Care Assistant​/Support Worker

Care Assistant / Support Worker Full-Time – Part-Time – Bank Staff Positions Available A rewarding opportunity for an experienced, caring and reliable person with a background in domiciliary care to support service users in their own homes, helping them remain safe, comfortable and independent in the local community. If you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d also like to hear from you:
Domiciliary Care Assistant, Home Care Assistant, Support Worker, Care Worker, Domiciliary Care Worker, Community Care Assistant, Home Care Worker, Personal Care Assistant, Carer

PLEASE NOTE:

Candidates MUST have a Full Driving Licence and their own Vehicle SALARY: £14.00 per Hour Weekdays and £14.50 per Hour at Weekends  40p per Mile

LOCATION:

Successful candidates will work in one of the following areas that are closest to where the live:
Crawley and Horsham Haywards Heath Worthing and Littlehampton Bongor and Chichester JOB TYPE:
Full-Time, Part-Time, Permanent and Bank Staff Positions Available JOB OVERVIEW This is a rewarding opportunity for someone who wants to make a positive difference to people’s lives while working as a Care Assistant / Support Worker in the local community. As a Care Assistant / Support Worker, you will provide friendly, practical and personal support to service users, helping them live as independently as possible in their own homes.

The company is looking for a Care Assistant / Support Worker who has previous domiciliary care experience, with good medication handling, safeguarding and manual handling experience. DUTIES Your duties as the Care Assistant / Support Worker include:
Providing Personal Support:
Assist service users with day-to-day care needs in a respectful, dignified and person-centred way Supporting Independence:
Help service users remain safe, comfortable and independent within their own homes Offering Companionship:
Provide friendly, reassuring support and social interaction during visits Preparing Meals:
Help with meal preparation, balanced diets and light household tasks where outlined in the care plan Following Care Plans:
Deliver support in line with care plans, risk assessments, training and company procedures Handling Medication Safely:
Support medication handling in line with care plans, training and company procedures Noticing Changes:
Recognise and report any changes in a service user’s condition, behaviour, mobility or circumstances Maintaining Records:
Complete accurate visit notes and report any concerns, refusals, cancellations or safeguarding matters to the office Working Safely:
Follow safeguarding, health and safety, manual handling, moving and positioning and infection control guidance at all times Building Relationships:
Communicate warmly and professionally with service users, families, colleagues and other people involved in their care Travelling Between Visits:
Work across your agreed area, travelling to service users in the community CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS ESSENTIAL Previous experience in domiciliary care Medication handling experience Safeguarding experience Manual handling experience Full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle Good comprehension of the English language Ability to communicate effectively at all levels Able to show empathy, compassion and sensitivity when supporting service users Able to work on your own initiative and as part of a team Able to work alone in a community setting Ability to recognise poor practice, hazards and changes in service users’ needs or circumstances Understanding of safeguarding processes and the principles of empowerment Able to carry out moving and positioning techniques following training Accurate record keeping skills Flexible, reliable and punctual approach Must be able to…