Community Care Assistant

Looking for FEMALE carers to support our clients with all aspects of their day to day living, so that they can enjoy the best possible quality of life.

Providing care and support is both a challenging and rewarding experience. You will mostly work alone with our clients in their own homes. To safely provide compassionate care and support that is centred on the individual needs and wishes of each client. Respect client choices and promote their dignity at all times. We believe that all care given should be non-discriminatory and should support and value the diverse needs and unique qualities of each individual person. It is vital to carefully listen and observe how our clients prefer their care and support to be delivered on a daily basis, enabling them to make their own decisions and to be as independent as possible.

This will involve driving to and from people's homes. A fuel care will be provided to cover from first visit to last visit and travel time is paid as well.

Hours:

Work with clients between 7am - 10pm

Early shifts 7:30am - 2pm or lates 4pm - 9:30/10pm.

Can be flexible on start and finish times to fit both client needs and care assistant availability

The following duties may be involved:

• All aspects of personal care
• Showering and bathing
• Dressing
• Toileting and continence care
• Encouraging, prompting and administering medication
• Ordering and collecting prescriptions
• Helping the client to plan what to eat and drink
• Shopping, preparing and serving food and drinks
• Support with walking and standing frames
• Sliding sheets and moving boards
• Making beds and changing linen
• General tidying
• Taking a client out shopping or for appointments
• End of life care
• Liaising with families
• Record and report all relevant client information
• Respond to accidents, emergencies and incidents
• Safeguarding matters
• Contact with families or carers and other professionals
• Other matters as required by Cheshire Rural Care
• Follow Cheshire Rural Care policies, procedures and guidance at all times
• Take part in staff and client meetings as appropriate
• Attend and complete training and appraisal meetings as required
• Ability to keep clear written records about the care and support given to each client