Care Assistant

We are an award-winning home care provider that offers affordable home care solutions for adults and the elderly who prefer to stay at home. We provide services ranging from a few hours of visiting care to 24/7 live-in care.

We are looking for Care Assistants to fill our vacant positions in Hertfordshire and the surrounding areas. Our Care Assistant role involves working with Service Users aged 18 to 65 and above, providing companionship, personal care and medication assistance.

Working for You & I Care, you share our core values of Caring, Compassion and Improvement.

Job Overview

• To provide care in accordance with best practice and legislative requirements, reflecting policies and procedures and agreed standards under the direction of the Senior Care Assistant.
• To support and enable Service Users to maintain skills and personal interests whilst delivering person-centred care unique to each individual.
• To maintain skills at a current level, undertake such training and development as required from time-to-time to maintain and progress knowledge.

Skills and Attributes

• Caring
• Compassion
• Striving for improvement
• Empathy

Responsibilities

• Ensure Service Users are at the heart of care delivery and their wishes and preferences enhance their wellbeing.
• Support Service Users to maintain their relationships and connections with the local community, family, friends and other important people in their life.
• Ensure care plans and other information about how to support Service Users are followed.
• Be responsible for informing the Senior Care Assistant of any changes in the needs of Service Users.
• Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of those individuals they support.
• Develop effective working relationships with other employees within the organisation.
• Work in cooperation with members of the multi-disciplinary teams to maximise opportunities for Service Users.
• Be a role model for other Care Assistants and be an ambassador for the service.
• Be professional, polite and reasonable at all times.
• Knowledge of, and work within, the Fundamental Standards.
• Understand the regulatory framework that governs the service, including the role of CQC and their requirements.
• Commit to achieving the relevant qualifications commensurate with the role.
• Attend statutory training and any other training as directed by management.
• Understand and follow all policies and procedures relevant to the role.
• Be open to learning opportunities.
• Your brilliant positive energy and the natural ability to get along with people, be truly compassionate and considerate.

Requirements

• Driving licence and car.
• A certificate in care.
• Contracted hours.

Benefits

• Bonus.
• Consistent daily calls.
• Paid mileage and travel time.
• Pension contribution.
• Paid training time.
• Free DBS.
• Support personal and professional growth.
• Fully funded care certificate.
• Fully funded QCF in Health and Social Care.
• Paid induction time and shadowing.

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