Job Description: Care Worker
Location: London Borough of Hillingdon and surrounding areas
Due to continued expansion, we are looking for care workers who are truly passionate about delivering high quality care to vulnerable adults within the community. It is necessary for you to have a background in care, we are also looking for individuals with empathy, compassion, creativity and commitment and those who genuinely want to make a positive difference to other people’s lives. You will deliver a time-limited support to our service users in their own homes for up to six weeks. In addition to meeting the clients needs, to try to, as far as practicable, prevent unnecessary admission to hospital or residential care. You are required to provide personal care and light domestic duties to vulnerable adults/elderly.
Key responsibilities will include; but not be limited to:
To providing service users with the appropriate level of care, re-ablement learning guidance and directions in daily living activities in accordance with their re-ablement plan.
To provide support to service users with daily living tasks as they develop their own independence as part of the re-ablement programme.
To be a trusted assessor reviewing the need for simple equipment to support re-ablement programme to maximise an individuals independence.
To refer to the Re-ablement Assessor for specialist input and review of the service users progress and plan as required
To maintain the service users dignity, choice and control at all times and escalate immediately any concerns e.g. safeguarding, neglect
Support service users to take their medication
Accurately keeping daily records
Assisting with personal care to both male and female service users
Requirements:
Good verbal communication skills
Written standard of written English
Commitment, enthusiasm, flexibility, professionalism
To have knowledge of personal care requirements of users, and the ability to provide efficient effective personal and physical care to service users.
Experience in care required
Good problem-solving skills and a solution focused approach
Positive and friendly nature, with a ‘can-do’ attitude
Being able to effectively manage GPS and navigation system in order to provide community care
Feel free to give us a call to have an informal chat and to find out more about the role and set yourself on a pathway to a successful new career