Job Description
A Health Care Assistant is a professional who assists the elderly, disabled or people in recovery with performing day-to-day activities. For example, they help with household chores, hygiene and mobility support.
Job brief
We are looking for a competent personal care assistant to support physically or mentally challenged customers in their everyday lives. The fulfilment and satisfaction that comes with helping others surpasses the challenges of this job.
If you’re a compassionate, positive person who isn’t afraid to work hard, then this is a job for you. We expect you to be polite and a good communicator. Experience in housekeeping tasks and caring for the elderly or sick will make you a strong candidate.
Responsibilities
- Ensure clients receive their medication on time
- Support clients who can’t move on their own
- Help clients dress, bathe, eat etc.
- Assist clients with physical therapy exercises
- Cook meals according to the customer’s restrictions
- Help customers with their shopping
- Do necessary housekeeping to maintain a clean environment
- Provide emotional support
- Inform physicians or supervisors about uncommon events
- Act quickly and responsibly in cases of emergency
Requirements and skills
- Proven experience as personal care assistant
- Committed to health & safety
- Able to do housework and cooking
- Well-organized and reliable
- Excellent communication and people skills (speaking and writing)
- Positive and compassionate attitude
- Strong ethics
- Physical stamina
- CPR certified
- High school diploma or equivalent
- A valid driver’s licence (not required)
Frequently asked questions
What does a Health Care Assistant do?
A Health Care Assistant offers personal care services that are part of a client’s established plans for himself or herself. For example, they assist with bathing, dressing, grooming, helping those who cannot feed themselves and transferring from the bed into chairs.
What are the duties and responsibilities of a Health Care Assistant?
Health Care Assistants’ duties include mobility support, assisting with maintaining personal hygiene by bathing, brushing their hair and teeth or applying skincare. In addition, they may be responsible for housekeeping duties such as cooking, cleaning, washing clothes and dishes and running errands. Additionally, they are in charge of medication disposal and treatment administration.
What makes a good Health Care Assistant?
A good Health Care Assistant is a compassionate, supportive and well-rounded individual. Maintaining reliability and organization is also vital. These traits are imperative to provide the necessary support and comfort to recovering, disabled or frail clients.
Who does a Health Care Assistant work with?
A Health Care Assistant typically aids disabled, chronically ill or elderly clients. They may also work alongside other types of caregivers, such as an Occupational Therapist, by assisting with a physical therapy session.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Temporary contract, Fixed term contract, Temp to perm, Zero hours contract, Graduate
Part-time hours: 8-48 per week
Salary: £10.50-£12.64 per hour
Benefits:
- Flexitime
- Referral programme
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Every weekend
- Flexitime
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
- Weekends only
Supplemental pay types:
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Slough: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: FSHSTYJ377