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Care In Our Hands are looking for a care assistant on a part time basis. WEEKEND WORK REQUIRED.
The successful candidate should be dedicated, compassionate, and highly valued part time care assistant to provide our service users with the best quality, safe care and support they deserve.
Purpose of position
- Enable and/or assist individuals to remain in the community to be supported and maintained safety in their own home and thereby enhance the quality of life,
- Encouraging client’s individuality and independence,
- Assisting other care workers and professionals to provide care for the client,
Principle Responsibilities
- To visit service users at times directed by management,
- To monitor and be vigilant for any signs of deterioration, distress, safety concerns or anxiety within clients and report these urgently to manager,
- To support individuals in carrying out personal care, domestic support, social visits, and general day to day duties,
- To summon appropriate assistance in an emergency,
- Collaborate with other professionals involved in client’s care,
Roles can include
Personal care:
- Assisting clients in/out of bed or chair using agreed procedures,
- Assist clients in dressing/undressing, care of aids and personal equipment
- Assist clients with personal hygiene,
- Assist clients with eating and drinking,
- Assist clients to use toilet and other facilities, cleaning thoroughly after each use.
Domestic:
- Assist with maintaining cleanliness and hygiene of client’s home meeting health and safety requirements,
- Operate sources of warmth safely,
- Assist with laundry,
- Help shopping.
Social:
- Encourage clients, where capable, to participate in daily living activities,
- Develop and maintain personal contact with the service user through conducting proper conversations,
- Provide support as part of care assistance team, liaising with other professionals and informal carers as necessary.
What we offer
- We offer competitive rates of pay starting at £13 per hour plus travel time and mileage payments when traveling between clients’ homes.
- Flexible working hours: mornings, evenings, and weekends.
- Free uniform.
- Free training plus paid for time spent completing mandatory courses.
- Generous pension scheme, holiday pay and sick pay.
Qualifications and Experience
Desirable:
· NVQ Level 2 Health and Social Care,
· Experience working within the adult Health and social care sector,
· Understanding of the relevant legislation for adult health and social care.
Essential:
· Experience and qualifications are desirable but not essential,
· Must complete our training and courses prior to lone working,
· Must achieve the care certificate.
Conditions:
We will organise an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check prior to employment. You must complete the relevant section of the application form – your application will be returned if incomplete. This must be completed prior to work as your role will be working with vulnerable individuals in the community.
You must hold a full, clean UK driving licence and provide and be able to use your own car, van or bicycle for transport. This car or van you have must have a full MOT and insurance for business use.
For more information please contact us on:
Email: careinourhandsltd@gmail.com
Phone: 07359625624
Address: 152a County Road South, Hull, HU5 5NA.
To apply for this job email your details to mbentley.careinourhands@gmail.com.
