Job details
Care Assistant
1 -1 Adult (Dementia) Home Care
Stoke-on-Trent
Full Time and Permanent
Salary - £26,000 - £29,000
Drivers required - with own vehicle
Benefits:
1. £11.50 per hour
2. Every other weekend off
3. Paid Breaks
4. Casual dress
5. Free parking
6. 28 Holiday days
7. Free Training
8. Paid mileage (40p per mile)
9. Free DBS
10. Access to diploma qualifications
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About The role:
We are recruiting for a Care Worker / Healthcare Worker to work on a 1-2-1 basis supporting an individual with Dementia in their own home. All applicants need to possess a full UK Driving Licence, and have their own car for work. This position will be helping an amazing individual with their day to day lives and supporting them when needed.
Our client is committed to enhance the quality of life of the individuals they support, and assist them to navigate the unique daily challenges that living with Dementia brings, whilst providing highly personalised, bespoke care with support in creating our care services to promote comfort, dignity and a sense of wellbeing.
Key Responsibilities:
11. We want to help you to help this fabulous individual to live as independently and as safe as possible in their own home, by providing personalised care and support, which focuses on the Client's unique needs and preferences.
12. You will be familiar with supporting with personal care, showering, toileting needs, dressing and undressing, incontinence care, medication administration, hair care, oral care etc although this individual responds really well to prompts.
13. We would love you to prepare home cooked meals, throughout the day, and work with the Client so they support and are engaged in cooking with you to encourage their independence
14. This individual loves to bake - so weekly baking activities making items such as cakes, biscuits etc will bring them much joy to - but you do not have to be Gordon Ramsey- this is just a fun activity
15. This individual loves a good chat, we would loev you to have great conversations to stimulate cognitive function, promote wellbeing and support dementia related activities.
16. This individual also loves being out and about so with the aid of a second Care Worker, you would support them to access the community, for day trips, outings, visiting favourite places and other locations of importance and choice.
Shift Pattern and Rota:
Full time role, on a set shift pattern with the following hours:
Week 1: Monday, Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday 06:00 or 7am - 20:00
Week 2: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 06:00 or 7am - 20:00
These shifts are great for offering a work life balance and you will always have two days off together each week - great right!
The Ideal Applicant
17. Previous care experience, in home care is required
18. Work 14 hour shifts
19. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
20. Patience, empathy and an understanding for those living with the challenges of Dementia in their own homes
21. Own car with full UK driving license
22. Punctual and dedicated
23. Full right to work in the UK with no sponsorship requirement
24. We are ideally looking for candidates who hold a Level 2 Diploma/NVQ/QCF in Health and Social Care for the role
25. Have the ability to form positive relationships with the individual and their family
26. Have a flexible approach to meeting the individuals needs
Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.
Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.
Care Assistant
1 -1 Adult (Dementia) Home Care
Stoke-on-Trent
Full Time and Permanent
Salary - £26,000 - £29,000
Drivers required - with own vehicle
Benefits:
27. £11.50 per hour
28. Every other weekend off
29. Paid Breaks
30. Casual dress
31. Free parking
32. 28 Holiday days
33. Free Training
34. Paid mileage (40p per mile)
35. Free DBS
36. Access to diploma qualifications
About The role:
We are recruiting for a Care Worker / Healthcare Worker to work on a 1-2-1 basis supporting an individual with Dementia in their own home. All applicants need to possess a full UK Driving Licence, and have their own car for work. This position will be helping an amazing individual with their day to day lives and supporting them when needed.
Our client is committed to enhance the quality of life of the individuals they support, and assist them to navigate the unique daily challenges that living with Dementia brings, whilst providing highly personalised, bespoke care with support in creating our care services to promote comfort, dignity and a sense of wellbeing.
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Key Responsibilities:
37. We want to help you to help this fabulous individual to live as independently and as safe as possible in their own home, by providing personalised care and support, which focuses on the Client's unique needs and preferences.
38. You will be familiar with supporting with personal care, showering, toileting needs, dressing and undressing, incontinence care, medication administration, hair care, oral care etc although this individual responds really well to prompts.
39. We would love you to prepare home cooked meals, throughout the day, and work with the Client so they support and are engaged in cooking with you to encourage their independence
40. This individual loves to bake - so weekly baking activities making items such as cakes, biscuits etc will bring them much joy to - but you do not have to be Gordon Ramsey- this is just a fun activity
41. This individual loves a good chat, we would loev you to have great conversations to stimulate cognitive function, promote wellbeing and support dementia related activities.
42. This individual also loves being out and about so with the aid of a second Care Worker, you would support them to access the community, for day trips, outings, visiting favourite places and other locations of importance and choice.
Shift Pattern and Rota:
Full time role, on a set shift pattern with the following hours:
Week 1: Monday, Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday 06:00 or 7am - 20:00
Week 2: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 06:00 or 7am - 20:00
These shifts are great for offering a work life balance and you will always have two days off together each week - great right!
The Ideal Applicant
43. Previous care experience, in home care is required
44. Work 14 hour shifts
45. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
46. Patience, empathy and an understanding for those living with the challenges of Dementia in their own homes
47. Own car with full UK driving license
48. Punctual and dedicated
49. Full right to work in the UK with no sponsorship requirement
50. We are ideally looking for candidates who hold a Level 2 Diploma/NVQ/QCF in Health and Social Care for the role
51. Have the ability to form positive relationships with the individual and their family
52. Have a flexible approach to meeting the individuals needs
Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.
Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.
53. experience
Elderly
54. skills
be able to manage challenging situations,be person centred,can work as an individual or part of a team,emotional intelligence,empathy,handling medication