Care Worker - Barking, United Kingdom - Surecare Barking & Dagenham

Description

To provide personal, practical, social and emotional support to people in their own homes, in a way that respects the dignity of the individual and promotes independence.

• To follow the policies and procedures of Surecare at all times
• The duties will include personal care such as assistance with personal hygiene, grooming, the management of continence and rising & retiring
• Contribute to the ongoing support of people who use our services and their informal carers
• Contribute to the moving and handling of people who use our services to maximise their physical abilities and mobility
• Enable people who use our service to maintain their personal hygiene and appearance
• Enable people who use our services to achieve physical comfort
• Assisting in preparation and making meals, drinks and snacks
• Enabling people who use our services to maintain a good level of nutrition and hydration
• To provide assistance with toileting, including emptying and cleaning commodes, emptying and changing catheter bags and the use of aids to continence such as pads
• To provide assistance with other tasks of daily living that people who use our services cannot manage alone.
• Enable people who use our services to manage their domestic and personal resources
• To provide social support such as talking and listening to people who use our services, helping them maintain contact with family and friends
• Enable people who use our services to maintain contacts in potentially isolating situations
• Promote effective communications and relationships
• To record all actions and information within the home in a clear, legible and professional manner
• To report all changes in the health and social circumstances of people who use our services to the Registered Manager as soon as practical
• Receive, transmit and retrieve information in adherence with the General Data Protection Regulations
• To work as part of a team with colleagues and work closely with other agencies and professionals involved in the care of people who use our services, foe example District Nurses
• Contribute to the effectiveness of work teams
• To attend any training provided by the company and to attend meetings, and reviews regarding the people who use our services as required
• Develop one's own knowledge and practice
• To undertake all duties in accordance with the company's policies and procedures, and abide at all times by the Skills for Care Code of Conduct.

• Employee mentoring programme
• Referral programme

• Every weekend
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends only

• Homecare

• 8 hour shift

• Barking: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

• Home care: 1 year (preferred)

• English (preferred)

• Driving Licence (preferred)