Live-in Care Worker
Are you someone who is kind, compassionate and reliable?
Would you like to make a positive difference to people who are vulnerable and need help to live their daily lives?
Crossroads Care is a registered charity with a long history of providing quality care services in Oxfordshire, Berkshire, and the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.
As a Live-in care worker you will live with the customer in their own home and help to make a difference to the quality of their life every day. Our care for live-in care customers is provided by small teams of live-in care workers who take it in turns to work one week on and one week off with the customer. We also employ hourly care workers to give short term support where needed, to allow the live-in care worker to take breaks if they are caring for a high-dependency customer.
You will be assisting the customer to live a safe and fulfilling life, helping with daily living tasks like shopping and preparing meals, washing and dressing, supporting with moving and handling, giving medication and helping the customer to enjoy social activities. There will also be light housework to keep the customer’s home clean and tidy.
We give full training and provide any specialist training that is needed.
We also work hard to ensure our live-in care workers are compatible with our customers in order to make this role rewarding.
We look for people who are:
- Kind and compassionate
- Good time-keepers
- Reliable
- Respectful
Patient and a good listener - Wanting to make a difference
We offer:
- Flexible hours – you choose the number of hours you work each week
- Free Training to obtain the Care Certificate
- The opportunity to gain RQF Qualifications at Level 2 and Level 3 in Health and Social Care
- A highly experienced team to support you
The role:
Tasks include:
- Helping the customer get washed and dressed in the morning
- Light housework duties to keep the customer’s home clean and tidy
- Administering medication
- Mobility support
- Helping plan, shop for and prepare meals
- Helping the customer to enjoy social time and activities
We look forward to hearing from you! Please apply here or contact us to discuss any of our roles.