Job Description
About us
Established in 1988 as a privately run, personalised residential retirement home, Hector House offers residents complete comfort in attractively furnished twin or single bedrooms. Hector House provides accommodation for Local Authority or Privately funded individuals.
Our wee home is very welcoming. We are one big happy family. We like to party, we like to be outdoors, we like to be different.
Our work environment includes:
- Care designed to provide quality support and comfort for people living with life-limiting conditions.
The right candidate for this position is passionate about helping others, has a desire to learn and apply new skills, and has a natural aptitude for assisting other. This position requires working collaboratively with healthcare professionals, pursuing ongoing formal education and training, and performing a variety of activities in a medical environment.
Responsibilities:
- Assist care team in daily activities.
- assists and enables service users to dress, undress, wash, use the toilet and bathe;
- serves meals to service users at table or in bed, and assists with feeding if required;
- generally assists with service users, overall comfort and well being;
- provides interest and activities to stimulate and engage the service user;
- helps with daily activities such as letter writing, paying bills, collecting benefits;
- undertakes light cleaning and domestic duties including meal preparation as required;
- monitors service users, conditions by taking temperature, pulse, respiration and weight, and contributes to record keeping;
- liaises with professional staff in carrying out care plans etc.
- Promote independence in patients.
- Assist with repositioning patients.
- Assist with personal hygiene, e.g.,
- Provide information and support to patients' families.
Language Preference English, URDU, HINDI, Punjabi
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: From £21,673.60 per year
Benefits:
- Flexitime
- Language training provided
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Glasgow: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: HECT34
Expected start date: 01/05/2023