CARE ASSISTANT

Person specification — essential criteria

The following personal attributes are considered essential to the post of care worker. The job holder must be:

• self-motivated
• organised
• flexible
• caring
• sensitive to the needs of others and to the needs of vulnerable people
• an active team player but also able to work on own initiative
• a good communicator
• able to follow care planning requirements and instructions.
• complete Care Certificate within 6-month period
• enrol for QCF/RFQ level 2 after 1 year

 
Person specification — desirable criteria
The job holder must:

• be flexible in terms of availability, working hours, adaptability
• have previous experience of care work
• have their own transport
• have knowledge of local neighborhoods

All staff are required to respect the confidentiality of all matters that they might learn in the course of their employment. All staff are expected to respect the requirements under the Data Protection Act 2018 and GDPR
All staff must ensure that they are aware of their responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work, etc. Act 1974

Principal responsibilities
In line with an individual’s plan of care and support:

• help with their activities of daily living, e.g. getting up in the morning, going to bed at nights, dressing, undressing, washing, bathing and toilet arrangements
• help service users overcome any mobility problems and other physical disabilities, including helping in the use and care of aids and personal equipment
• help make a person physically comfortable by, e.g., making and changing beds, tidying rooms, doing light cleaning, laundry and emptying commodes where used
• help with their eating and drinking by, e.g., preparing meals, snacks and drinks and helping users to eat and drink if they cannot or have difficulty in doing this by themselves
• contribute to specialised care plans, e.g. for people with dementia, re-enablement or people with continence difficulties
• help users take their prescribed medication (as specified on their care plans)
• contribute to the care of service users who are temporarily sick and needing, e.g. minor dressings, bed nursing, help with feeding, etc.
• contribute as needed to a person’s end-of-life care
• promote users’ mental and physical activity by, e.g., talking to them, helping them do things for themselves, prompting, taking them shopping, sharing with them in activities such as reading, writing, hobbies and recreations
• read and write reports, and take part in staff and service users’ meetings and in training activities as directed.
• comply with the agency’s guidelines and policies at all times, e.g. in respect of dress code, wearing of identity badges, travelling and security and safeguarding of service users
• report to the agency manager any significant changes in the health or circumstances of a service user
• encourage and enable service users to remain as independent as possible

perform such other duties as may reasonably be required

• To contribute to individual wellbeing