Domiciliary Care Worker, Barnet
Salary: £12.21 per hour
Hours: 7am to 3pm | 3pm to 10pm
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Care Sante London are recruiting and expanding their Care Worker teams
As a Care and Support Worker, your role will be diverse to each client. You will be responsible for establishing a professional client relationship, providing life-changing care and support that enables vulnerable adults of all ages to live fulfilling lives, within their own homes.
Key Responsibilities:
In line with an individual's plan of care and support and the care worker's training and competence:
* Help with their activities of daily living, eg getting up in the morning, going to bed at nights, dressing, undressing, washing, bathing and toilet arrangements
* Help service users overcome any mobility problems and other physical disabilities, including helping in the use and care of aids and personal equipment
* Help make a person physically comfortable by, eg making and changing beds, tidying rooms, doing light cleaning, laundry and emptying commodes where used
* Help with their eating and drinking by, eg preparing meals, snacks and drinks and helping users to eat and drink if they cannot or have difficulty in doing this by themselves
* Contribute to specialised care plans, eg for people with dementia, re-enablement or people with continence difficulties
* Help users take their prescribed medication (as specified on their care plans)
* Contribute to the care of service users who are temporarily sick and needing, eg minor dressings, bed nursing, help with feeding, etc
* Contribute as needed to a person's end-of-life care
* Promote users' mental and physical activity by, eg talking to them, helping them do things for themselves, prompting, taking them shopping, sharing with them in activities such as reading, writing, hobbies and recreations
* Read and write reports, and take part in staff and service users' meetings and in training activities as directed
* Comply with the service's guidelines and policies at all times, eg in respect of dress code, wearing of identity badges, travelling and security and safeguarding of service users
* Report to the service manager any significant changes in the health or circumstances of a service user
* Encourage and enable service users to remain as independent as possible
* Perform such other duties as may reasonably be required.
Requirements:
Essential
* Self-motivated
* Organised
* Caring
* Sensitive to the needs of others and to the needs of vulnerable people
* An active team player but also able to work on own initiative
* A good communicator
* Able to follow care planning requirements and instructions.
* Have a right to work within the UK
Desirable
* Be flexible in terms of availability, working hours, adaptability
* Have previous experience of care work
* Have your own transport
* Have knowledge of local neighbourhoods
If you're looking for a rewarding career with full training and excellent prospects and an employer who'll put you first, apply now.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £12.21 per hour
Benefits:
* Company pension
* Employee mentoring programme
* Referral programme
Application question(s):
* Do you now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status?
* What is your postcode?
Licence/Certification:
* full driving licence and access to your own vehicle? (preferred)
Work authorisation:
* United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: Care Sante - Domiciliary Care Worker, Barnet