JOB TITLEs:
CONTRACT PERIOD: PERMANENT HOURLY RATE: £NEGOTIABLE PER HOUR
OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
The purpose of the care provided by Home Care Assistants, hEALTHCARE ASSISTANT, LIVE-IN CARERS AND SUPPORT WORKERS is to support individuals who choose to remain in the comfort and security of their own homes and to help them live as independent and active lives as possible by supporting them in an enablement FOCUSED way. The tasks you undertake will be agreed by the service user and the HOME CARE Manager once they have assessed the service user’s needs. This will be written down as an Individual Task Planner, which will be kept in the service user’s home. This document will specify your duties for each individual service user you work with and it will be your responsibility to follow this and other supporting documents, reporting any changes in need that you or your service users identify.
The Home Care Assistant will be responsible for meeting the personal needs of service users. He/she will assist in meeting the care support and daily living needs of the service user and to provide care and any additional support as required in accordance with ALCHITA CARE standards.
PRINCIPLE DUTIES & RESPONCIBILITES
Key Results Area:
The following list gives examples of the type of duties you may undertake. All of these should be done in a manner which encourages service users towards the maximum degree of independence and activity appropriate to their abilities;
- HOME CARE ASSISTANT
- healthcare assistant
- support work
- live-in care
CONTRACT PERIOD: PERMANENT HOURLY RATE: £NEGOTIABLE PER HOUR
OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
The purpose of the care provided by Home Care Assistants, hEALTHCARE ASSISTANT, LIVE-IN CARERS AND SUPPORT WORKERS is to support individuals who choose to remain in the comfort and security of their own homes and to help them live as independent and active lives as possible by supporting them in an enablement FOCUSED way. The tasks you undertake will be agreed by the service user and the HOME CARE Manager once they have assessed the service user’s needs. This will be written down as an Individual Task Planner, which will be kept in the service user’s home. This document will specify your duties for each individual service user you work with and it will be your responsibility to follow this and other supporting documents, reporting any changes in need that you or your service users identify.
The Home Care Assistant will be responsible for meeting the personal needs of service users. He/she will assist in meeting the care support and daily living needs of the service user and to provide care and any additional support as required in accordance with ALCHITA CARE standards.
PRINCIPLE DUTIES & RESPONCIBILITES
Key Results Area:
The following list gives examples of the type of duties you may undertake. All of these should be done in a manner which encourages service users towards the maximum degree of independence and activity appropriate to their abilities;
- assisting getting up in the morning including washing/bathing and dressing and maintaining personal appearance
- assisting with undressing and getting to bed in the evening
- assisting with preparation of meals, drinks and snacks when necessary
- provide assistance with toileting and changing clothes and/or bedding where necessary
- to maintain commodes and wash clothes and bed linen (which may include soiled laundry) when necessary
- provide assistance with other tasks of personal daily living that you cannot manage and provide general support as part of a caring team
- Assist and encourage the management of medication or administer where necessary and appropriate, and monitoring health related conditions such as dietary & fluid intake.
- To help service users with mobility difficulties, or other physical disabilities, including incontinence. To help in the use of aids and other personal equipment.
