Care Assistant

Lotus Home Care; Halifax; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading home care service provider in Halifax is looking for Care Assistants to provide compassionate personal care to service users in their homes. Responsibilities include assisting with personal hygiene, medication, meal preparation, and supporting service users to maintain their independence. Full training will be provided, and both walkers and drivers are welcome to apply.

Qualifications

• Compassionate care approach.
• Ability to assist with personal hygiene and daily living activities.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care including washing, dressing, and grooming.
• Assist service users with medication and health appointments.
• Help service users with meal preparation and feeding as needed.

Job description

Overview

Lotus Home Care is an award-winning care provider that offers a friendly and compassionate home care service. Our Care Assistants provide a caring service to our service users in their own homes to enable them to remain as independent as possible.

Responsibilities

• Working on a specialist package, full training given, walker or driver accepted
• Dressing and undressing / preparing the service user for Day Care or trips out.
• Washing / bathing / showering / shaving / grooming / cleaning teeth.
• Hair care (washing / brushing).
• Nail care (fingernails only).
• Toileting and all aspects of personal hygiene.
• Continence management.
• Care of pressure sores (under appropriate nursing supervision).
• Getting in and out of bed.
• Assisting with the use of Aids to Daily Living / Rehabilitation Aids, as required.
• Helping with rehabilitation programmes, as prescribed by Healthcare professionals.
• Day / evening / night sitting services, as required.
• Assisting the service user to take prescribed medication.
• Informing GP of any changes to health.
• Supporting clients to attend health appointments.
• Preparation of snacks and meals according to the service user’s likes / dislikes.
• Assisting with feeding, as required.
• General cleaning duties, to include cleaning / dusting / vacuuming / polishing.
• Laundering / Hand-washing / Ironing / Light needlework, as required.
• Shopping, and the preparation of shopping lists and assistance with budgeting.