Senior Care Assistant Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Senior Care Assistant to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- support CAREGiver schedules are completed with continuity of care for Clients’
- To accompany residents to appointments outside of the home as required;
- To utilise available resources effectively, and be aware of financial implications in decisions affecting care;
- Assisting with domestic duties;
- To report faulty equipment and/or damage caused within the Home;
- Assisting the Unit Manager in inducting new care staff;
- Assisting in the delivery of personal care;
- Responsible for the administration of medication;
- Medication rounds;
- Helping our residents with personal support and care,
- Interacting with our residents on a personal level;
- Participate in staff and residents’ meetings;
- To Supervise and participate in the delivery of care to residents;
- Act as a role model for good care governance practice;
- To lead the shift, supporting other staff members and ensuring the highest standards of care are achieved at all times.
Requirements:
- Caring nature;
- Ability to work as part of a team and individually;
- Access to your own vehicle is desirable, but not essential;
- Have access to a smart device, with internet access to manage your rotas;
- At least 3 months’ previous care experience;
- Maintain skills and keep up to date with clinical developments and best practice in areas relevant to care delivery in the home;
- Be responsible for the care and protection of residents’ property;
- Ability to communicate well, both written and verbally;
- Level 2 in Health & Social Care;
- To attend all statutory and mandatory training as required by the Company in order to fulfil your duties;
- To maintain standards of infection control within the home and to assist residents to maintain their own infection control needs;
- Access to a smart device with internet to manage rotas via the HealthForceGo® app;
- You will need access to a smartphone with internet access to manage your rota via our homecare app;
- Certification in practical Moving & Handling course, completed in the last 12 months;
- Medication Adminstration certificate.