Community Care Worker

Delta Care Ltd; Preston; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension

Paid training and career development

Job summary

Delta Care Ltd is seeking a Home Care Assistant to provide personalised support to service users in their own homes around Preston and the North West.

Guaranteed hours with weekend availability, full paid training, and a welcoming team environment are offered to enable independence and confidence for clients while maintaining dignity and choice.

Qualifications

• NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care preferred, but full training will be given.
• Friendly, approachable manner with the ability to put service users at ease at all times.
• Patience and the ability to handle shy or anxious service users.
• Good stamina, manual dexterity and some physical strength.
• Excellent communication and a flexible attitude to service users.
• Commitment to the job, clients and their families.
• Drivers are preferred and being within a commutable distance.
• Live within a commutable distance to Preston.

Responsibilities

• Assist service users with morning routines (washing, bathing, dressing) and evening routines.
• Prepare meals and snacks, check food dates, keep kitchen areas clean.
• Assist with toileting, washing clothes and bedding.
• Help with daily living tasks (shopping, errands, bills).
• Report health or circumstance changes to supervisors.
• Encourage independence and activity within safety guidelines.
• Follow Health and Safety and infection control policies.
• Participate in supervision and care planning.
• Complete medication record sheets and care sheets.

Skills

Friendly approach

Excellent communication

Patience

Problem solving

Stamina / physical strength

Flexibility

Driver preferred

Live within commutable distance

Education

NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care (preferred)

Job description

BENEFITS

Company Pension,Paid training and career development

HOURS

Flexible hours – but able to work at weekend

LOCATION

Preston, PR1 3RE

DESCRIPTION

Delta Care Ltd is a CQC registered provider of care and support service to individuals around the North West, offering a range of residential and day care services to meet individual care needs. The organisation’s services help people of all ages and abilities to enjoy the benefits of living independently in their homes and local communities.

Home Care Assistant

Due to continued success we are seeking to recruit a Home Care Assistant. The successful candidate will provide a personalised service to the service users who require extra care. As well as supporting service users where necessary, you will assist service users to maintain their confidence and self-esteem, whilst enabling people to maintain the maximum possible level of independence, choice and control. This is a great opportunity to give back to your local community.

The role is offered with guaranteed hours as well as flexible working the only expectation is that staff have some availability at weekends. No experience is necessary as full paid training will be given.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (not limited to)

• Assisting service users with getting up in the morning, such as washing, bathing and dressing; and helping with undressing and getting to bed in the evening.
• Making meals, drinks and supper time snacks where necessary, checking dates on foods, and ensuring meal prep areas fridges and cookers are kept clean at all times.
• Assisting with toileting and with changing clothes and/or bedding where necessary, emptying and cleanse commodes, and washing and ironing clothes and bed linen.
• Assisting with other tasks of daily living that the person cannot manage – this may include cleaning, shopping, pension collection, paying of bills, completing expenditure sheets etc.
• Reporting any significant changes in the health and circumstances of the service user.
• Encouraging users towards a degree of independence and activity appropriate to their ability.
• Working within the organisation’s Health and Safety policy, ensuring the principles and practices of Infection Control are adhered to throughout the work force.
• Contributing to the supervision of service users who tend to wander, neglect themselves or put themselves at risk, within an agreed plan in consultation with the office and service user.
• Completing medication record sheets and care sheets.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

• NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care preferred but not essential as full training will be given.
• A friendly approach and the ability to put service users at ease, whatever their physical or social needs, with the ability to be tactful and sensitive at all times.
• A high level of patience and the ability to deal with shy or anxious service users, able to think quickly and solve problems as they arrive.
• Good stamina, manual dexterity and a certain level of physical strength.
• Excellent communication skills with a responsible and flexible attitude to service users.
• A commitment to the job, the client and their families.
• Drivers are preferred.
• Live within a commutable distance.