Care Assistant

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

Job summary

A leading care provider in Rotherham is seeking Care Assistants to provide home support for individuals needing personal care. Responsibilities include assisting with daily living activities, personal hygiene, meal preparation, and health care appointments. The ideal candidates should be compassionate, reliable, and have a willingness to support service users in a home environment. Full training is offered.

Qualifications

• Experience in caring for others and providing personal care.
• Ability to work with various levels of independence among service users.
• Strong communication skills to inform health professionals.

Responsibilities

• Assist service users with personal hygiene and daily living activities.
• Prepare meals and assist with feeding.
• Support users in attending health appointments.

Skills

Compassionate service

Care management

Personal hygiene assistance

Meal preparation

Rehabilitation support

Job description

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.