Home Instead
Live In Carer - 2026
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Company Description
Home Instead (Altrincham, Sale & Wythenshawe) require an experienced live-in carer. You will have a recent DBS or be on the Update Service and can provide recent professional references.
About the Role
We are looking for a Confident & Compassionate Live In Carer, with a CAN DO attitude, and previous Live in Experience, to support clients with:
- Personal care
- Safe moving and handling
- Cooking meals
- Dementia care
- Medications
Understanding of Professional Boundaries is essential to ensure a positive and lasting relationship. Our Live in Carers have excellent communication skills to build relationships with the client, their family and the office and team of carers. You know when to seek help or advice for their clients safety and wellbeing.
Benefits
- Join an employer that values you.
- Support Visits from Local office
- Option for Waking nights or Sleeping Nights in between packages
- Food expenses included
- PAID Induction training
- Two hour break each day
- Flexible working patterns including weekly/fortnightly /monthly
- Ongoing Training & Support
- Dementia and End of Life courses.
- Home Instead Rewards scheme and enhanced employee support line.
- Social events organised
- No uniform policy – breaking down the barriers between Care Assistant and client
- £250 refer a friend bonus
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Skills and Experience
- Excellent Communication
- Confident cooking skills
- Use of Hoisting and other mobility equipment
- Experience with Dementia/ Alzheimer's
- Experience of catheter care
- End of Life/ Palliative care.
Job Description
Standard duties will include assisting with:
- Getting up/ going to bed routines
- Dementia care
- Personal care
- Household tasks
- Preparing meals
- Working with health professionals to ensure all care needs are met (e.g. district nurses)
- Administering medication
- Shopping
- Appointments or social activities
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We want Live in Carers that have a Live DBS, and are ready to work.
Additional Information
If you have good experience of Live In Care and have a Live DBS and wish to support local clients around Altrincham and Sale to live well and independently then get in touch today.
- Click apply or call the office 0161 506 8305
- Text or call our Altrincham based recruiter Lisa on 07825440630
Home Instead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. We’re actively building diverse teams and welcome applications from everyone.
The role of Live-In Carer is subject to DBS enhanced disclosure and successful references.
Date Advert Closes: 01 April 2025
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