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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. Please see employer website for full job details & person specification.

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 update and process computerised records as required
• To comply with all CSW policies and procedures as required
• 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 an understanding of and respect for the needs of older people
• Willing to undertake relevant training e.g. induction training, or NVQ/QCF level 2
• 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)
• Be willing to work additional hours to fulfil the requirements of the Home
• Willing to maintain registration with the Northern Ireland Social Care Council
• 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.