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Care Assistant
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 19 Ebrill 2024 |
|---|---|
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 19 Mai 2024 |
| Lleoliad: | BR2 8BQ |
| Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
| Cwmni: | Verilife |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | BromleyCA24 |
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Care Assistant - Job Description
Owner Driver
Line management/report to: Registered Manager / Care Manager /Team Leader
You will be working in an environment which offers a high level of care & support taking
care of vulnerable adults in their own homes. You will facilitate their comfort & wellbeing
and actively promote independence.
Tasks and Responsibilities
• To visit service users in their homes, at times directed by the Team Leaders or Care
Managers
• To assist Service Users with:
• Getting up and going to bed
• Dressing and undressing
• Getting to and using the toilet
• Washing and bathing (body and hair)
• (Food preparation) Preparing and serving meals and drinks including assistance with
heating food, eating and drinking
• Assisting with personal laundry (including laundry soiled through incontinence);
• Housework including cleaning high risk areas such as kitchens and bathrooms;
• Shopping.
• Medication management
• To attend training and supervisions in line with company policy
• All other tasks deemed necessary
Overall, Purpose of the Job
• To enable and / or to assist individuals to remain in the community, supported and
maintained safely in their own homes in a person-centered way
• Encourage your service user’s individuality and independence by helping him or her to
maintain relationships and familiar activities, social contact and surroundings, especially
for service users who live alone
• Assisting other support workers and professionals to provide care for your service user.
• Be the face of ‘Care in the Community’ and acting as our representative.
• Ensure all paperwork is prepared to ensure CQC compliance and Policy & Procedures
are followed at all times, consider the following:
• Be particularly vigilant for signs of distress or anxiety in service users: any deterioration
in physical and/ or mental health, or safety of the environment, and to report these as a
matter of urgency to your Team Leader or Care Manager.
• Carry out all tasks in a way that demonstrates respect for the privacy, dignity and values
of all users, irrespective of severity or disability or personal circumstances.
• Summon appropriate assistance in an emergency.
• Support and enhance the independence of service users, as specifies in their Personal
Care (only where specified on the support plan and subject to appropriate review):
• Assist service users to access toileting facilities, emptying commodes
• and disposal of incontinence materials, using agreed health and safety
• procedures.
• Develop and maintain personal contact with the service user through talking and
listening.
• Provide support as part of a caring team, liaising with informal carers, other agencies or
professionals where necessary.
• Collaborate with other agencies
• Assist the management to maintain good relationships with other personnel involved in
the care of the service user i.e. Community Nurses, social workers, G. P’s etc. as part of
a caring team.
• Maintain accurate and legible records.
• Maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Advise service users of the complaint’s procedure (where appropriate).
• Participate in all training, mandatory courses and study days as directed by your line
management.
• Comply with legal requirements relating to care standards, safeguarding and health,
safety and welfare, and clients’ data protection.
• Participate in meetings as appropriate and attend supervisions and
• appraisals.
• Adhere to Equal Opportunities and Anti Discriminatory Policies and Procedures in
relation to in relation to both service provision and conduct with colleagues.
Owner Driver
Line management/report to: Registered Manager / Care Manager /Team Leader
You will be working in an environment which offers a high level of care & support taking
care of vulnerable adults in their own homes. You will facilitate their comfort & wellbeing
and actively promote independence.
Tasks and Responsibilities
• To visit service users in their homes, at times directed by the Team Leaders or Care
Managers
• To assist Service Users with:
• Getting up and going to bed
• Dressing and undressing
• Getting to and using the toilet
• Washing and bathing (body and hair)
• (Food preparation) Preparing and serving meals and drinks including assistance with
heating food, eating and drinking
• Assisting with personal laundry (including laundry soiled through incontinence);
• Housework including cleaning high risk areas such as kitchens and bathrooms;
• Shopping.
• Medication management
• To attend training and supervisions in line with company policy
• All other tasks deemed necessary
Overall, Purpose of the Job
• To enable and / or to assist individuals to remain in the community, supported and
maintained safely in their own homes in a person-centered way
• Encourage your service user’s individuality and independence by helping him or her to
maintain relationships and familiar activities, social contact and surroundings, especially
for service users who live alone
• Assisting other support workers and professionals to provide care for your service user.
• Be the face of ‘Care in the Community’ and acting as our representative.
• Ensure all paperwork is prepared to ensure CQC compliance and Policy & Procedures
are followed at all times, consider the following:
• Be particularly vigilant for signs of distress or anxiety in service users: any deterioration
in physical and/ or mental health, or safety of the environment, and to report these as a
matter of urgency to your Team Leader or Care Manager.
• Carry out all tasks in a way that demonstrates respect for the privacy, dignity and values
of all users, irrespective of severity or disability or personal circumstances.
• Summon appropriate assistance in an emergency.
• Support and enhance the independence of service users, as specifies in their Personal
Care (only where specified on the support plan and subject to appropriate review):
• Assist service users to access toileting facilities, emptying commodes
• and disposal of incontinence materials, using agreed health and safety
• procedures.
• Develop and maintain personal contact with the service user through talking and
listening.
• Provide support as part of a caring team, liaising with informal carers, other agencies or
professionals where necessary.
• Collaborate with other agencies
• Assist the management to maintain good relationships with other personnel involved in
the care of the service user i.e. Community Nurses, social workers, G. P’s etc. as part of
a caring team.
• Maintain accurate and legible records.
• Maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Advise service users of the complaint’s procedure (where appropriate).
• Participate in all training, mandatory courses and study days as directed by your line
management.
• Comply with legal requirements relating to care standards, safeguarding and health,
safety and welfare, and clients’ data protection.
• Participate in meetings as appropriate and attend supervisions and
• appraisals.
• Adhere to Equal Opportunities and Anti Discriminatory Policies and Procedures in
relation to in relation to both service provision and conduct with colleagues.