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Hours: Full-time/Part-time available
Fixed Hour Contracts available (after probationary period)
Mileage paid
Location: Oban and surrounding area
Alternate Weekends Essential
SVQ 2 support packages available
If you:
- have patience
- are flexible
- have enthusiasm
- have good communication skills
- are caring
- are open-minded
- have a willingness to learn
- enjoy working with people
. then we want to hear from you!
Carers Direct Ltd is a well-established family business whose person-centred approach ensures personalised support to people living at home. We are looking for someone who can work to our vision of Providing Outstanding Personal Care and Support. If you enjoy making a real difference to people's lives, our Care Worker role could be for you.
Your Role:
- Assist Service Users to live safely in their own home by supporting them with daily living tasks. This can include personal care support, meal preparation, medication prompts, shopping or cleaning assistance or companionship visits.
- Work to a rota and travel between service users providing multiple visits per shift.
- Be a positive, cheerful and enthusiastic representative of Carers Direct Ltd.
- Enable the Service User to carry out activities as independently possible.
- To be aware of changes in the Service Users physical and mental health, and to report these to your line manager and / or relevant others.
- Liaise, where appropriate, with Service Users relatives, health professionals and others contributing to their care, in order to promote continuity of care.
- Keep accurate and detailed records whilst maintaining the Service Users privacy.
- Contribute to updating of Service Users individual care plan, and take part in any re-assessment of care needs.
- Communicate regularly with your manager and administration staff to assist the organisation in maintaining a high quality of service delivery.
You will have:
- A passion for providing support to others.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- The ability to keep your cool under pressure and take a flexible, 'can do' approach.
