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Join Our Vibrant Team and Make a Difference

A rewarding career in care with a local, family-owned and managed live-in home care provider

We’ve been providing home care and support for over 25 years, so we know what we’re doing, and we do it well, but this wouldn’t be possible without our amazing team. We’re growing our live-in care team and need individuals who understand how important it is for people to remain in their own homes and who are as passionate about care as we are. Empathy, compassion, and common sense are just some of the essential qualities we look for in our care companions. If this sounds like you, we’d love to have you join the team!

You’ll get the opportunity to work with a range of individuals, including older people, as well as people with different conditions. You’ll be able to get to know your clients well and develop a close working relationship with them.

If you would like to make a difference in someone else’s life, please read on and apply directly for a job on the team.

Why Join Guardian Live-In Care?

If you like making a difference in someone else’s life every single day, then being a live-in care companion could be the career you are looking for. Providing care, support, and companionship for a person in their own home is extremely rewarding work and we’re looking to recruit people who are as passionate about quality and standards as we are.

Support and Training

As part of the Guardian Live-In Care team, you will have access to the full support of our qualified care team, as well as continued up to date training to stay in line with industry standards and requirements. We help our companions reach their full potential to ensure we provide the very best quality care.

Pay and Benefits

We value our whole team and make sure this is reflected in what we pay our care companions. For live-in care, we try to benchmark against other providers and go one step above where possible – for visiting care we’ll pay £11+ph and £##+ per day for live-in care. Bank holidays are paid at an enhanced rate and all staff receive 28 days of paid holiday a year pro-rata. Not only that, but we also have a good company pension scheme for your peace of mind. Know someone in need of live-in care? With our ‘Refer a Friend’ scheme, we support companions who support us.

Current Job Vacancies

Live-In Care Companion

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  • Aberdeen City
  • From £105.00 per day

Guardian Live In Care is a small, family owned business in Aberdeen, providing tailored services across Aberdeenshire and Tayside. We are passionate about ensuring our customers receive the highest standards of care companionship. Our staff team are professional, agile and supportive.

We are looking for an experienced and compassionate Care Companion to provide live-in care for our elderly client. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing companionship and emotional support, helping with daily activities, light housekeeping, and providing transportation to medical appointments. The ideal candidate will have a caring attitude, excellent communication skills, and the ability to provide a safe and comfortable environment for our client.

Guardian Live-In Care Career FAQs

First things first, apply to a role using our online application form. Successful candidates will then be invited for an interview either face-to-face or via Teams. In the next stage, an offer of employment will be made subject to successful recruitment checks (references / Disclosure Scotland PVG check) Once these checks come back, you will be invited to attend our induction to help you get to know the Guardian Live-In Care way. Finally, depending upon your experience, we will move you onto to assignment, and your career with us finally begins!

1. A reference from your current or most recent employer

2. PVG check – this is a mandatory criminal record check we are required to complete under our registration with the Care Inspectorate, the governing body that regulates and inspects care services in Scotland.

3. Overseas checks – Applicable if you have lived outside of the United Kingdom for 6 months or more in the last 5 years, we will require you to arrange and personally fund this check and present the report to us.

Yes. Unlike some introductory agencies, we are a fully managed service and Guardian (Live-In) Care will be your employer and will provide you with a contract of employment.

Our payroll is run monthly.

We don’t make uniforms mandatory; however, we expect our companions’ appearance to be smart and professional at all times when on placement and during training. Smart jeans and trainers are acceptable, ripped clothing of any nature would not be considered acceptable.

We cover all the cities, towns, villages, and more rural areas in the Northeast of Scotland. We will look to match you with a client, based upon your skills, the client’s needs, their likes, and dislikes, rather than your availability etc. Our goal is to provide the perfect companionship, the relationship between client and companion must be just right.

A driver’s licence is an advantage, but not a requirement. We have clients who live rurally, and a driving licence is necessary, but we would not place a non-driver in this placement. The client provides the care and the insurance if this is part of the placement and can be used for excursions and shopping etc to meet the needs of the client.

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