Care Assistant (community services)
| Posting date: | 17 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £11.44 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 May 2024 |
| Location: | Horden, Peterlee |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | The Hospital of God at Greatham |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the community-based services team at The Hospital of God. Your role as a Care Assistant will be to work across Minerva House in Horden (East Durham) and The Heathers Day Centre (Hartlepool), to provide a wide range of meaningful activities and support to people with a dementia.
The work can be physically and mentally demanding, and the person appointed to the post will be expected to have a good understanding of caring for people with a diagnosis of a dementia or related illness or memory impairment.
Responsibilities
- To provide personal and social care to people in accordance with needs.
- Encourage, assist and support people to be socially included, therefore reducing isolation, build confidence and develop new friendships.
- Develop, deliver, monitor and review bespoke outcome-focused support programmes as determined and prescribed by people.
- Provide interesting, varied and stimulating activities in response to the choices and interests of people.
- Provide sessions for people in a group environment or on an individual one-to-one basis.
- Consult with people and their representatives to ensure they are involved in service design
Key Requirements:
- Valid current UK driving license and access to a car during working hours (travel outside of Hartlepool will be required)
Skills & Experience:
- Experience of building positive working relationships with guests and their carers/ families, staff and other health and social care professionals.
- Kind, caring and compassionate towards people in need of care and support.
- Excellent understanding of the principles of high quality person centred care and support and non-discriminatory care practice.
- Joining our team as a Care Assistant offers the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of others. If you are dedicated to providing high-quality care and support, we welcome your application.
The work can be physically and mentally demanding, and the person appointed to the post will be expected to have a good understanding of caring for people with a diagnosis of a dementia or related illness or memory impairment.
Responsibilities
- To provide personal and social care to people in accordance with needs.
- Encourage, assist and support people to be socially included, therefore reducing isolation, build confidence and develop new friendships.
- Develop, deliver, monitor and review bespoke outcome-focused support programmes as determined and prescribed by people.
- Provide interesting, varied and stimulating activities in response to the choices and interests of people.
- Provide sessions for people in a group environment or on an individual one-to-one basis.
- Consult with people and their representatives to ensure they are involved in service design
Key Requirements:
- Valid current UK driving license and access to a car during working hours (travel outside of Hartlepool will be required)
Skills & Experience:
- Experience of building positive working relationships with guests and their carers/ families, staff and other health and social care professionals.
- Kind, caring and compassionate towards people in need of care and support.
- Excellent understanding of the principles of high quality person centred care and support and non-discriminatory care practice.
- Joining our team as a Care Assistant offers the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of others. If you are dedicated to providing high-quality care and support, we welcome your application.