Care Worker

We have a range of Full & Part Time roles across our organisation.

No Experience? No problem! We will give you all the training you need.

What we offer

• £9.50 per hour plus mileage (where applicable)
• 6.2 Weeks Annual Leave (Pro-rata)
• Full Training provided
• Company Sick Pay Scheme
• Uniform/PPE provided
• Profit Share Payments
• Access to our 24 hour Employee Assistance Programme

We have vacancies in various areas across Highland

• Inverness
• Aviemore/Kingussie
• Foyers
• Nairn
• Black Isle
• Muir of Ord
• Dingwall/Conon Bridge
• Ullapool
• Alness/Invergordon
• Tain

Contact us to request an Application form today!

Job Purpose
To provide person centred care, which includes the delivery of personal care, enabling, maintaining and looking after the general wellbeing of vulnerable people in our communities, always respecting the human rights of the people you work with and behaving in a professional manner.

Main Duties

• Work in accordance with Care/Personal Plans through ongoing discussion with, and under direction of the Assistant Area Manager and a variety of professional staff, and to assist with rehabilitative programs and promote independence by enabling, maintaining, improving and maximising the individuals functioning.
• Work at part of the wider team ensuring that you communicate regularly and as necessary with colleagues.
• Assist/enable people we support with personal activities such as washing, bathing, personal hygiene, taking medication, dressing, shaving, toileting, continence care and meal preparation ensuring their dignity is respected at all times.
• Assist/enable people we support to acquire mobility skills and transferring safely e.g. from bed to chair, always following moving and handling protocols /risk assessments.
• Assist/enable people we support with cleaning, laundry, shopping and other household duties as required promoting their independence where possible.
• Using discretion, prompt and support where a person we support is physically able to carry out tasks but due to cognitive, mental health or behavioural issues is unwilling or unable to carry out these tasks.
• Assist/enable people we support to comply with their prescribed medication and to maintain records as required.
• Under the direction of professional staff and following required training, assist people we support with the administration of medication and areas of catheter care, stoma care, simple foot care, eating and swallowing to ensure safe oral intake and PEG feeding, in line with policies and guidelines.
• Observe, record and report any factors that may present risk or deterioration in the functioning of the people we support.
• Ensure all records of care/support are written legibly, accurately and signed.
• Work in accordance with company policies, health and safety guidelines and any other current legislation.
• Respect confidentiality at all times and clearly explain HHC Policies about confidentiality to people we support and other colleagues.
• Submit timesheets, expense claims and reports at times requested.
• Report any absence from work, planned or unplanned, as soon as possible the Assistant Manager/Operations Team.
• Be prepared to be flexible and provide cover for other care workers if they are absent from work.
• You may be required to undertake any other duties reasonable and appropriate to the level of the post as directed by the Assistant Service Manager, Service Manager, Practice Support Technician or any other member of HHC management