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Job description

The role of the Care Assistant is to provide care and support for residents within the Christian ethos and aims of the Council for Social Witness

Responsibilities

• To be a Key Worker/Primary Worker to residents.
• To help residents with dressing/undressing, toileting/bathing where necessary.
• To assist and encourage residents’ mobility as required.
• To encourage residents to be as active and as independent as possible.
• To carry out all care tasks with respect for the residents’ dignity and privacy.
• To give residents maximum choice over their lifestyle and affairs.
• To help residents exercise their rights as citizens.
• To promote and take part in social and recreational activities within the home, which are designed to enhance quality of life.
• To administer resident’s medication after appropriate training.
• To contribute to the assessment of and care planning for resident’s needs.
• To accompany residents on external visits when necessary, e.g. hospital appointments, trips.
• To refer enquiries about residents to the Management of the Home.
• To be prepared, after training, to take on additional responsibilities in order to act up if and when required.
• To be prepared to undertake NVQ/QCF training.
• To attend staff meetings and training sessions as required.
• To complete appropriate written records as required.
• To follow appropriate policies and procedures.
• To adhere to the standards laid down by the NISCC Code of Practice for Social Care Workers.
• To ensure that safe working practice is adhered to at all times.
• To work effectively as part of the team.
• To maintain dignity, respect and confidentiality as required.
• To carry out any other reasonable duty as required by Management of the Home which is necessary for the support and well-being of the residents.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• Evidence and understanding of and respect for he needs of older people.
• Willing to undertake appropriate training as required.
• Awareness of health and safety practices within a working environment.
• Proficiency in understanding, communicating, and writing in English to level required by the duties of the post.
• Basic numeracy required by the duties of the post (as endorsed by appropriate qualification or use of numeracy skills in a work or home environment).
• Availability for flexible hours working (including weekends), which may include hours beyond the normal shift pattern.
• Must be registered/willing to register with the Northern Ireland Social Care Council within 6 months of appointment.
• Must be willing to behave in a manner which respects the Christian ethos of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland.

Further Information

Salary: £12.40 per hour (no NVQ). £12.46 per hour with NVQ/QCF Level 2 in Health and Social Care. £12.50 per hour with NVQ/QCF Level 3 in Health and Social Care. We are an equal opportunities employer.