Last updated: 11/12/13 Issue Number : 1 Issue Date 13/09/11 ACSRS 051
Care & Support Worker Job Description
2. During the course of your work depending upon service user individual needs you will be expected to
carry out the following activities or tasks:
Personal Care
Washing/bathing service user’s body and hair, dressing, toileting, helping service user to eat and
drink, helping with personal care and appearance, prompting service user to take their medication,
meal preparation, emptying commode and changing of soiled bedding or clothing as required.
Domestic Care
Laundry, Cleanliness of house, Generally making sure Service User is comfortable and warm
**Please note that some domestic tasks cannot be carried out due to health and safety
regulations. You will be advised during your training of which tasks may constitute a risk.
Social Care
Collection of pensions and prescriptions, shopping and engaging with service user and showing an
interest through talking and listening
Health and Therapeutic Care
You may sometimes be asked to provide basic duties in these areas, but only with guidance and
supervision of an appropriate professional.
Health and Safety
As an employee of Atlas Care Services, the post holder has a duty under the Health and Safety at
Work Act 1974, to:
- Take reasonable care of the health and safety of themselves and all other persons who may be
affected by their acts or omissions at work; and
- Co-operate with their employer to ensure compliance with Health and Safety legislation and the
Health and Safety policies and procedures, not intentionally or recklessly interfere with, or
misuse, anything provided in the interests of health, safety, or welfare, in pursuance of the
relevant statutory provisions.
Data Protection
The post holder must at all times respect the confidentiality of information in line with the
requirements of the Data Protection Act. This includes, if required to do so, obtain, process and/or
use information held on a computer in a fair and lawful way, to hold data only for the specified
registered purposes and to use or disclose data only to authorised persons or organisations as
instructed.
Additional information
A job description is not rigid, but acts as a guide to the functions of the post holder. The list of duties
and responsibilities is not exhaustive and the post holder may be required to undertake other
relevant and appropriate duties as reasonably required. This job description should be read in
conjunction with the care worker guide. This job description is subject to relevant review and
appropriate modification.
Flexibility & Variation Clause
From time to time temporary variations may be required in order to meet the business requirements
in order for an employee to meet the requirements of the role. Due to a changeable service it is
necessary to build in flexibility throughout the work force in order to meet the needs of service users
and legislation as it is introduced.
