Job Title: Support Care Worker
Hours of work: Part Time
To provide personal care and practical support to service users to enable them to lead as independent a lifestyle as possible, within a designated area on a day-to-day basis within the domiciliary, Live in and supported living service.
Working hours:
As a care provider we cover care 24 hours 365 days therefore your rota may vary as per service requirements.
Key Role Responsibilities:
- To provide care in accordance with current best practices, according to policies and procedures, agreed standards, legislative requirements, and relevant regulations under the direction of the senior Care worker or Manager.
- To maintain skills at a current level and undertake such training and development as may from time to time be required to maintain up to date practices.
- Ensure Service Users are at the heart of the care delivery and their wishes and preferences enhance their wellbeing
- Ensure that all staff contributes to the efficient running of the service.
- Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users.
Develop effective working relationships with other employees within the organisation.
- Work in cooperation with members of the multi-disciplinary teams to maximise opportunities for Service Users
- Attend statutory training and any other training as directed by the management
- Take responsibility for the shift and for the service while on duty
- Respond to emergencies and provides guidance to service users.
- Assists service users with their personal car; enabling service users to dress, undress, wash, shower, use the toilet and bathe
- Serve meals to service users at table or in bed, assists with feeding if required
- Generally, assists with service users’ overall comfort and wellbeing
- Provide interest and activities to stimulate and engage the service user
- Support service users to access facilities and services in the community
- Help with daily activities such as letter writing, paying bills, collecting benefits
- Undertake light cleaning and domestic duties including meal preparation as required
- Support service users with medication – Prompt, administer, order/repeat prescription to ensure service users do not run out of medication.
- Support service users with all domestic activities.
- Liaises with professional staff in carrying out care plans etc.
Other duties/responsibilities:
As a term of your employment with LSSCT, you can be required to undertake such other duties commensurate with your grade and/or hours of work at your initial place of work or at any other establishments, as may be reasonably required of you.
The above job description is not an exhaustive list.
Essential Skills:
- Proficient in verbal and written English skills
- Good communication skills
- Good leadership skills
- Good problem-solving skills
THE RIGHT PERSON
Our company values are at the heart of what we do.
- being kind and respectful
- working together
- displaying openness and honesty
- showing patience and understanding
- having a compassionate and positive attitude
Pay: £12.21-£13.45 per hour
Work Location: In person
