Job Role: Live in care assistant Reports to: Registered care manager Working under the direct supervision of the customer, the Personal Care Assistant is responsible for their day-to-day support needs as described in the Personal Assistant Job Description and the customer s care plan. Live-in Care Workers are employed to work with customers on a 24 hour basis to provide care and pro active support to the customers as detailed specifically in the care plan provided for each customer. All customers are individuals who will have received a person-centred holistic assessment of their needs which forms the basis of their care plans. The role of the care worker is to meet their customers needs and to ensure they are supported as detailed in their care plan ensuring at all times that their privacy, dignity and independence are maintained. This will include not only assisting with the customers personal care needs but also their social welfare. The role may include shopping, cooking and will include light housekeeping duties. Care packages will vary from providing companionship care through to providing palliative end of life care and care worker pay rates will vary accordingly. Care worker must work as directed by the Registered Manager and detailed in the individual care plan. The aim of 24 hour live-in care is to enable customers to remain in their homes with as much independence as possible, carrying out the tasks in a professional, discreet and caring manner whilst respectin