Care Assistant - Sunderland, United Kingdom - The Riverside Group

The Riverside Group

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Sunderland, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Title:
Care Assistant

Contract Type:
Permanent

Salary:
£24,627 per annum

Working Hours:37.5 per week

Working Pattern:
Monday to Sunday, mix of 7am - 3pm and 2pm -10pm shifts

Location:
Willow Brook, Washington

The difference you will make as a Care Assistant

You will provide assistance to residents in need of physical personal care and carry out individual tasks with residents in line with their support plans, to maintain or improve their quality of life and to be able to recognise signs of distress in residents.

You will work with the team to identify and assess positive ways to reduce distress and give residents control over their lives wherever possible.

About you

We are looking for someone with:

Experience of working in a customer focused, residential environment, offering personal care to a diverse group of people
An awareness of housing and Health and Safety legislation and regulation National Care Standards Awareness
Flexibility to work hours to meet customer and business needs, which may include working outside of normal office hours and lone working

Why Riverside?
At Riverside, we're a housing association with a difference - enhancing the everyday for all our customers.

For 90 years, we've been revitalising neighbourhoods and supporting communities by providing the homes they need to live full, fulfilling and rewarding lives.

We have a portfolio of over 75,000 affordable residential and retirement homes across the UK.

Our work ranges from homelessness services to social care, employment support to retirement living, and we need the best people on board to help us.

Working with us, you'll enjoy:

Competitive pay & generous pension
28 days holidays plus bank holidays
Flexible working options available
Investment in your learning, personal development and technology
A wide range of benefits

Diversity and Inclusion at Riverside:

We are inclusive. At Riverside, we value diversity in all its forms. We foster a workplace where all individuals are respected, empowered, and heard. Our commitment to inclusivity drives our success and enriches the lives of our customers and colleagues.

Role Profile

Work as part of a committed and compassionate team, delivering an outstanding experience to customers whilst being supported by your colleagues and Line Manager
Recognise and identify each individual customer's needs to ensure a personcentered approach and that the customer is at the heart of everything we do by:
Working with customers to provide light general household domestic duties, for example
cleaning, laundry, ironing, etc.
Helping customers with the management of their personal affairs when this is part of their individual support plan e.g. reading letters, managing utilities, handling small amounts of money for shopping
Communicate clearly, building trusted relationships with customers and their wider support network (family, friends, GPs, Social Worker, etc.)
Provide companionship to customers, engaging in conversation to build genuine and trusted relationships
Encourage customers to participate in social activities and feel part of the community
Ensure customers are safe at all times by carrying out all of your duties within Riverside's Policy and Procedure framework e.g. health & safety, equal opportunities, cash handling, etc
Take pride and initiative in working with customers to meet their needs, creating a safe, comfortable and respectful living environment
Maintain detailed, accurate records of care and medication support provided, as well as tasks undertaken
Promptly respond to and report any concerns relating to the care, support, wellbeing or behaviour of customers to a manager, making comprehensive records, ensuring customer confidentiality is observed at all times
Recognising any signs of abuse and immediately reporting them to a manager, ensuring local safeguarding procedures are followed
Record all complaints and proactively talk through the complaints procedure with customers
Deliver your role in line with the Riverside company values "Our Riverside Way"
Delivering and enabling customers to meet the aspirations within their individual support plans, whilst keeping uptodate information on customers' changing needs
Providing direct personal care to customers in line with Care Quality Commission (CQC) definitions including showering, shaving, toileting, continence management and personal hygiene (training provided)
Helping customers to go to bed, wake up, dress and maintain their personal appearance.
Safely helping with customer's mobility difficulties and using assessed equipment, aids or other manual handling equipment
Administering and supporting medication for customers
Assisting with preparation of meals, snacks and drinks where necessary