POST: Sessional Home Help
SALARY: National Minimum Wage applies
HOURS: Sessional Monday to Friday. One session – 1 ½ hours
LOCATION: North Kirklees and Calderdale areas
RESPONSIBLE FOR: Driving to clients’ homes to provide domestic tasks such as cleaning, laundry, shopping, etc, as required
Successful applicants will need to add "business use" to their car insurance policy.
The most valuable asset to Age UK Calderdale & Kirklees are the people involved with the charity. Our approach to recruitment and selection of employees reflects the importance of people to us, the values and the organisation of the charity including:
· To be client centred.
· Deliver services with compassion.
· Value staff and volunteers.
· Be inclusive and embrace equality and diversity.
· Develop trust in our services.
· Everybody working together to achieve the same objectives.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to attracting and recruiting people with a disability. Through the Disability Confident scheme, we are challenging attitudes towards disability, increasing understanding of disability, removing barriers to disabled people and those with long term conditions so that all can reach their full potential and realise their aspirations.
OUTLINE OF POST:
- To provide a variety of domestic services on a sessional basis, to help older people maintain a clean home and to provide help with shopping. Assisting clients to remain independent in their own homes.
MAIN TASKS:
- To travel within the community from one client’s home to another in your own car. You may claim mileage for travel between clients.
- To visit clients in their own home and perform domestic tasks based on those specified by the scheduler.
- To make every effort to keep to the specified days and times of visits. To contact the office if unable to do so, to enable us to contact clients and wherever possible, provide cover.
- To contact the office if the client or the client’s circumstances give cause for concern.
- To treat all information relating to the client as confidential, in line with the Age UK Calderdale and Kirklees Confidentiality Policy.
- To ensure safe handling and recording of all cash transactions, in line with the Age UK Calderdale and Kirklees Cash Handling Policy.
- To take reasonable care with regard to the health and safety of yourself / the client / your colleagues or any other person during your working hours.
- To carry out any other duties that may be required which are consistent with the duties and responsibilities of the post.
- To attend Induction, Training Meetings, and any Staff Meetings as and when required.
- As an employee of Age UK Calderdale and Kirklees – to provide a quality service to our clients and provide continuity of service to foster trust and confidence in our services.
- To work within all the guidelines, policies and procedures as set out by Age UK Calderdale and Kirklees.
Job Types: Permanent, Zero hours contract
Pay: £12.71 per hour
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: In person
