help with bathing, dressing, and grooming
• Help with continence care
• Assist to eat and drink
• Provide Dementia / Alzheimer's care
• Provide respite/convalescence care
• Assist with morning/wake up and or evening/tuck in

Secondary Responsibilities:

• Participate in company sponsored training and social events including meetings and training.
• Report hours according to office policy & communicate changes in availability promptly
• Document client information in ACP app
• May require you to run errands and provide incidental transportation for a client using your vehicle or a client’s vehicle
• Perform other reasonable duties as assigned