Visiting carer for private family
| Posting date: | 20 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | £15 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 20 May 2026 |
| Location: | Elgin, Moray |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | My Lighthouse Care Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Job overview
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A private family is seeking a friendly and compassionate visiting carer to support their 89-year-old relative who has dementia. The client is active and independent but requires assistance with medication management, personal care, meal preparation and companionship during evening hours. This role is ideal for a caring individual who enjoys providing emotional support and can help keep the client safe and engaged when family members are unavailable.
Key responsibilities
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The carer will visit the client's home and undertake the following responsibilities:
• Manage and administer medicines
• Support with hygiene and toileting needs
• Buy groceries and prepare meals
• Provide friendly companionship and emotional support
• Offer general prompting to ensure the client's safety and wellbeing
About the client
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AGE: 89
MEDICAL CONDITIONS: Dementia
The client is very active and fit. They do not require cleaning or garden help, but value companionship and need support with cooking, showering, medication management, and general prompting during evening hours when family cannot be present.
Work environment
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The client's home is smoke-free, pet-free, very clean and tidy.
Requirements
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SPOKEN LANGUAGE: English (required)
Formal qualifications are not essential if the right person is found.
Who this role would suit
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A friendly, chatty and positive carer who is good at listening, lightening the mood and providing genuine companionship. Someone patient, reliable and genuinely interested in supporting the client's wellbeing and quality of life.
Screening questions
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Do you have the right to work in the UK?
Can you speak fluent English?
Do you have experience in managing and administering medications to clients?
Do you have experience supporting clients with dementia?
Are you available to work during evening hours?
What the client has said: Qualifications not essential if the person is right
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A private family is seeking a friendly and compassionate visiting carer to support their 89-year-old relative who has dementia. The client is active and independent but requires assistance with medication management, personal care, meal preparation and companionship during evening hours. This role is ideal for a caring individual who enjoys providing emotional support and can help keep the client safe and engaged when family members are unavailable.
Key responsibilities
==========================
The carer will visit the client's home and undertake the following responsibilities:
• Manage and administer medicines
• Support with hygiene and toileting needs
• Buy groceries and prepare meals
• Provide friendly companionship and emotional support
• Offer general prompting to ensure the client's safety and wellbeing
About the client
==========================
AGE: 89
MEDICAL CONDITIONS: Dementia
The client is very active and fit. They do not require cleaning or garden help, but value companionship and need support with cooking, showering, medication management, and general prompting during evening hours when family cannot be present.
Work environment
==========================
The client's home is smoke-free, pet-free, very clean and tidy.
Requirements
==========================
SPOKEN LANGUAGE: English (required)
Formal qualifications are not essential if the right person is found.
Who this role would suit
==========================
A friendly, chatty and positive carer who is good at listening, lightening the mood and providing genuine companionship. Someone patient, reliable and genuinely interested in supporting the client's wellbeing and quality of life.
Screening questions
==========================
Do you have the right to work in the UK?
Can you speak fluent English?
Do you have experience in managing and administering medications to clients?
Do you have experience supporting clients with dementia?
Are you available to work during evening hours?
What the client has said: Qualifications not essential if the person is right