Live-In Care Assistant

Holland & Barrett; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A private home-care service provider in Edinburgh is seeking Live-In Care Assistants to provide personalized care and support to clients in their homes. This full-time role offers a competitive salary, excellent training, and opportunities for career development. Ideal candidates are kind, compassionate, and possess a good level of English. No prior experience is required, as the company welcomes individuals from various backgrounds with a commitment to caring for others.

Benefits

Highly competitive rates of pay

Mileage allowance or bus pass payments

Pension Scheme

Permanent contracts

28 Days annual holiday (pro rata)

Paid training & induction programme

Job security

Generous refer a friend scheme

Career Development opportunities

Access to extensive well-being services

Employee assistance programme

Free uniform & PPE

Help with SSSC Registration

Instore discounts

Exciting opportunity to give back

Qualifications

• Due to popular demand, we are recruiting for Live-In Care Assistants to work in Edinburgh on a full-time basis.
• No experience required as full training is provided.
• We welcome candidates from all sectors.

Responsibilities

• Assisting clients in daily life, including meal preparation and medication prompts.
• Supporting clients with personal care.
• Recording and reporting daily visit information.

Skills

Kind

Compassionate

Good level of English

Job description

The MyLife Edinburgh team offer private home‑care services in Edinburgh. We are a friendly and caring team, dedicated in providing high-quality support to our service users.

MyLife offers the gold standard in private care services, and therefore also offer the gold standard of training and support to our carers. We believe it’s important to ensure all carers are happy and satisfied in their role, from feeling confident, being able to talk to management whenever they need to, as well as receiving a competitive rate of pay and recognition. Our Care Assistants agree, reporting that 97% were either “Very Satisfied” or “Satisfied” with their “Professional relations with service users”.

As a Live‑In Carer with MyLife, you will provide individualised packages of care to support and enable people to maintain their independence and enjoyment of being in their own home. The care we deliver varies depending on individual need, but is always expected be of the highest standard.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about care and looking for a role that offers great opportunities for career development.

Benefits / What we can offer you:

• Highly competitive rates of pay(with enhancements for bank holiday working)
• Mileage allowanceorbus pass paymentsfor non-drivers
• Pension Scheme
• Permanent contracts
• 28 Days annual holiday (pro rata)
• Paid training & induction programme
• Job security
• Generous refer a friend schemewith opportunity to earn up to£300 per referral
• Career Development opportunities with nationally recognised care certificates, and further opportunities
• Access to extensive well‑being services and fitness programmes.
• Employee assistance programme
• Freeuniform & PPE
• Help with your SSSC Registration
• Instore discountswith an exclusive Blue Light card offering up to60% off high street names.
• And, of course, anexciting opportunity to give back to those who need it most.

What we are looking for:

• Due to popular demand, we are recruiting for Live‑In Care Assistants to work in Edinburgh on a full‑time basis.
• Kind, caring and compassionate people.
• Good level of English.

As a Live‑In Carer, your tasks will include:

• Assisting our clients in all aspects of their daily life, i.e. meal preparation, medication prompts and general domestic support.
• Assisting clients with personal care.
• Supporting clients to take an active role in the planning and provision of their care.
• Recording and reporting daily visit information.

You will be there for all those little moments as you live side‑by‑side with your clients in their homes to provide personal care and companionship.

At MyLife Edinburgh we welcome everyone to apply, no matter your experience level. If you have experience as a Care Assistant, Support Worker, Carer, HCA, Health Care Assistant or in the NHS we would love to hear from you. However, if you do not have experience, we provide full training and encourage candidates from all sectors to apply, for example: retail sales assistant, customer service, hairdressers/beauticians, receptionist, administrator, cleaners, warehouse workers and delivery drivers

With our full training and continual professional development scheme, this could be the start of your new career making a real difference to the lives of those in the community.