Respite Care Assistant
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Job Details:
- Carer required for a wonderful respite care home facility.
- Providing person-centred support to adults with a broad range of needs and conditions.
- Promoting dignity and respect.
- Safeguarding individuals in line with organisational Policies and Procedures, training and in line with local authority safeguarding principles.
- Positively involving and empowering the service users.
- Supporting service users with a variety of activities they enjoy both indoors and outdoors.
- Assisting, where needed, with personal care, e.g. toileting and personal hygiene, respecting the person’s dignity at all times.
- Administering medication as applicable.
- Adapting to the needs of the service users who may display behaviours that challenge and being mindful of the varying demands and potential changes in individual behaviours.
- Promoting health and safety within the working environment including Data Protection and confidentiality.
- The ability to understand and follow organisational policies and procedures.
- Participating in any training organised as appropriate to the position.
- Contributing to delivery of individual’s care plans.
- Working with professionals and families in order to develop positive relationships and cooperative approaches.
- Completing accurate records on a daily basis.
- Demonstrating the ability to work as a team.
- Undertaking housekeeping duties including cooking, cleaning, etc.
- Any other reasonable duties as deemed necessary.
- Double vaccination is essential for this role.
- Wages are reviewed after 12 weeks and moving over to a permanent position after successful competition of 12 weeks of service