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Live in Care Jobs

At 1st 4 Healthcare we’re passionate about providing the highest quality live-in care to our clients. Our carers are the reason we can provide such high-quality care, and we strive to handpick people who really fit with our company ethos and values.

We are committed to ensuring you have a fulfilling and rewarding career with us and we promise to support you every step of the way. From interview to placement, 1st 4 Healthcare’s dedicated team of industry experts are always on hand. We are excited to help you find the perfect job with 1st 4 Healthcare.

What do live-in carers do?

Live-in help our clients to complete a wide range of everyday tasks, enabling them to continue to living independently for as long as possible.

As a live-in carer, you will…
• Manage medical conditions such as spinal injury, dementia, stroke and incontinence
• Support with bathing, dressing and toileting
• Support with incontinence care
• Administer medication
• Prepare meals and wash dishes
• Complete household chores such as laundry, ironing, dusting and hoovering
• Offer mobility support around the home
• Run errands
• Feed, walk and care for a pet
• Support client to be out and about in the community (for shopping, appointments)
• Provide emotional support
• Provide companionship and most importantly, be a friend to your client

Why work for 1st 4 Healthcare?

Our Values

Enabling
We believe in enabling our clients to achieve a high level of independence by providing high-quality, person-centred care, and using the ‘mum’ test in everything we do.

Nurturing
We ensure everyone’s needs are fostered by applying good listening skills, a caring nature and showing compassion and empathy for every one of our clients.

Aspiring
We always aspire to greater things, by listening to feedback and using the things we learn to build on our services.

Our workplace and culture

A live-in care job is not your typical 9 to 5 role – it requires a special kind of person who always has the interests of others at heart. You have the opportunity to get to know your client on a personal level, spending weeks at a time caring for them in their home, which is one of the things that can make live-in care so rewarding.

Being a carer for 1st 4 Healthcare is a demanding but also highly-rewarding career. Without live-in carers, people who wish to live independently, or people who need special assistance, would be unable to.

We consider our staff to be ‘care champions’ who promote dignity in care at all times, and we are really proud of all our 1st 4 Healthcare carers. They are the very heart of our company and we would be nowhere today without them. It is a career where no two days are ever the same and will introduce you to interesting and inspirational individuals. It is also highly flexible around your life and commitments.

If you are caring, empathetic, respectful, dedicated & committed, we would love to hear from you.

Domiciliary care jobs

At 1st 4 Healthcare, we are passionate about providing quality domiciliary care and have been for over a decade. Our carers are the reason we can provide such high-quality care, and we strive to handpick people who really fit with our company ethos and values.

We are committed to ensuring you have a fulfilling and rewarding career with us and we promise to support you every step of the way. We are excited to help you find the perfect job with 1st 4 Healthcare.

What do domiciliary carers do?

Domiciliary carers help our clients to complete a wide range of everyday tasks, enabling them to continue living independently for as long as possible.

As a domiciliary carer, you will…
• Support with incontinence care
• Administer medication
• Prepare meals and wash dishes
• Complete household chores such as laundry, ironing, dusting and hoovering
• Offer mobility support around the home
• Run errands
• Feed, walk and care for a pet
• Support client to be out and about in the community (for shopping, appointments)
• Provide emotional support
• Provide companionship and most importantly, be a friend to your client

Perks & Benefits

Free training
Complete the nationally-recognised Care Certificate during our training and assessment week

Work shadowing
You will spend time shadowing an experienced carer until you’re comfortable with working alone

Support
Support & advice 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Dedicated support from your line manager and our 24/7 on-call service

Competitive pay
You will earn a market-leading rate of £10–£11 per hour, and an enhanced rate for bank holidays throughout the year

Qualifications/personal development
Opportunities to obtain further qualifications while you’re working, such as the Diploma in Health and Social Care

Annual leave
Up to 28 days paid leave per annum (pro-rata)

Pension

Flexible working
Flexible working patterns
Including mornings, evenings and weekends

Training & Support

From the very first day of training week, you’ll be welcomed into a community of caring people dedicated to providing you with everything you need to carry out your role to the highest standard.

Taking care of you

Wherever your placement takes you, support will always be available. You will have 24/7 access to the case management team who are on hand to offer guidance and advice whenever you need it.

We ask all of our carers to write a personal profile upon employment. Wherever possible, we use this profile to place you with a client who shares your hobbies & interests. This will help you to bond more quickly with your client and to really enjoy the work that you do.

Training and assessment week

Our in-depth 5-day training programme gives you the tools, skills and mindset you need to deliver excellent care to our clients.

You’ll be taught the Care Certificate and other mandatory training, using classroom-style teaching, and there will also be mandatory e-learning modules to complete in the evenings.

The training and assessment week ensures you are taught all live-in care skills and care techniques, and gain the knowledge needed, to enable our clients to live well and safely at home.

Once you have passed our training and assessment week and are ready to be placed in work, you will be fully supported by your case manager. Observation assessments will be carried out in order to check your competence against relevant standards.

Your Development...

Throughout your career with 1st 4 Healthcare, there will be many opportunities for personal and professional development.

These will be driven by you and your case manager, who will be able to identify your training needs through regular supervision with you.

Some complex training 1st 4 Healthcare provide:
Dementia care
Learning disabilities
Spinal care
Bowel management
End of life care
Cerebral palsy
We also offer refresher training, to help you maintain your knowledge and skills throughout your career.

Qualifications
There will be opportunities to obtain accredited qualifications in the care sector to support your career pathway.

These include:
Level 2 Diploma in Adult Care
Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care
Level 4 Diploma in Adult Care
Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management in Care
Other relevant qualifications