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Job Title:	CARER/SUPPORT WORKER
Reports to:	BRANCH MANAGER	Contact us about this position

The aim of our Company is to provide care and support for those people who wish to remain within the comfort of a Care Home or their own home, following accident, illness, injury or childbirth.

You may be asked to provide care for someone living with others, alone or to supplement the help given by family or the Social Services.

Minimum Requirements

1. 12 months experience in a Care Home or similar environment

Duties will include:

1. Assisting with personal care, i.e. washing/bathing, dressing and use of toilet/commode.
2. Moving/transferring clients as necessary.
3. Maintaining nutritional needs, i.e. cooking, assisting with feeding and shopping if necessary.
4. Light household duties to ensure that the client is cared for within safe, hygienic surroundings if that is acceptable to the client; otherwise to ensure that the working area for the Carer complies with Health and Safety Regulations.
5. Helping to meet the emotional needs of the client and, if applicable, other family members/carers.
6. Assist in regimes as set up by other health care professionals.
7. Respecting the client’s wishes and privacy and need for confidentiality.
8. Promotion and maintenance of independent living.

The care given to clients is to be documented on the Care Plan sheets that are kept at the Client’s/Care Home.

Any change in the client’s condition is to be reported to the Care Manager in the office, who may arrange for a further assessment visit to be made.

Children must not be taken to client’s home. No smoking is allowed on duty.

Benefits

1. Very healthy pay rates that increase with complexity of job/unsociable hours of shift (full details given at interview).
2. Mileage allowance to and from work of 25 pence per mile.
3. Free Uniform (if required).
4. Free Mandatory Training
5. Flexible hours to suit individual needs.
6. Choice of type of work that you prefer.
7. Unique referral bonus scheme.
8. Unique Profit Sharing Scheme.
9. Regular free staff outings.
10. Free Employers Liability insurance.
11. Stakeholder Pension Scheme.
12. Personal Staff Representative.
13. Free confidential Counselling Service.