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Explore the UK on a Working Holiday Visa as a live-in carer with Origin Spinal Injury Care

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You can work in the UK as a live-in Personal Care Assistant on a Youth Mobility Scheme visa (formally Tier 5 Working Holiday Visa). This visa is valid for 2 years, if you're from New Zealand, you'll be able to extend your visa by one year after initial two year period has ended.

You'll work and live in a clients home, assisting adults with spinal injuries in the UK to live a spontaneous life with freedom choice. Our clients have busy, fulfilled lives with work, family and social commitments, and you'll be right there with them.

Working for 1-2 weeks at a time, there's plenty of opportunity to travel, explore and enjoy the UK and Europe between care assignments.

Why the UK?

  • London landmarks including Buckingham Palace, Hyde Park, Big Ben & more!
  • major events including Glastonbury, Notting Hill Carnival and Edinburgh Fringe
  • close to major EU cities including Paris, Madrid, Barcelona and Berlin
  • easy to travel between vibrant UK cities like London, Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham 
  • stunning countrysides like the Cotswolds, Lake District and Pennines
  • outdoor pursuits including hiking, water sports, camping and climbing
  • live major sporting events including Premier League football, Rugby and Formula 1

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What's in it for me?

  • Guaranteed work as a Personal Care Assistant 
  • Minimum of £987 per week 
  • Free food and accommodation while working
  • Working holiday visa costs covered
  • Flexible working patterns 
  • Free specialist training
  • Full UK support network
  • Opportunities to travel the UK and Europe
  • The chance to make friends for life

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What's in it for me?

Am I eligible?

To be eligible for a Youth Mobility Scheme visa with Origin Spinal Injury Care, you must:

  • be aged between 21 and 30* (or 21 and 35* if you're from New Zealand)
  • have a driving licence (manual or automatic)
  • have a passport from an eligible country**
  • have access to £2530 (or equivalent) which has been in your bank account for 28 days or more have no dependants under 18
  • be willing and available to work for a minimum of 6 months for Origin Spinal Injury Care
  • have not previously taken part in the Youth Mobility Scheme/had a Working Holiday Visa

*This job post is exempt from the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 as per section8(2).

**Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Monaco, Hong Kong, Republic of Korea, Taiwan

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Am I eligible?
 

Want to work with us in the UK but aren't eligible for a Youth Mobility Visa?

Don't worry - we have job opportunities for you too!

Click here to find out more about working with Origin Spinal Injury Care.

  

Tell me more about the job...

This isn’t care work as you know it; it’s your opportunity to transform someone’s life by assisting them to promote their independence, spontaneity and freedom of choice. No two clients are the same; this means there isn’t a ‘typical day' for an Origin Personal Care Assistant. What each care assignment does have in common though, is that they’re all extremely rewarding, and you get the chance to make a real difference to people's lives. Find out more about working with us, here.

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Who we are

Origin Spinal Injury Care offers specialist live-in care to adults in the UK living with spinal injuries who all have full mental capacity.

For the most part, the clients are young adults, who are busy and active, both in work and socially. With good care, their fear of an unfulfilled life is held back, enabling lives with spontaneity and freedom of choice.

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