Job Description
This is a great opportunity to join the region’s leading disability charity. We offer competitive rates of pay, job satisfaction, working in accessible settings, with paid holidays and an employee assistance programme. Prior experience is unnecessary as comprehensive training will be provided. This is your chance to become a valued member of our team supporting and making a difference with citizens and families across the West Midlands
Based in South West Birmingham including NORTHFIELD/WEOLEY CASTLE/Harborne
To provide a range of personal, social, emotional and practical care tasks as required for the well-being of citizens, and their carer, living in their own homes within the community, whilst keeping a watchful brief on their changing needs.
To work towards an assessed and planned package of person centred care, or maintenance programme, enabling citizens and their carers to exercise control over their own lives by maximising their independence. The provision of a culturally and ethnically sensitive service is integral to the provision of home care.
Part time various hours
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Have individual responsibility, under the supervision of the Domiciliary Care Manager, for the personal needs of citizens.
- Observing each citizen’s changing needs and reporting, on a regular basis, to the Domiciliary Care Manager.
- Providing personal care in a sensitive manner for all citizen groups and their carers living in their own homes within the community (this may include assisting citizens to get up, and go to bed, total body washing, in line with procedures, assisting with toileting, dressing and feeding) and providing carers support.
- Undertake essential domestic duties to assist citizen to care for their homes (e.g. cleaning, cooking, laundry), whilst encouraging citizen to retain maximum independence by creating a supportive homely atmosphere.
- Attending case conferences and other meetings as required to facilitate the provision of appropriate person centred support to citizens.
- Making appointments for citizens with e.g. a Doctor, Nurse or Chiropody Services.
- Assisting citizens, where instructed by the Domiciliary Care Manager, in the management of their income, paying rent and other household bills, and keeping a strict account for checking by the Domiciliary Care Manager.
- To attend Training Courses as required to develop skills and knowledge to improve the quality of service provision.
- Carry out any other duties and responsibilities within the scope and spirit of the job purpose and grade as may be required.
Successful applicants to pay costs of enhanced DBS.
Job Type: Part-time
Salary: £10.90 per hour
Day range:
Shift:
Work Location: One location