Senior domiciliary Care worker Rotherham, England
Job description
Senior Domicilary Care Worker
- Routinely oversees and monitors care workers and home carers;
- takes responsibility for the shift and for the service while on duty;
- responds to emergencies and provides guidance and support to care workers;
- assists and enables service users to dress, undress, wash, use the toilet and bathe;
- serves meals to service users at table or in bed, assists with feeding if required;
- generally assists with service users’ overall comfort and well being;
- provides interest and activities to stimulate and engage the service user;
- helps with daily activities such as letter writing, paying bills, collecting benefits;
- undertakes light cleaning and domestic duties including meal preparation as required;
- monitors service users’ conditions by taking temperature, pulse, respiration and weight, and contributes to record keeping;
- liaises with professional staff in carrying out care plans etc
- Supports the registered manager in the day to day running of the business
Requirements
Car driver and must have access to a car
NVQ 3 in health and social care or studying towards the qualification or the willingness to enrol on the course
Flexible working
Ability to lead a team of care workers
Ability to draw up and review care plans as directed by the manager
Job Types: Part-time, Full-time
Salary: £11.00-£11.50 per hour
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
Ability to commute/relocate:
- ROTHERHAM: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- providing care: 1 year (required)
- supervisory: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
- NVQ Level 2 Health & Social Care (required)
Work Location: One location