Live-In Health Care Assistant (Epping)

Job Description – Live-In Health Care Assistant (Epping)

Job Title: Live-In Health Care Assistant

Location: Epping, Essex (CM16)

Employer: KASE Care Limited

Contract Type: Part-time / Regular Live-In Care / Additional Ad Hoc Opportunities

Working Pattern: One guaranteed week of live-in care per month, with opportunities for additional

placements

About KASE Care

KASE Care Limited is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for individuals through

compassionate, person-centred healthcare services. Our mission focuses on service excellence,

transparency and integrity, with a strong commitment to delivering high-quality support within the

community.

About the Role

KASE Care is seeking an experienced, compassionate and reliable Live-In Health Care Assistant to provide regular live-in support for a service user in Epping, Essex (CM16). This position offers one guaranteed week of live-in care each month, with opportunities to undertake additional care packages alongside this placement.

The service user is an older gentleman who requires support with personal care, mobility, suprapubic catheter care, medication and daily living activities. He values his independence, enjoys socialising and spending time in his garden, and wishes to maintain his usual routines wherever possible.

The successful applicant will be responsible for providing safe, respectful and person-centred care in accordance with the individual's care plan and risk assessments.

Main Purpose of the Role

To provide safe, compassionate and person-centred live-in care that supports the service user's daily living needs, health management, emotional wellbeing and independence within their own home.

Working Pattern and Additional Opportunities

Guaranteed Monthly Placement – Epping (CM16)

The successful applicant will be allocated one guaranteed week of live-in care every month with the same service user, providing continuity of care and regular working arrangement.

Additional Care Opportunities

There will also be opportunities to undertake additional live-in care placements and other suitable care packages across the areas in which KASE Care operates, depending on service requirements and availability.

Upcoming Temporary Live-In Cover – December 2026 to January 2027

We also have an additional opportunity to provide temporary live-in cover for another service user while their regular carer is on annual leave.

The annual leave period runs from 8th December 2026 to 12th January 2027. The exact dates requiring cover are still to be confirmed, and the successful applicant would not be expected to work the entire period.

This additional placement involves supporting an individual with complex care needs, including Parkinson's disease, dementia, reduced mobility, continence care and medication management.

Experience supporting individuals with complex care needs would be particularly beneficial.

Key Responsibilities

Assist with personal care, dressing and hygiene

Support mobility, continence and catheter care

Administer medication where trained and competent

Prepare meals and assist with household tasks

Provide companionship and emotional support

Promote independence, dignity and wellbeing

Monitor and report changes in health

Maintain accurate care records and follow care plans

Essential Criteria

Previous experience in live-in or domiciliary care

Experience with personal care and mobility support

Understanding of medication and continence care

Caring, reliable and able to work independently

Good communication skills

Available for one week of live-in care per month

Enhanced DBS check or willingness to undergo one

What We Offer

One guaranteed week of live-in care per month

Opportunities for additional live-in and domiciliary care placements

Potential additional work during December 2026 and January 2027

Ongoing training and support

Opportunity to work within a supportive and professional care team

The chance to make a meaningful difference to individuals receiving care

Opportunities for additional work as the service continues to grow

Training and Compliance

Successful applicants will be required to complete KASE Care's mandatory induction and training programme, along with all relevant safer recruitment checks, before commencing unsupervised duties.

An appropriate Enhanced DBS check and satisfactory pre-employment checks will be required.

Any specialist care tasks must only be undertaken following appropriate training and competency assessment.

Pay: £850.00-£950.00 per week

Application question(s)

Are you available to provide one full week of live-in care every month in Epping, Essex (CM16)?

Experience

Home care: 1 year (required)

Language

English (required)

Licence/Certification

Driving Licence (preferred)

Work authorisation

United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person