Home Support Worker

Delta Care Ltd; Knutsford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local home care provider is looking for a caring Home Care Assistant in Knutsford, UK. This role involves assisting service users with daily living tasks, ensuring their dignity and independence. Applicants should have a friendly approach and excellent communication skills, with preferred qualifications including NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care. The position offers flexible hours and a chance to contribute significantly to the community. Training is provided for new hires.

Qualifications

• Friendly approach to ensure service users are at ease.
• Patience and problem-solving abilities are essential.
• Commitment to the job and clients' families is important.

Responsibilities

• Assist service users with daily living tasks like washing, dressing, and toileting.
• Prepare meals and maintain hygiene in food preparation areas.
• Report significant changes in health and circumstances of service users.
• Encourage independence appropriate to users' abilities.

Skills

Friendly approach

Excellent communication skills

Good stamina

Ability to deal with shy or anxious service users

Education

NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care

Job description

Home Care Assistant – Competitive Salary – Knutsford, UK

Hours Evenings 4pm - 10pm, Every Saturday 7am - 3pm and 4pm - 10pm

The Role

We are looking for a capable and caring Home Care Assistant to join our team in Macclesfield, Wilmslow and Knutsford and help us provide a personalised service to our many service users who require extra care. As well as supporting our service users where necessary, you will assist our 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.

Delta Care Ltd are the prime provider in Cheshire East and as such can offer guaranteed hours as well as flexible working, the only expectation we have is that staff have some availability at weekends.

The key responsibilities of a Home Care Assistant include, but are 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 Delta Care Ltd 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 Company

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. Our services help people of all ages and abilities to enjoy the benefits of living independently in their homes and local communities. We can tailor our support to complete your individual support plan.

The Person

The key skills and qualities of a Home Care Assistant:

• 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

If you are keen on joining this exciting, forward thinking company and taking the next step in your career, then please click the apply now button to find out more.