Care Worker

• To assist in the daily care of the residents, helping with dressing / undressing, washing, bathing and personal hygiene where necessary.
• To help residents with problems of mobility and other physical disabilities (e.g. incontinence), helping with the use of disability aids and caring for the same, where appropriate.
• To help with the organisation of social activities, and to participate in them to help promote residents' esteem and physical and mental well-being. To accompany residents on community visits where required and as duty rotas permit.
• To help with the setting up of the dining room / meal trays in readiness for meal-times.
• To help serve food, assisting residents with eating and drinking as required. To prepare light meals and snacks if required, liaising with kitchen staff as necessary.
• To help clear up the dining room after meals, ensuring all dirty cutlery, crockery and utensils are returned to the kitchen.
• To help make and change beds, and assist with light domestic duties such as tidying rooms, dusting, polishing, cleaning windows (internal surfaces) and emptying commodes as may be required.
• To collect residents' dirty clothing and take to the laundry, and return laundered and ironed clothes to the residents. To assist residents with the completion and subsequent checking-off of their Laundry Lists as required. To inspect and mend / darn clothing where practical.
• To monitor residents' conditions, and report any changes to the Senior Care Assistant / Person-in-Charge as necessary.
• To help maintain a safe and healthy environment in the Home with due regard to appropriate Food Hygiene and Health & Safety Regulations. To report all accidents to the Senior Care Assistant / Person-in-Charge.
• To read and write reports, and to participate in staff and residents' meetings as appropriate.
• To participate in training activities / course, as directed by senior staff.
• To help care for residents who are terminally ill.
• To undertake other duties, as necessary.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From £12.71 per hour

Work Location: In person