Care Support Worker

Sherburn Housing Charity; North East; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Sherburn Housing Charity in Durham is seeking a Care Support Worker to provide person-centred care at Beddell House Care Home, ensuring residents' wellbeing and dignity.

You will assist with daily living tasks, support relationships in the community, and administer medication in line with policies.

The role offers both full- and part-time opportunities with competitive hourly pay of £13.52 per hour, and ongoing training to maintain and progress skills.

Qualifications

• Provide care in accordance with best practice and legislative requirements, reflecting policies and procedures and agreed standards under the direction of the Senior Care Worker.

Responsibilities

• Provide respectful, person-centered care, ensuring that residents are at the heart of care delivery, and their wishes and preferences are taken into consideration to enhance their wellbeing.
• Support residents to maintain their relationships and connections with the local community.
• Assist with daily living activities such as bathing, dressing, grooming and mobility support.
• Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of those individuals they support.
• Administration of medication to residents and accurate record-keeping, in line with policy and procedure.
• Any other reasonable request that supports the needs of our residents and the needs of the organisation.

Job description

Care Support Worker

Durham, Beddell House Care Home

Salary: £13.52 per hour

Full and Part Time Opportunities Available

The role of the Care Support Worker is to provide care in accordance with best practice and legislative requirements, reflecting policies and procedures and agreed standards under the direction of the Senior Care Worker.

The Care Support Worker will support and enable residents to maintain skills and personal interests while delivering person-centred care unique to everyone. In order to do this, a commitment to maintaining own skills at a required level is needed with a willingness to undertake such training and development as required, from time-to-time, to maintain and progress knowledge.

Role-specific Duties:

Care Support Worker responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Provide respectful, person-centered care, ensuring that residents are at the heart of care delivery, and their wishes and preferences are taken into consideration to enhance their wellbeing.
• Support residents to maintain their relationships and connections with the local community.
• Assist with daily living activities such as bathing, dressing, grooming and mobility support.
• Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of those individuals they support.
• Administration of medication to residents and accurate record-keeping, in line with policy and procedure.
• Any other reasonable request that supports the needs of our residents and the needs of the organisation.

The vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date if high volume of suitable applications are received.