Care Assistant-Day Duty

On behalf of our client, Hive Healthcare are seeking experienced Care Assistants to join a 8 bedded residential home in Holywood dedicated to providing exceptional care for individuals with learning disabilities. 6 permanent beds and 2 beds for respire residents. As a Care assistants you will play a crucial role in enhancing the daily lives of the residents. If you have 6 months caring experience within the last 3 years, a commitment to quality, and a desire to make a positive impact on the lives of others, please apply for this rewarding opportunity.

Hours- 8am-8pm, 3 long days per week.

Residents:

· Build positive relationships with the residents, know and understand their needs and interests.

· Collaboratively work with colleagues and other health and social care professionals to ensure care plans are person centred and meet the needs of the resident.

· Provide a professional service, ensuring dignity and respect, in assisting residents with personal care tasks, such as washing, dressing, eating, and using the toilet.

· Observe, monitor, and accurately record residents’ physical and emotional well-being, and promptly report any changes to the Team Leader.

· Ensure the health and safety of residents by adhering to the safe moving and handling, transferring, and repositioning of residents.

· Accompany residents outside the residential home where required.

· Enable and encourage residents to participate in social and recreational activities.

· Build and maintain professional and positive relations with residents families.

· Report any adverse incidents without delay to a senior member of staff, including falls, accidents, complaints.

· Enable residents to eat and drink and give out medication as required

· Ensure that all work within the home is undertaken in line with regulations and standards, is resident focused and upholds the principles of respect, privacy, dignity, fulfilment, independence, and choice.

· Ensure residents’ opinions and suggestions are listened to and their personal problems dealt with in a sensitive manner.

· Take responsibility for receiving and receipting all residents’ monies and monitoring petty cash expenditure as applicable.

· Protect the resident from any form of harm or abuse and report any Safeguarding concerns without delay.

Administration:

· Contributing to maintenance of all records required by The Residential Home and as outlined in statutory regulations.

· Ensure all petty cash records are maintained accurately, in line with policy and procedure.

· Have an awareness of all Policies and Procedures and will work within these.

Health and Safety:

· Be aware of and act in accordance with The Health and Safety Policy.

· Conduct all activities in a manner which is safe to themselves and others.

· Report the need for repairs or maintenance in the home to the senior member of staff without delay.

· Perform housekeeping tasks, such as laundry, dusting, vacuuming, and changing bed linens.

· Complete night security checks in conjunction with residents requirements.

General:

·Maintain a certain level of flexibility in working time and hours to meet the needs of the service, if required.

· Understand and adhere to the NISCC standards of Conduct and Practice.

· Have an awareness of and adhere to RQIA Residential Care Homes Minimum Standards.

· Participate positively in all RQIA inspections.

· Undertake all mandatory training.

· Participate positively in all workplace meetings including probationary reviews, staff meetings, supervision, employee relations meetings.

· Willing to partake in personal development.

Note: This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the position. Duties, responsibilities, and requirements may be subject to change based on the specific needs of each client.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From £11.63 per hour

Expected hours: 36 per week

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• Day shift
• Weekend availability

Experience:

• Care home: 1 year (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person