Support Worker

Are you are a professional looking for a job that makes a difference? Are you compassionate, caring, dedicated, and have experience working with the elderly? We are hiring for Domiciliary Caregiver positions! 

At Wilkerr Care we strive to give our staff all the support they need. We help our people to develop their natural talent and confidence so they can be the best at what they do.

We are proud to have an inclusive and diverse team and we are recruiting caring, compassionate and reliable Support workers to help people with the everyday things they need to have a better quality of life.  And when you join us, you will be part of a great team that supports you and gives you the tools you need to start changing people’s lives.  

Essential

• Genuine care for others
• Good communication skills
• Ability to understand what the role entails
• Ability to follow instructions

Desirable

• Experience in care provision
• Own transport
• Flexible availability

Key Competencies

• To be able to attend to all client calls
• To understand the importance of such calls
• To be able to cope with emergency and difficult situations.
• To be able to communicate with other people.
• To be able to maintain high standards of care
• provision.

Tasks

(The role may involve some or all of the following. This is not intended as a complete list and is supplied for information only)               

• Assist clients to get up, dressing and preparing them for their day
• Washing, bathing, showering, oral care, grooming.
• Toileting, assisting with use of commode, emptying commode.
• Continence management
• Using manual handling equipment as specified
• Working with other care professions such as District Nurses, GP’s etc
• Assisting with prescribed medication
• Assis clients to go to bed, including undressing and washing
• Preparation of meals and assistance with feeding
• General household duties
• Bed making and laundry
• Shopping and supplies management
• To keep accurate records of care visits

If you have a caring nature, love supporting others and have a can-do attitude, one of our care roles could be the perfect fit for you! Apply today.