Community Carer - North Kent & South East London, Kent
We are acting as agent for this client that is looking to recruit a number of permanent and bank positions throughout North Kent and Bexley.
Our client is a major provider of quality residential and community care for older people and those with special needs in Kent and South East London.
Flexible working hours available, good rates of pay with enhancements for weekends, all training provided so no previous experience essential, right attitude and person more important. Apply for permanent work or to register as Bank staff. Drivers preferred but can accommodate non drivers if local to services provided.
Job Description:
Community Carers required to travel to clients' homes in order to deliver services, to provide an extensive range of personal and social care services to dependent people in their homes in accordance with companies overall policies and procedures.
Main Responsibilities and Duties
1. Carry out tasks relating to clients? physical and personal needs, including help with dressing/undressing washing, bathing, shaving, dental and hair care, assistance to and from the toilet/commode, and dealing with incontinence problems.
2. Monitor the well being of clients. Identify where changes may be required in the care provided, and report any changes or matters of concern to the Area Community Coordinator.
3. Record information on clients? progress and complete necessary changes to the Care Plan.
4. Ensure that each client is content within his/her environment, and help/encourage him/her to maintain contact with relatives and friends.
5. Serve meals and drinks and feed clients as necessary.
6. Assist and escort clients as necessary to and from hospital, dentist, relatives etc.
7. Launder and repair, as necessary, clients? clothing and linen.
8. Assist clients with their shopping, finances and handling their allowances where necessary.
9. Attend and contribute to team briefings, meetings with senior staff and other professional groups at case conferences, reviews, etc, when required.
10. Complete forms such as time sheets.
11. Comply with the Health & Safety and fire regulations.
12. Attend training sessions/courses necessary to the performance of these duties.
13. Staff may be expected to carry out duties in addition to the above to support the client in his/her home.
14. Promote companies Equal Opportunities Policy statement, ensuring an awareness of differing ethnic, social and cultural backgrounds.
** All relevant Work Instructions will be issued to the post holder.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential Experience/Skills
? A caring attitude towards users which would encourage independence
? Ability to work with limited supervision
? Ability to communicate with people appropriately, helpfully and sympathetically
? Ability to work under pressure and deal calmly with clients and their relatives
? Be able to complete Care Plans after training
? Ability to develop skills through appropriate training
? Ability to contribute to ongoing assessment of users needs
? Demonstrate an awareness of various ethnic and religious convictions of users and how this may affect the job role
