Community Care Support Worker

Agrade Community Care Services Limited; Virginia; On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Agrade Community Care Services Limited is seeking a dedicated caregiver in Virginia to assist with personal care, including washing, toileting, and feeding, as well as domestic duties to support client independence at home.

You will also help with social activities and appointments, contribute to daily care logs, and work as part of a team to ensure the health and welfare of service users. Training will be provided and teamwork is essential.

Qualifications

• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent people skills and customer focus.
• Punctual with timekeeping.
• Comfortable taking initiative and working in a small office team.

Responsibilities

• To assist with personal care including washing, toileting, bathing, dressing and feeding as required.
• To assist/support with domestic duties such as cleaning, cooking and washing to enable independence at home.
• To assist/support with clients' social activities and appointments as necessary.
• Provide general support to the service user and family as part of the caring team.

Skills

Communication skills

People skills

Time management

Customer focus

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

• To assist with personal care. Duties will include assistance with washing, toileting, shaving, dental hygiene, bathing, dressing, eating, Peg feeding etc. Also changing of incontinence products, maintenance of catheter equipment etc, emptying commodes, disposing of soiled items by appropriate method etc. (This list is not exhaustive and may differ with each client)
• To assist / support with domestic duties. Duties will include cleaning, cooking and washing to enable the Client to maintain their independence in their own home.
• To assist / support with clients social activities, appointments etc as and when necessary.
• Provide general support to the Service User and their families (if appropriate) as part of a caring team, liaising with other services as necessary.
• To contribute to a daily log of care.
• To contribute to a service user’s assessment and review processes, with a view to providing an objective evaluation of the individual’s care needs, attending meetings and reviews as required.
• To attend mandatory training courses and activities considered appropriate to your appointment and which will assist you in carrying out your duties.
• To ensure the health and welfare of service users.
• To feed back any concerns to your manager about individual Service Users or any difficulties you may be having.
• To encourage and enable service users to achieve and maintain maximum independence.
• To work within Agrade Community Care Services policies, procedures and code of conduct.
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products and familiar with databases.
• Excellent ‘people’ skills and customer focussed
• Punctual with timekeeping.
• Comfortable taking initiative, where appropriate
• Ability to work well within a small office team.