Live In Support Worker

TN United Kingdom; Macclesfield; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

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For genuine occupational requirements, we require female candidates for this client.

Our client leads an active lifestyle; therefore, a successful applicant will hold a full clean UK drivers' licence to drive the client's vehicle.

Would you like to do live-in care every other week; 1 week on, 1 week off?

Would you like a rewarding role in which you can support a client one to one in their own home / at university?

Come and join one of the UK's largest providers of complex care.

Within the Care in the Home division, we support clients with spinal cord injury to live independently in their own homes.

We'd like you to join us as a Live In Support Worker to support our brand new female client who lives between Prestbury / Liverpool University.

Meet the client:

Our female client is enrolled to study computer science at Liverpool University, starting in September. Our client requires a female driver to support with transport to university and to travel home on weekends. You would be required to assist our client on holidays, as our client likes to travel to hot countries numerous times per year.

Nigerian food is a big part of our client's culture, so a support worker who is willing to help out with cooking would be an advantage.

Our client likes to maintain her independence and spend time with friends, so someone who is sociable will be desirable.

What you'll be doing:

This role is to support our brand new female client who has a spinal cord injury. This will involve supporting with personal care, moving and handling, driving her vehicle, and domestic duties including supporting with cooking.

This will involve living with her either in her home in Prestbury or at her university accommodation in Liverpool during term time. Our client may go home for weekends.

You will be required to drive our client's vehicle to take her between her home and university. Therefore, you must hold a full UK drivers licence.

When you'll be working:

• We are looking for a regular team member to work permanently with our client.
• Assignments: 1 week on, 1 week off.
• Assignments and breaks will be planned in advance.

What you'll have:

• Full clean UK drivers licence.
• Kind and caring nature.
• Flexibility & reliability; continuity of care is imperative for our clients.

What to look forward to:

• £147 up to £162 per day depending on experience and qualifications.
• A Nest Personal Pension account.
• Full specialist training.
• We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme.
• Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1500 by recommending someone you know.
• Support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group.

Active Care Group is an Equal Opportunities Employer. However, due to the nature of the position, there is a Genuine Occupational Requirement to recruit female Personal Healthcare Assistants.

We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability confident employer.