* To provide personal care for elderly residents in a residential/nursing home setting
* To ensure that the company's policies and procedures are diligently implemented
* Should be a team player and should work towards the success of the team
* Meet all regulatory guidelines are followed and implemented
* Qualification in care, Care Certificate, NVQ 2 desirable. Prior experience desirable.
* Passion for providing care
* Ambition to grow
* To ensure that appropriate individual care is given to each service user, in accordance with the Care Plans.
* To help service users with problems of mobility and other physical disabilities (e.g. incontinence), helping with the use of disability aids and caring for the same, where appropriate.
* To help with the organisation of social activities, and to participate in them to help promote service users' esteem and physical and mental well-being. To accompany service users on community visits where required and as duty rota's permit.
* To monitor service users' nutritional and dietary requirements
* To help with the setting up of the dining room / meal trays in readiness for meal-times.
* To help serve food, assisting service users with eating and drinking as required. To prepare light meals and snacks if required, liaising with kitchen staff as necessary.
* To help clear up the dining room after meals, ensuring all dirty cutlery, crockery etc are returned to the kitchen.
* To help make and change beds, and assist with light domestic duties such as tidying rooms, dusting, polishing, cleaning windows (internal surfaces) and emptying commodes as may be required.
* To care for service users who may be temporarily sick or needing special care procedures.
* To monitor service users' condition and report any changes to Senior Care Staff as necessary.
* To help maintain a safe and healthy environment in the Home with due regard to appropriate Food Hygiene and Health & Safety Regulations. To report all accidents to Senior Care Staff.
* To read and write reports, and to participate in staff and service users' meetings as appropriate.
* To support with any other activities relating to care of residents as requested by the supervising staff.
* To participate in training activities /courses, as directed by senior staff.
* To assist with End-of-Life Care for service users who are terminally ill.
* To undertake other duties, as necessary.
* Right to work in work in the UK. Sponsorhsip not available.
Job Type: Permanent
Pay: £12.21 per hour
Expected hours: 33 per week
Benefits:
* Free parking
* On-site parking
* Referral programme
* Sick pay