Health Care Assistant/Support Worker

Job Advert: Carer assistant/Support Worker

Job Title: Carer assistant/Support Worker - COMPETETIVE RATES OF PAY

Purpose of Role:

Provide full and holistic care to residents, meeting their individual and personal health care needs in a way that promotes choice, dignity and respect. Promote a positive and caring environment throughout the Home, acknowledging your workplace is, first and foremost, the residential living space of people requiring care and support with the daily tasks of their lives.

Core Responsibilities & Duties:

• Take responsibility for the well-being of our residents including making sure their physical, emotional and social needs are met.
• Promote our residents' independence, choice and dignity by delivering the very best standards of care and striving for continuous improvement.
• Carry out assessments to develop, implement and evaluate individualised care plans for each of our residents.
• Show a caring and understanding attitude
• Support responsive and caring action by notifying the person in charge immediately of any matter affecting the well-being of residents and the Home
• Prepare simple food and drinks and where necessary assist or feed residents requiring help
• Assist the kitchen in the plating up and serving of meals as required
• Respond to emergency bells, front door and telephone, greet and welcome visitors in the home
• Adopt a professional approach towards residents, relatives, colleagues and visitors
• Complete all mandatory training as required
• Any other reasonable tasks as expected by your line manager

Knowledge & Skills:

• Display positive and flexible aptitude to working as part of a team
• Show initiative and have an excellent work ethic
• Respond efficiently to a high workload and to sustained physical effort
• Show a caring and understanding attitude

Benefits:

• All training provided
• Ongoing development
• Uniform provided
• Competitive rates of pay

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Overtime
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

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

Work Location: In person