Job Description
Our home care workers are to be caring, conscientious, outgoing individuals who wish to finish work each day knowing they have made a real difference to someone’s life. They will enter the homes of our elderly and vulnerable clients, to provide the highest quality of care, adapting to each individual’s own needs, being approachable, trustworthy, and caring.
Personal Work Plan:
We offer an extremely flexible approach to availability, we do ask that all permanent staff have some availability on an evening/weekend.
Guaranteed hours available after successful completion of probation
Personal Characteristics:
Positive attitude
Motivated by making a difference
Respects others
Good at turning into other people
Honest
Reliable
Cares about doing things right
Persistent;
Hardworking.
Role and Responsibilities
Medication assistance and support
Nutritional and Hydration support
Manual handling, using equipment where required
Domestic duties. Including shopping, cleaning etc
Personal care. Including washing, dressing etc
Promoting customer health and well-being, enabling them to live their lives to the fullest
To report to care coordinator
To attend relevant update training sessions
To provide support, encouragement, and assistance to maintain and promote independence
To support colleagues, advocates, health professionals and other care organisations to provide the most coordinated, seamless package of care
Performance Evaluation:
Client satisfaction (as determined by informal and formal feedback)
Weekly liaison with your immediate manger
Case meetings
Regular supervisory sessions including yearly performance reviews
Selection training and ongoing personal development