Live in Carer

A1 Care; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing care service provider in Bournemouth is seeking three Support Workers to join the team. The role involves providing personal care and support to a couple with Cerebral Palsy. You will assist with daily living activities, including companionship, housekeeping, and meal preparation. Candidates must have experience with manual handling and a compassionate demeanor. Flexibility in working hours is necessary. This role offers the opportunity to make a positive impact in clients' lives while working in a rewarding environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with manual handling is required.
• Must be compassionate and have good communication skills.
• Adaptable to change and able to promote independence.

Responsibilities

• Support service users with day-to-day living activities.
• Provide personal care, companionship, and domestic duties.
• Assist with medication and nutrition.
• Respect customer choices and maintain their dignity.

Skills

Good communication skills

Ability to promote independence

Enthusiastic and physically active

Working as part of a team

Job description

A1 Care is a fast growing organisation in Bournemouth area promoting independence in the comfort of people’s own homes through both Domiciliary & Live-in Care Services.

We are currently seeking a flexible team of 3 Support Workers to join our company (2 full time / 1 relief), supporting a lovely couple to do simple things that we take for granted, such as personal care, cooking, cleaning, visiting friends and socialise. They need to be driven around, car is provided.

Our lovely couple lives in Bournemouth, Dorset trying to enjoy a full life despite having Cerebral Palsy. They are hoisted for all transfers and are either carried or use a wheelchair for mobility, therefore we need someone who can prove experience with manual handling.

At A1 Care, the company vision, mission and values are passionately shared by the whole company including the management team, becoming a part of a dedicated team of professional, valued and appreciated Home Carers.

A1 Care understands how important our services are to be affordable, trustworthy, professional and to have continuity for everyone. We have embraced and implemented the values which underpin Compassion in Practice.

Job Description

o support service users with all aspects of their day to day living, so they can enjoy the bestwerkings possible quality of life. Providing Live-in care and support is both a challenging and rewarding experience. You will stay in the service user home, usually working alone.

There will be pre-arranged breaks during periods when the service user does not need your services. This is often during the afternoons. Compassion, good communication skills and a calm and caring manner are essential for this important role you play.

To provide safe, reliable, compassionate care and support that is centred on the individual needs and wishes of each customer. This involves respecting each customers’ choices and promoting their dignity at all times.

You will build positive relationships with the service user, their family and other health and mikil care professionals. As you will be staying in the service user home, you will follow their house rules and be mindful of their need for privacy.

The main activity but not limited to, are the following:

• Companionship & personal care (showering, dressing, toileting)
• Housekeeping/Domestic duties (laundry, ironing, dusting and cleaning)
• Providing medication, proper food and nutrition;
• Assistance in events, shopping and social gatherings

More details on http://a1care.co.uk/live-in-care/

Qualifications

Key Responsibilities

• Providing high quality of care and support
• Safe delivery of the service in line with the company policies and procedures
• Undertake training and development
• Understand and monitor możliwości health and safety, and infection control in the field
• Maintain full and accurate records and reporting system
• Maintain confidentiality

Skills and Experience

• Enthusiastic, physically active with good communication skills and have a positive outlook (Essential)
• Working with the elderly (Desirable)
\-including? Actually the original list had: 'Working as part of a team (Desirable)'.
• Working as part of a team (Desirable)
• Ability to promote independence and work in a person centred way. (Essential)
• Adaptable to change

Additional Information

Please contact us to find out how you can become part of our team.