Live-in care assistant - Drivers Only

If you require sponsorship please don't apply for this role. This position requires you to work full time, we are not providing sponsorship

Please note that you must have the right to work in the UK. We cannot not accept overseas applicants.

The ideal candidate must have a manual driving license

Abbots Care is an award-winning Care Provider who places their Service Users and care teams at the centre of our service

We provide round-the-clock care packages to support people including children, young people and adults who have long term health conditions to live in the comfort and safety of their own home.

We are looking for live in carers to support our female service user of 50 years old with Multiple Sclerosis. She requires a live in carer to support her needs; assistance with all daily living tasks but likes to remain as independent as possible.

Our Service User lives in Sandy, a small town in the heart of Bedfordshire. She lives alone, so companionship within this package is key. She enjoys shopping and visiting the local supermarkets where she enjoys to do her food shopping, she has a passion for food as used to be a Chef.

She requires regular catheter care, assistance with personal care and is dependant on help mobilising around the house when not using her wheelchair using equipment such as a hoist.

The ideal candidate will have understanding of the needs she may require and be willing to learn and adapt to best suit her needs.

You will need to provide a minimum of 2 week on and 1 week off availability as you will be in rotation with another live in carer. You will also receive an undisturbed break of 2 hours per day.

The salary starts at £900 per week plus £50 per week food allowance

The support includes:

• Day to day living tasks
• Accompanying her on outings such as weekly food shop
• Meeting up with friends and family
• Being a companion and supporting with hobbies and interests such as cooking.

Experience of working within the care sector is essential with a real passion in supporting people with disabilities to live fulfilled lives. We provide an extensive training programme including the Care Certificate as well as complex care training tailored to your role.

The ideal candidate must have a manual driving license

The ideal candidate will need:

• 6 months of UK experience in live in care or complex needs.
• To be physically fit, calm, patient, friendly and caring 
• Good organisational skills and the ability to work on your own initiative 
• Personable with a proactive attitude to work 
• Good communication skills 
• To be fluent in English
• Full UK Manual driving Licence 
• The right to work in UK – we do not provide visa sponsorship

There are so many reasons to join our team, but these are our top five:

• Feeling of reward; There is no better feeling than knowing you have made a difference to someone’s day, week or even month.
• Flexibility: We understand the importance of having a work life balance,
• Variety: No day is ever the same and this truly is a special part of working in care.
• Real qualifications; Unlike other care providers, we offer a full range of training and opportunities to gain qualifications, we also pay for your training course as well as the time you have spent training with us
• Our perks; There are plenty of reasons you will love working with us, from our competitive pay rates to our market leading mileage pay. We have a fantastic management team and operate an open-door policy in our branches
• When you join Abbots Care, you join a family like no other. We pride ourselves on the quality of the staff we employ, and when you join us, you will receive the absolute best training and ongoing support to help you in your role.