Home Support Worker

Job Description

Home Support Worker

Post title         Care Worker

Reports to        Care Manager

Job Description

Caring Hearts Recruitment (CHR) was established to support its sister company Caring Hearts Limited with staffing requirements. Social care is a dynamic fast-paced environment and at CHR we aim to bridge the gap in changing care need requirements by providing fully trained vetted care staff to provide support as staffing crisis requirements rise. We operate on an on-call system providing support 24/7. We aim to promptly provide support and cover for your staffing needs. We provide fully trained professional staff members who are ready to proficiently support and meet your care needs as part of a team or on an individual basis.

The role of the Care Worker is to perform duties and tasks to facilitate the lives of service users at home, in a safe, secure and comfortable way. The best way of summing it up is that we might perform the tasks carried out by a close friend or relative but in a trained, professional and knowledgeable way. Care Workers are frequently the only people that a client may see on a daily basis and clearly there is a responsibility to report any relevant information back to the Manager. Anyone who does not genuinely care about the welfare of other people will not be suitable for this job.

MAIN DUTIES 

Must be aware of the needs and requirements of the client and must communicate successfully, not only with the client but also with other stakeholders, such as family, friends and other healthcare professional needs, and specificity will vary from client to client.

These may include:

• Assisting 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

• Assisting 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

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

ESSENTIAL: 

• Genuine care for others

• Good communication skills

• Ability to understand what the role entails

• To be able to attend to all client calls

• To be able to cope with emergency and difficult situations

• To be able to maintain high standards of care provision

• Ability to follow instructions.

DESIRABLE:

• Experience in care provision

• Own transport

• Flexible availability

BENEFITS FOR YOU: 

• Flexible hours, weekdays and weekends

• Weekly or monthly pay available

• A choice between part-time and full-time hours

• Team building activities

• Free and discounted training and training programs to keep up to date with your professional development

• Weekend enhancement available