Home Care Assistant

Home Care Assistant

The Home Care Assistant will be responsible for:

• Attending Clients homes to provide all aspects of care and support working in a warm, professional, kind and caring manner. 

• Actively perform the core tasks of providing personal care and intimate personal care and providing support and assistance within the Clients own home.

• Demonstrating good communication skills including the confidence to communicate with relatives, your colleagues and other professionals both verbally and written to record information.

• Assisting clients with all aspects of personal care, including: showering and baths and going to the toilet.

• Meal preparation

• Companionship on social activities and outings

• Light house work duties including laundry and ironing.

• Ensuring that the care tasks detailed on the support plan are performed and report any concerns to Managers / Supervisors.

The Home Care Assistant will have:

• Ability to demonstrate a warm and friendly, compassionate approach with empathy, understanding and working in a safe manner.

• Good clear communication skills and the ability to update confidential and important information.

• Ability to build rapport with Clients and their wider relatives, your colleagues and other professionals.

• Ability to provide support and care across personal and intimate care needs in a sensitive manner whilst ensuring dignity and respect are maintained at all times.

• Ability to work in a confidential manner sometimes dealing with sensitive information, always protecting and respecting personal information

• Clear and effective decision-making skills ensuring the Clients safety and needs are paramount.

• Accuracy and honesty reporting any concerns in line with company policy to your Line Manager.

• Applicants must have or obtain an enhanced Adult and Child DBS certificate.

Why work for Care 24-7:

Our philosophy is to provide high quality care and support services to enable people to remain in their own home, living a fulfilled life, which respects their diversity, culture and values.  Our company values and behaviours exist to ensure that we deliver the very best service to every person.

The Home Care Assistant will be expected to operate in line with our workplace values which are:

• Dignity and Respect

• Commitment to Quality Care and Support

• Learning and Reflection

• Working Together

Hours of Work:

We offer shifts on a rotating 2-week cycle, all applicants must be flexible to work alternate weekends OR 1 day every weekend. Shift options are:

Mornings & Lunch 07.00 – 14.00

Teas & Evenings 16.00 – 22.00

Full Days 07.00 - 14.00 and 16.00 - 22.00

If you’re looking for a rewarding role with clear career prospects and have the right skills and nature to be a success in this Home Care Assistant role, apply now for a confidential discussion to join our team.