Care Assistant

Location

Preston, Lancashire | United Kingdom

Job description

• To organise and direct other care assistants throughout a shift of work.
• To assist in the formal supervision of other carers.
• To assist the trained nurse or manager in the appraisal of other carers.
• To take on the role of mentor for a group of care workers.
• To carry out spot checks on staff and maintain records.
• To respect the individual rights and choices of service users.
• To respond to the different cultural values and diversity of service users.
• To ensure the health and safety of service users; to report any health and
safety issues or equipment failures to the manager.
• To communicate effectively with colleagues and managers.
• To provide personal care to service users regarding their daily living needs.
• To contribute to the therapeutic and social programmes offered to individual
service users.
• To carry out moving and handling in accordance with training and in-house
policy.
• To assist service users to live a normal lifestyle, including sleeping at night
where required.
• To assist service users in retaining memory and life skills.
• To support service users, ensuring that they have a satisfactory intake of
nutrition consistent with their preferences and needs.
• To undertake generic cleaning duties where required.
• To dispose of waste safely and in accordance with service users’ wishes and
as per the plan of care.

Job tags

Salary

£11.5 - £12.5 per hour