Warning
This job advert has expired and applications have closed.
Care Worker
| Posting date: | 20 March 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £11.44 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | Pension contributions, Travel Time and Mileage |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 19 April 2025 |
| Location: | Calderdale |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Welcome Independent Living |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | Care Worker (Domiciliary Care) |
Summary
Hours: Flexible Hours (to include early mornings, late evenings and weekends)
Reporting to: Line Manager
Job purpose: To provide care and support to customers, following care plans and policies
appropriately.
Desired qualifications
Care Certificate or Level 2 or 3 NVQ or the capacity to complete either qualification.
Key responsibilities
• Encourage customers to take control of how they choose to live their life using a person-centred approach.
• Assist with personal care and support as required (to both male and female customers)
• Follow and implement customers care and support plans.
• Monitor and record the administration of medication as per prescribed by the customers GP.
• Assist in the planning of recreational / social / vocational / educational events and activities, supporting the customer as necessary during such activities.
• To ensure that the philosophy of excellence is implemented in practise.
• Maintain accurate records in accordance with policy and procedure.
• Attend training sessions and meetings as requested; participate in development activities to maintain skills / knowledge in keeping with the role.
• Ensure effective and regular communication takes place between fellow team members.
• To ensure confidentiality is maintained at all times.
Administration
• To have a working knowledge of policies and procedures and ensure these are put into practise.
• To ensure that all administrative records and documentation as required are completed legibly and on time.
• To follow all local protocols within the service setting.
Equality and diversity
• Welcome Independent Living is a company committed to equality for all people, the post holder will be responsible to adhere to and implement the equality and diversity policy.
Professional development
• Meet with Line Manager on a regular basis to assess own performance against agreed objectives and identify development needs.
NOTES
The above job description maybe adjusted according to the developing service needs in conjunction with the post holder.
Reporting to: Line Manager
Job purpose: To provide care and support to customers, following care plans and policies
appropriately.
Desired qualifications
Care Certificate or Level 2 or 3 NVQ or the capacity to complete either qualification.
Key responsibilities
• Encourage customers to take control of how they choose to live their life using a person-centred approach.
• Assist with personal care and support as required (to both male and female customers)
• Follow and implement customers care and support plans.
• Monitor and record the administration of medication as per prescribed by the customers GP.
• Assist in the planning of recreational / social / vocational / educational events and activities, supporting the customer as necessary during such activities.
• To ensure that the philosophy of excellence is implemented in practise.
• Maintain accurate records in accordance with policy and procedure.
• Attend training sessions and meetings as requested; participate in development activities to maintain skills / knowledge in keeping with the role.
• Ensure effective and regular communication takes place between fellow team members.
• To ensure confidentiality is maintained at all times.
Administration
• To have a working knowledge of policies and procedures and ensure these are put into practise.
• To ensure that all administrative records and documentation as required are completed legibly and on time.
• To follow all local protocols within the service setting.
Equality and diversity
• Welcome Independent Living is a company committed to equality for all people, the post holder will be responsible to adhere to and implement the equality and diversity policy.
Professional development
• Meet with Line Manager on a regular basis to assess own performance against agreed objectives and identify development needs.
NOTES
The above job description maybe adjusted according to the developing service needs in conjunction with the post holder.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.