Senior Carer

Ask4Care Ltd; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Ask4Care Ltd in Huddersfield is seeking an experienced Senior Carer to join our domiciliary care team. You will deliver high-quality, person-centred care to service users in their own homes and support other members of the care team with guidance and best practice.

Core duties include covering the on-call line on a pro-rota basis, completing carer spot checks, providing personal care and medication support, and safeguarding the independence and dignity of clients.

Responsibilities

• Cover the on-call phone on a pro-rota basis.
• Complete carer spot checks.
• Provide ad-hoc cover within the office.
• Provide personal care, medication support and practical assistance to service users.
• Support service users to maintain independence, dignity and quality of life.
• Complete care and medication records accurately.
• Act as a senior point of contact for carers and support them during visits.
• Carry out care calls and respond to changes in service users' needs.
• Support new and existing carers with guidance, mentoring and good practice.
• Report concerns, changes in condition or safeguarding issues to the office team.
• Work closely with care coordinators and wider team to ensure safe, consistent and person-centred care.

Skills

Person-centred care

Mentoring

On-call availability

Team leadership

Job description

We are looking for an experienced and caring Senior Carer to join our domiciliary care team. You will provide high-quality, person-centred care to service users in their own homes while supporting and guiding other members of the care team.

Key responsibilities include:

• - Covering the on-call phone on a pro-rota basis
• - Completing carer spot checks
• - Providing ad-hoc cover within the office
• - Providing personal care, medication support and practical assistance to service users.
• - Supporting service users to maintain their independence, dignity and quality of life.
• - Completing care and medication records accurately.
• - Acting as a senior point of contact for carers and supporting them during visits.
• - Carrying out care calls and responding to any changes in service users' needs.
• - Supporting new and existing carers with guidance, mentoring and good practice.
• - Reporting concerns, changes in condition or safeguarding issues to the office team.

Working closely with the care coordinators and wider team to ensure safe, consistent and person-centred care.