Domiciliary Care Worker

FAIRBROOK HEALTHCARE LIMITED; Southampton; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A compassionate healthcare provider in the United Kingdom seeks a support worker to provide care to service users in their homes, including personal care and daily living assistance. The ideal candidate should have experience in care settings, excellent communication skills, and a willingness to learn. This role offers flexible working hours, training opportunities, and additional benefits like paid holidays and a fully paid DBS check.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Paid Holiday

Bonus schemes

Company events & social hours

Free or subsidised travel

A fully paid DBS check

Mandatory and enhancement training

Career opportunities and qualifications

Qualifications

• Experience in care settings such as domiciliary services or care homes.
• Willingness to undertake further training.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and support with daily living activities.
• Assist individuals with mobility and medication administration.
• Document care delivered and maintain records of activities.

Skills

Compassionate care

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Organisational skills

Job description

Caring and compasionate support worker required to provide support to service users in their own home. This role is based in role is based in Hythe and surrounding areas.

At Fairbrook Healthcare Limited, we are dedicated to providing safe, person-centred, compassionate, and high-quality care to adults in their own homes. Ensuring the safety, wellbeing and quality of lives for those we support is at the heart of what we do.

To continue this vital work, we are always seeking friendly, reliable, and compassionate individuals to join our dedicated team of Care Assistants. If you are passionate about making a positive impact and want to join our team, we would love to hear from you. Candidates would need an Enhanced DBS for the role.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing personal care and support with activities of daily living such as washing, dressing, using the toilet, eating and drinking.
• Assisting individuals with mobility, movement and transfers.
• Medication administration.
• Assisting with meal preparation and dietary requirements.
• Supporting with domestic tasks such as cleaning and.
• Adhering to health and safety standards and ensuring that service users live in a clean and safe environment.
• Promoting and enhancing individuals' independence and supporting individuals to access the community, social and leisure activities.
• Documenting the care delivered and maintaining up to date records of completed activities, medication administration and any incidents.
• Following all relevant safeguarding policies and procedures to ensure the safety of vulnerable adults.
• Reporting any safeguarding concerns to relevant professionals in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Working collaboratively with service users, their family members, other team members and other professionals to ensure high standards of care.
• Carers must be able to communicate effectively with service users.
• Carers must have the communication skills to inform colleagues, management and professionals about the needs of service users.
• Carers to have good problem-solving skills and be able to adapt and address situations quickly.

Person Specification

Experience in care and willingness to undertake further training.

Experience

• Experience of working in adult social care settings such and domiciliary services, hospital and care homes.
• Previous experience in a similar role, such as personal care assistant or support worker (desirable).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Building rapport with service users.
• Experience of working with individuals with dementia and behaviour management skills.
• Ability to build strong rapport with candidates and other team members.
• Strong ability to demonstrate empathy and demonstrate, respectful and dignified care.
• Ability to work autonomously in fast paced environment.
• Knowledge of safeguarding and health and safety protocols.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with individuals, families, and professionals.

Personal Attributes

• Compassionate, empathetic, and patient.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Ability to adapt to changing situations.
• Ability to respect the dignity and privacy of individuals.
• Supporting service user in their own home.

Benefits

• Flexible working hours
• Paid Holiday
• Bonus schemes
• Company events & social hours
• Free or subsidised travel
• A fully paid DBS check
• Mandatory and enhancement training
• A role that offers further career opportunities and qualifications