Care Assistant

Job summary

Care In Our Hands Ltd put both our clients and carers best interests first. We are looking to generate a team of dedicated, compassionate, and highly valued care assistants to provide our service users with the greatest quality, safe care and support they deserve. 

Purpose of position 

- Enable and/or assist individuals to remain in the community to be supported and maintained safety in their own home and thereby enhance the quality of life,

- Encouraging client’s individuality and independence, 

- Assisting other care workers and professionals to provide care for the service users. 

Principle Responsibilities

- To visit service users at times directed by management,

- To monitor and be vigilant for any signs of deterioration, distress, safety concerns or anxiety within clients and report these urgently to manager,

- To support individuals in carrying out personal care, domestic support, social visits, and general day to day duties,

- To summon appropriate assistance in an emergency, 

- Collaborate with other professionals involved in client’s care.

Roles can include but are not limited to:

Personal care: 

- Assisting clients in/out of bed or chair using agreed procedures,

- Assist clients in dressing/undressing, care of aids and personal equipment,

- Assist clients with personal hygiene,

- Assist clients with eating and drinking,

- Assist clients to use toilet and other facilities, cleaning thoroughly after each use.

Domestic:

- Assist with maintaining cleanliness and hygiene of client’s home meeting health and safety requirements,

- Operate sources of warmth safely,

- Assist with laundry,

- Help shopping.

Social:

- Encourage clients, where capable, to participate in daily living activities,

- Develop and maintain personal contact with the service user through conducting proper conversations,

- Provide support as part of care assistance team, liaising with other professionals and informal carers as necessary.

What we offer 

- We offer competitive rates of pay starting at £13 per hour, plus travel time and mileage payments when traveling between clients’ homes. 

- Flexible working hours: mornings, evenings, and weekends.

- Free uniform.

- Free training.

- Generous pension scheme, holiday pay and sick pay. 

Qualifications and Experience.

Desirable:

· NVQ Level 2 Health and Social Care, 

· Experience working within the adult Health and social care sector,

· Understanding of the relevant legislation for adult health and social care.

Essential:

· Experience and qualifications are desirable but not essential,

· Must complete our training and courses prior to lone working,

· Must achieve the care certificate. 

Conditions:

We will organise an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check prior to employment. You must complete the relevant section of the application form – your application will be returned if incomplete. This must be completed prior to work as your role will be working with vulnerable individuals in the community.

You must hold a full, clean driving licence and provide and be able to use your own vehicle for transport. The vehicle you use must have a full MOT and insurance for business use. It is your responsibility to ensure your vehicle is insured and in proper, safe condition. 

Please provide us with a completed application form either via email or in the office.

Email: 

Address: 152a County Road South, Hull, HU5 5NA.