Care Assistant
Location: Brewood
Salary: Competitive hourly rate
Hours: Flexible
Benefits
- Managerial support
- Access to training courses
- Company progression
- Performance-related bonus
- Company pension scheme.
Caremark Cannock is recruiting Home Care Assistants to join our team. You will assist in caring for customers in their own homes.
The successful candidates will be required to travel to and from customers’ homes to undertake personal care and household duties for our customers who may be suffering from mobility problems, Dementia, end of life or they may just need some help getting back to full health after a period in hospital.
We are looking for dedicated and reliable people who have an excellent work ethic and a passion for caring for people.
Necessary Skills/Qualifications
- Good standard of spoken and written English
- Achieved or willing to study towards NVQ2/Health & Social Care Diploma
- Driving Licence & Own Transport
- Excellent communication skills and a good team player
Caremark Cannock is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equal opportunities, and it is our policy that no applicant should receive more or less favourable treatment on the grounds of race, nationality, colour, ethnic or national origin, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, religion, creed, or disability.
Responsibilities
Principal responsibilities of a Care Assistant are:
- Provide a high quality of care
- Respect the individuality and confidentiality of each customer
- To respect the customer’s independence and authority and to treat them at all times with fairness and courtesy
- Ensure the health, safety, and welfare of customers and themselves
- Assisting customers to get up and/or go to bed
- Assisting customers with personal hygiene, dressing & undressing, toileting, etc.
- Keeping the customer company by day or sitting / waking night in the customer’s home at night, providing personal care as required
- Assisting customers with the preparation of meals, or other food and/or beverages
- Undertake cleaning duties, e.g, dusting, vacuuming, sweeping, washing dishes, etc.
- Maintain regular communication with the care manager.
Personal attributes
It is considered essential that a Care Assistant possess the following qualities:
- Self motivated & well organised
- Flexible
- Caring, sensitive, and supportive of the needs of others
- Ability to use own initiative
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Good recording and reporting skills
- Ability to work under pressure.
Job Type: Full-time/Part-time
Required education: Secondary education
Required experience: Providing Care – 1 year
Required licence or certification: Driving Licence
