Job Title: Domiciliary Care Assistant / Support Worker / Live-in Carer
Location: Grantham
Salary: £10-£11 an hour (£500 joining bonus* T&C apply paid after 3 months)
Job type: Full Time – Permanent.
We are a provider of quality homecare, personal assistance and individual support services throughout Derby, Derbyshire, Grantham, Cannock, Leicester and Stoke-on-Trent. Our customers trust us to support them to continue enjoying the benefits of living independently in their homes and local communities.
Our mission:
The provision of a competent, safe, caring and professional support service to enable adults of all ages and abilities to remain, and be cared for, in their own homes. We support people, who may be disadvantaged, by promoting independence and participation, enabling choice and decision making, respecting confidentiality, and maintaining dignity and self-respect. Our customers are encouraged to exercise personal choice and have an input in any decisions made regarding the provision, extent and timing of their care and support.
The Role:
The role of a Domiciliary Care Worker is to work without direct supervision in the home of the customer providing care and support in a way that respects the dignity of the individual and promotes independence.
The aim of the position is to enable service users to remain safely in their own home with as much independence as possible. Alongside providing care and support in a professional, discreet and caring manner, always ensuring the customer’s right to privacy and dignity is maintained.
To assist service users with personal care needs, as detailed in their individual care plan, in an appropriate manner to help meet their desired outcomes
Duties include:
- To communicate effectively with service users, carers and other professionals
- To assist service users with mobility problems and other physical disabilities, including incontinence, using aids and personal equipment i.e. hoists assistive technology etc. in line with their individual care plans.
- To report any concerns to your line manager relating to significant changes in the customer’s health and support needs.
- To be aware of the Company, including the structure of the organisation.
- To know how, and where to access Company policies and procedures and relevant documentation.
- To ensure that all service users understand the care and treatment choices that are available to them.
- To know the arrangements in place for obtaining and acting in accordance with the consent of the service users.
- To be aware of local and national services and sources of support so that information can be provided to service users upon request.
Experience required:
- Possess social care knowledge / experience within domiciliary sector.
- Have previous HR, compliance, administration skills.
- Previous experience within a similar environment would be an advantage.
Safeguarding and safety:
- To understand the arrangements for ensuring that service users are safeguarded against the risk of abuse.
Have ability to, in accordance with Company and Local Policies:
- Identify the potential for abuse
- Take appropriate preventive measures
- Respond to allegations of abuse.
- To report any untoward incidents or accidents to your line manager in accordance with Company policy and quality monitoring processes.
- To identify risk of infection or contamination and alert concerns to your line manager for further assessment.
- To assist with the general standards of hygiene and cleanliness in accordance with planned care and support.
- To ensure that as far as reasonably practicable where equipment is provided as part of the care and support plan it is safe and fit for purpose.
- To assist or administer the customer’s medication in line with Company Policy and Procedures.
- To undertake the appropriate level of training and regular updates to stay abreast of best practice with regard to medication.
- To adhere to actions identified in Risk Assessments, in accordance with both relevant Company Policies and standard legislative Health and Safety requirements.
- To report any observed faults, defects or damage to the premises, fixtures and fittings or equipment to your line manager.
Shift patterns are 07.00am to 15.00pm, 12pm to 6pm or 15.00pm to 22.30pm, 7 days per week unless you are working a sleep-in or wake-in night.
Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of; Support Worker, Care Worker, Care Assistant, Domiciliary Care Assistant, Senior Care Assistant, Team Leader, Care Work Assistant, Resident Care Assistant, Resident Care Worker, Elderly Care Worker, Elderly Care Assistant, Elderly Support Worker, Elderly Care, Support Assistant, Enabler, Healthcare Assistant will also be considered for this role.If you want to be part of our fantastic team, then click APPLY today and we will be in touch!
