Live in Carer

**LIVE-IN CARER FOR A COUPLE, 1-WEEK ON AND 1-WEEK OFF (INCLUDING WEEKENDS) - FEMALE ONLY**

**DAY RATE TO BE FINALISED - BASED ON EXPERIENCE AND FINAL ASSESSED COMPLEXITY OF CARE PACKAGE**

**PLEASE READ LIST OF DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE BEFORE APPLYING, AS THEY ARE RELEVANT TO THE ROLE**

**NOTE THAT WERE ARE NOT ABLE TO OFFER SPONSORSHIP, SO PLEASE DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF SPONSORSHIP IS REQUIRED**

**About us**

Lago Homecare is a CQC-registered homecare provider based in Yarm, North Yorkshire. We are excited to continue growing our team of high quality, enthusiastic individuals with a passion for building trusting and high-quality relationships with their peers and our service users.

**Your Role**

As a Live-In Carer, you will live in the service user’s home during your shifts and deliver care and support tailored to their individual needs. You will be responsible for assisting with daily tasks, offering companionship, and ensuring their safety and comfort.

Your main duties will likely include:

- Assisting with personal care, such as washing, dressing, and grooming.
- Supporting with mobility and physical activities.
- Preparing and serving meals in line with dietary requirements.
- Administering medication as per the care and support plan.
- Providing companionship and emotional support.
- Light housekeeping to ensure a clean and safe environment.
- Monitoring and reporting changes in the service user’s condition to the Registered Manager.

**Your Responsibilities**
- Performance and growth_
- Attend live-in visits allocated to you through our digital care management system.
- Deliver our service user's care and support plans. Recognise when there are updates and changes in service user needs and ensure proposals are reported to senior staff for review.
- Use systems to ensure smooth delivery of service, including our digital care management software.
- Develop an awareness of other local community services and build effective and professional working relationships with them, including other health and social services.
- Sign-post our service users and their loved ones to local community services, where relevant.
- Remain proactive and provide feedback to the management team about your own training and personal development needs.
- Contribute to effective team working and collaboration, so that you are part of a positive workplace culture.
- Support your colleagues by ensuring visit reporting and handovers are clear.
- Attend meetings and other activities as directed by your line manager. They may be outside of your regular shift pattern.
- Undertake any other tasks relevant to your role, as directed by the Registered Manager.
- Regulatory_
- Deliver all services in accordance with the Care Act, Care Standards Act, and other relevant regulatory frameworks.
- Work with colleagues from statutory and voluntary organisations to provide joined up care.
- Advocate on behalf of service users with other agencies.
- Appropriately respond to emergencies. Contact emergency services, deal with the breakdown of services e.g. power cuts, respond to death, and keep detailed and accurate records in all cases.
- Work within relevant health and safety standards. Raise any risks or issues in a timely manner with senior staff, using out of hours on call where necessary.
- Ensure that our administrative policies and procedures are followed, and that records from our service users remain up to date.
- Keep your professional knowledge and skills up to date, including on relevant legislation and mandatory internal training.
- The list of responsibilities above is not exhaustive. Lago Homecare commits to review the scope of your role periodically and provide opportunity for career and skills development._

**Your skills / experience**
- **Essential**_
- Education_
- GCSE / O-Level education, including English and Maths
- NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care _or equivalent_
- Skills_
- Work a range of shifts to meet service user needs
- Build trusting and constructive working relationships with colleagues, service users and their loved ones, and members of the wider local community
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Knowledge on how to deliver integrated care with other health and social care services
- Work independently and act on your own initiative where appropriate
- Right to work in the UK
- Valid UK drivers licence, access to a car, and suitable and valid business car insurance
- Personal attributes_
- An emotionally intelligent approach to delivering successful outcomes
- Outgoing, calm and able to work productively under pressure
- Committed to working as part of a team
- Strongly committed to Lago Homecare’s values and to providing an excellent service user experience
- Positive and flexible attitude to work
- **Desired**_
- Skills and experience_
- Experience supporting people living with mid to late-stage dementia
- Skilled in managing challenging behaviours calmly and compassionatel