Care Assistant (part-time) Hitchin, England
Job description
'Big Enough to Cope'
'Small Enough to Care
About Us:
Highbury Rise is a small family run Dementia Accredited Residential Care Home located in the Market Town of Hitchin, just a short walk from the Town Centre, Railway Station and close to the A1 & A505.
We are currently seeking a compassionate and caring individual to join our small and friendly care team.
You will be playing an essential role in ensuring our residents are safe, well cared for and at the centre of all decisions through delivering person centred quality care.
JOB PURPOSE
The Care Assistant responsibilities are to care for the service users in a manner, which respects their dignity and privacy and promotes their independence.
Main Responsibilities:
a. To work at all times, within the guidelines of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, Employee Handbook and Company Policy and Procedure
b. To attend and contribute to staff meetings when required.
c. To maintain confidentiality on all aspects of care and your work within the home, including when you are using Social networking systems
d. To have a working knowledge of the homes policies and procedures in respect to your job.
e. To assist residents with personal care which includes: using the bath, bed bath or shower: foot and nail care: shampooing hair: grooming and all toiletry needs: combing or brushing hair: mouth care: denture care: preparing for bed: getting out of bed, washing and dressing. Supporting them to be socially presentable to their own standards of appearance at all times
f. To ensure that service users have any aids e.g. - Dentures, Hearing Aids, Spectacles etc fitted, cleaned and in working order
g. Supporting residents with engagement and activities, this includes participating in social activities with service users and to use all interactions with residents as an opportunity for stimulation/ occupation.
h. To pay due respect to service users' possessions and to ensure that bedrooms and communal areas are tidy and presentable
i. To provide Palliative and end of life care in line with residents care plans or advanced decisions.
j. Assist with serving meals and other domestic duties you are qualified to undertake.
k. Be on standby to answer call bells promptly, emergency bells, greet visitors, answering the telephone and door.
l. Complete all food and fluid charts and any other daily monitoring records as requested
m. To report any accidents or unexplained injuries immediately to the person in charge
n. To report to the Person in Charge any changes in individual service user’s condition and any other relevant matter, noting especially and changes in skin condition.
o. To report any concerns re possible abuse of service users immediately to the person in charge
p. To report to the Person in Charge any verbal concerns or complaints raised by the service user or visitors.
q. Ensuring care notes and any other form of written report that affects your work are read and kept up to date.
r. Take part in staff meetings and internal and external training as required.
s. To give medication and clinical care to clients as authorised and directed – ONLY IF YOU HAVE BEEN TRAINED AND ARE CONFIDENT IN PERFORMING THESE DUTIES. INFORM YOUR SUPERVISOR IF YOU HAVE ANY DIFFICULTIES WITH ANY ASSIGNED DUTY OF THIS NATURE.
Training Standards:
- To complete all Mandatory Training as required for Moving & Handling, Fire Safety, Health & Safety, Food Hygiene, Infection Control, SOVA and Basic First Aid.
- Complete Dementia Awareness training including internal Dementia Care Standards.
- Have or be working towards NVQ2 in Health & Social Care.
- All other training as directed.
Note:
· In addition to the responsibilities listed above it may be necessary to perform other duties not listed. Consideration will be given to your skills and status when requesting you perform these duties.
- The company reserves the right to alter the content of this job description to reflect changes to the job of the services provided, without altering the general character or level of responsibility.
- The duties described in this job description must be carried out in a manner, which promotes equality of opportunity, dignity and due respect for employees and services users and is consistent with Benslow Management Co Ltd Equal Opportunities Policy.
Salary: £10.90p/h (£2 enhancement for overtime)
Working pattern: 9am-3pm. Working 7 days over a 2 week rolling rota.
Job Type: Part-time
Part-time hours: 21 per week
Salary: £10.90 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Holidays
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Hitchin: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Education:
- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
Experience:
- Care home: 1 year (preferred)
Language:
- English (preferred)
Work Location: In person
