Join the nation’s favourite home care specialists
You can make a real difference to someone’s life by becoming a live-in carer. As the nation’s home care company of choice, we have new placements coming up every day and are always looking for more caring and compassionate people to join our team.
Our live-in carer jobs provide excellent pay and great benefits, including paid holidays. Our live-in carers love the flexibility of the role, allowing them to travel or spend time with family between their live-in placements.
No previous experience in care or qualifications are needed as we provide all the necessary support you need. What’s more important is that you have a natural calling to care – with this we can help you to become an outstanding carer.
Apply online today to become a live-in carer, or get in touch with our team to register your interest.
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Earn £33,800 as a live-in carer, plus guaranteed income contract benefits and a £2000 joining bonus*!
As a live-in carer, you will play a vital part in the success of our business, and we want you to feel as important as you are. Here at Helping Hands, we are the first home care provider to introduce a brand-new guaranteed hours contract with all the benefits of a guaranteed income contract employee.
What are these benefits?
- Guaranteed income contract
- Working 46.4 weeks a year with a guaranteed income of £33,800 per annum
- Working 40 weeks a year with a guaranteed income of £29,138 per annum
- Working 30 weeks a year with a guaranteed income of £21,854 per annum
- Free food and accommodation
- 28 days paid annual leave
- Ongoing support from your local manager and our 24-hour helpline
- Pension
- Access to our employee benefits portal with thousands of discounts on retail and leisure
- A £2000 joining bonus*
What do I need to be eligible?
- Previous experience in a care environment
- Level 2 diploma in Health and Social Care
- Experience working with customers with dementia, palliative care or clinical care needs
- The right to work in the UK
As a live-in carer you will support our customers in a variety of ways depending on their needs whilst living with them in their home. This could include but is not limited to:
- Providing companionship
- Helping with personal care
- Helping with mobility – some customers need assistance getting around their home
- Overseeing medication and providing medical support
- Help around the home with chores such as cleaning and vacuuming
- Preparing and cooking meals
- Running errands such as food shopping or picking up prescriptions
We recognise and understand that becoming a live-in carer is a great responsibility. By dedicating your time to the wellbeing of others, you become an arm for them to lean on, a listening ear for them to talk to and a treasured companion – imprinting their lives with your kindness.
There is no price that can be placed on the importance of your role as a live-in carer, but we want to be the first home care provider to try.
Join Helping Hands today to become someone who changes lives on a daily basis, and we’ll provide revolutionary employee benefits to give you the security you deserve.
*Subject to terms and conditions.
Helping Hands is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce as we believe this develops a comfortable working environment for all our staff. All applications will be treated fairly in line with our Equality and Diversity Policy.
How jobs in live-in care are different to residential care
Many of our carers enjoy providing care in the home as it allows them to concentrate on one person at a time, something which is difficult in a residential care home. Unlike some other care settings, our carers have the time to build a relationship with the person they’re caring for and always maintain a high standard of one-to-one support.
Being a carer is undoubtedly one of the most rewarding jobs you can have. But it can also at times be demanding and challenging and comes with a huge amount of responsibility. If caring is in your nature and you feel up to this worthwhile challenge, we’d love to hear from you.
Recommend 100%. Incredibly interesting and satisfying course. Work is amazing too – rewarding financially and emotionally. It’s the best thing I’ve done!
Anastasia, a live-in carer
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Terms & conditions for the new starter bonus
0–hour contract
The starter bonus of £1000 will be paid to you over a period of 4 months in instalments of £250 per month in line with the current payroll period. This 4-month period will begin starting with the date of your first placement. To qualify for this starter bonus, you will need to be available for placement for a total of 12 weeks across the 4-month period.
If you are unable to provide suitable availability, do not start a placement with Helping Hands or terminate your employment with Helping Hands during the 4-month period, the starter bonus payments will cease to continue.
Guaranteed income contract carer contract
The starter bonus of £2000 will be paid to you over a period of 4 months in instalments of £500 per month in line with the current payroll period. This 4-month period will begin starting with the date of your first placement. As part of your guaranteed income contract, you must be able to provide your availability for placement on a 3-month rolling basis to your line manager.
If you are unable to provide your availability in line with the contractual period, do not start a placement with Helping Hands or terminate your employment with Helping Hands the starter bonus payments will cease to continue.
