Care Assistant - Blackburn, United Kingdom - Hazeldene Care Home

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Delivering & leading high quality care as part of the care team using a person centred approach.

  • Ensuring the individual needs of service users are met, providing opportunities for individuals to use their skills and enhance their quality of life, whilst maintaining their independence and privacy
  • To actively assist, maintain & promote the Coverage Care values:
  • Displaying compassion, patience & empathy in all tasks
  • Whilst being organised & reliable in approach to work
  • To provide and ensure all aspects of personal care are provided to the service users in line with their care plan using a person centred approach, encouraging & promoting service users to reach their maximum level of independence, wherever possible undertaking these tasks for themselves.

  • This may include: Help with mobility, Help with toileting, washing & dressing. To build, maintain & promote good relationships with service users and their relatives, displaying good communication & listening skills, to ensure they are provided with an effective communication network.

  • This may include: Talking and listening to service users, helping them to maintain contact with family, friends & the community, assisting with shopping & recreation tasks & opportunities, being aware of their likes, dislikes, nutritional & cultural needs.
  • To observe & promote service user choice, independence, dignity, privacy, fulfilment & other rights. To help to create a warm and friendly atmosphere within the home, which allows & encourages service users to develop and participate in the running of the home to their fullest potential.
  • To care for the personal belongings (excluding cash & valuables) of service users

This may include:
Tidying bedrooms, cupboards\wardrobes, making beds, Emptying commodes, Washing, cleaning and laundering personal property if necessary.


Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent


Salary:
£8.21-£9.50 per hour


Benefits:


  • Discounted or free food
  • Onsite parking

Schedule:

  • 12 hour shift
  • Day shift

Supplemental pay types:

  • Performance bonus

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