Health Care Assistant - Dorset

Health Care Assistant - Dorset Dorset

Pearson Anderson Ltd
Full Time Dorset 9.5 - 11 GBP HOURLY Today
Job description

No Sponsorship!

Main Responsibilities:

  • To assist Service Users with activities of daily living as per assessment and care plan.
  • General housekeeping e.g. cooking, shopping, domestic duties etc, and helping Service Users to maintain all aspects of their domestic lives
  • Provide support to clients with challenging behaviour and mental health disorders
  • Provide support to clients with learning disability needs such as autism, cerebral palsy or physical disabilities
  • Facilitating social activities e.g. visiting family/friends, walks, cinema/theatre, meals out, going for a drive (where required), reading etc
  • Monitoring progress and recording notes on daily record sheets relating to each visit
  • To support Service Users to access appropriate health care provision enabling them to make an informed choice regarding any prescribed treatment, seeking advice where necessary

Essential Skills, Experience & Attitude:

  • Minimum 6 months of experience in working with adults who have learning/multiple disabilities living in the community
  • An understanding of the needs of adults with learning disabilities who are vulnerable within society
  • Experience of providing care to people with learning disabilities
  • Physically fit and able to undertake safe manual handling practices
  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Good telephone manner and good level of spoken English
  • Observant and sensitive to a Service User’s needs
  • Ability to liaise with outside agencies and other professionals
  • Ability to work autonomously and productively as part of a team
  • Knowledge of food hygiene/manual handling/health & safety standards and practices

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £9.50-£11.00 per hour

Schedule:

  • 12 hour shift
  • Day shift
  • Night shift
  • Overtime

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Cambridge: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location

Health Care Assistant - Dorset
Pearson Anderson Ltd

www.pearsonanderson.co.uk
Leicester, United Kingdom
Amit Kainth
Less than $1 million (USD)
1 to 50 Employees
Company - Private
HR Consulting
2009
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