Community Carer

Wetherby Home Care Ltd; New Brunswick; On-site; CAD 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Wetherby Home Care Ltd in Canada is seeking compassionate care workers to provide personal care, mobility support and companionship to service users. Training will be provided before tasks begin, with the line manager coordinating required sessions and inductions.

You will assist with daily living activities, domestic tasks and maintain the safety and dignity of residents. Role involves following care plans, documenting changes, and collaborating with the line manager to identify learning

Qualifications

• Compassionate and caring approach to residents.
• Strong communication with service users and colleagues.
• Ability to adapt care to individual needs and preferences.
• Willingness to participate in required training and induction.
• Reliable and respectful in handling personal care.

Responsibilities

• Assist service users with personal care needs (bathing, dressing, toileting).
• Support mobility and use of aids and equipment.
• Provide end-of-life care when required.
• Promote mental and physical well-being through activities.
• Perform domestic tasks and light housework as needed.
• Assist with laundry and household chores when required.
• Attend meetings, training sessions, and report writing.
• Follow care plans and report changes to management.
• Ensure safeguarding and privacy policies are followed.

Skills

Compassion

Empathy

Communication

Reliability

Job description

Do you have compassion and a caring nature? If so, a career in caregiving jobs could be the perfect fit for you. All training will be provided before you undertake any tasks, and Care Workers will be required to make themselves available for such training. Reasonable notice will be provided by the line manager regarding any necessary training.

• Assist service users with all personal care needs, including undressing, washing, bathing, and toileting needs.
• Support service users with mobility problems and other physical disabilities, including incontinence, and help with the use and care of aids and personal equipment.
• Provide care for service users who are at the end of life.
• Engage in promoting the mental and physical well-being of service users by talking to them, taking them out, and participating in activities such as reading, writing, hobbies, and recreations.
• Perform domestic tasks in the household, including making and changing beds.
• If required, assist with service users' laundry, including operating a washing machine when necessary.
• Read and write reports, and participate in staff and service users' meetings and training activities as directed.
• Undertake other reasonable duties as required.
• Comply with Wetherby Home Care’s policies and procedures at all times, which includes adhering to the service users' care plans.
• Report any significant changes in the health or circumstances of a service user to the registered manager.
• Raise any safeguarding concerns with management.
• Encourage service users to remain as independent as possible.
• All staff must attend mandatory training where appropriate, including induction and National Vocational Qualifications or their equivalent.
• Assist service users in maintaining as much autonomy and independence as possible in their daily lives.
• Support service users by identifying risks and documenting the support plan to minimize and manage these risks.
• Agree on and record the needs, wishes, and preferences of service users and how these will be met.
• Identify and support service users with capacity and those who lack capacity appropriately.
• Record all decisions related to service users who lack capacity properly.
• Involve and consult with service users, their families, representatives, or advocates to ensure that the service users’ views are expressed and acted upon.
• Attend care reviews as necessary.
• Continuously update and improve practices through mutually agreed methods, which may include attending staff meetings, learning support briefings, and one‑on‑one supervision.
• Collaborate with the line manager to identify further learning opportunities.
• Stay informed about requirements regarding codes of practice and conduct issued by professional bodies.
• Understand the Outcomes and Regulations defined by the Essential Standards of Health and Safety issued by the Care Quality Commission.
• Promote good practice and remain vigilant in recognizing and reporting practices that do not meet defined standards.
• Assist and contribute to any inspections or monitoring visits by regulatory bodies.
• Comply with the company’s Privacy Policy.

Hours: 7 AM - 2 PM or 3 PM - 10 PM.

Good communication skillsBe able to use technologyReliable and shows good empathyAbility to adapt working practice to meet individuals needs.