Live in carer

Permanent

Job Description

Live-in carer

Up to £140 per day*

Join our team of live-in carers working across Somerset, Devon and Cornwall. At The Good Care Group, we think there’s nowhere better for those who want to make a real difference. Here, we value your skills, respect your choices, and are committed to supporting you. Together, we’re improving the lives of those in your local area, one meaningful step at a time, by delivering outstanding care to our clients living in their own homes across the South West of England.

We will offer you: 

  • A choice of work pattern, so you can choose the rota that works best for you

  • All UK travel expenses covered whilst in placement

  • Annual salary review

  • We aim to place you with a client within a 50 mile radius of your home to avoid travel disrupting your time off

  • Pay based on your care experience, plus bank holiday enhancements and a workplace pension scheme

  • Funded Blue Light Card - giving you access to discounts

  • Ongoing training and development, including level 2 diploma in working in care services and a level 3 award in awareness of dementia 

  • Peer to peer support as part of our buddy scheme

  • Employee Assistance Programme offering confidential advice and support

  • An online Carer Community to stay connected, share advice and best practice

  • 24/7/365 support from our central team

  • 96% would recommend working with us to others (source: Glassdoor)

  • CQC ‘outstanding’ team supporting you, 24/7, 365 days a year

  • Free DBS for England 

  • Face to face induction training (with hotel accommodation and contributions to your travel included)

What does a live-in carer do?

As a professional live-in carer in the South West of England, you’ll provide personalised care that enables clients to stay in their own homes. We offer flexible rota patterns to help you balance work and personal life, and we welcome carers with at least six months of professional experience. You’ll stay with your client during your chosen rota pattern, caring for one person (or sometimes a couple) and following a tailored care plan. Duties include daily activities, personal care, condition management, and household tasks. You’ll typically work an average of 8–10 hours per day, with daily rates based on hours worked.

About you:

You’ll be someone who’s happy to talk, laugh and enjoy time with our clients, assisting them in their activities and encouraging them to live life to the full.

You might already be working as a live-in care assistant, or you might have professional experience as a support worker, care assistant in a residential or domiciliary care setting, or you might be a HCA working with the NHS.  If you share our passion for quality care, we’d love to hear from you.   

We’re looking for the following skills and experience:

  • At least 6 months’ professional care experience gained in any care setting

  • You must be able to provide us with proof of your right to work in the UK. We cannot assist with any sponsorship or visa requests – including those applying for a health and social care visa. 

  • You must be flexible to travel to your client placement (UK travel expenses covered)

*Pay  will vary depending on your experience, the average daily hours worked and your chosen rota pattern.

The Good Care Group is part of a family of home care brands in the UK, including Oxford Aunts, Prestige Nursing & Care and Comfort Keepers (Ireland).   

Please note any successful applicants for this role will be required to complete an Enhanced DBS check for working with adults.  It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group.

Salary

Up to £140 per day