Independent Living & Home Care Graduate Jobs
Independent living promotes independence, enabling each individual to articulate their changing needs, expectations and ambitions and thus allowing them to maximise their opportunities to get the most out of life. Many people have a variety of complex support needs such as acquired brain injury, spinal injury, learning disabilities, physical disabilities, mental health needs or sensory impairment. In the context of elderly care, independent living is seen as a step in the continuum of care, with assisted living being the next step
Those working in Independent Living and Home Care, have the knowledge that they are helping people to live the life that they want. They are responsible for providing care, which may include nursing services, to people in their own homes as well as promoting high standards of care.
Key Skills
Graduates wanting to work in Independent Living must possess a variety of skills. Some workers have nursing and first aid qualifications whilst others may be home helps or personal assistants. Some examples of the type of tasks you might be expected to undertake are:
- cooking and cleaning
- help with personal care like washing and using the toilet
- driving or help with getting around
- medical tasks like giving injections
- shopping, banking and paying bills
