Care Support Worker 

Employer:Westwood Homecare

Position:Care Support Worker

Salary:£12.50-£13.50 per hour

Job Types: Part-time

Work Hours:20 – 40 per week

Work location:Manchester, England

FULL JOB DESCRIPTION

About Westwood Homecare

Westwood Homecare delivers high-quality, person-centred care within the community. We support adults with a wide range of health needs, promoting dignity, independence and choice while ensuring care is safe, effective and responsive.

Aims & Objectives

● To deliver good quality care within the community

● To ensure our service is person centred & bespoke

● To respect service user’s privacy & dignity

● To encourage independence & choice

● To provide well trained client specific carers

● To deliver a safe & well led service

Description

To assist clients of Westwood Homecare to be able to remain independent in their own homes and provide care and support on a flexible basis

To meet these objectives, Westwood Homecare, along with other professionals will carry out various assessments in order to create a client’s individual care plan.

Specific objectives:

● Provide personal care in line with the duties identified in the home cares handbook, ensuring that the person’s dignity and self-esteem are maintained at all times,

● Assist people to develop and maintain a high standard of personal/domestic hygiene,

● Support people in the taking of medication in line with the medication policy,

● Undertake tasks that seek to support and offer respite to carers, e.g. sitting services,

● Undertake preparation and cooking meals,

● Undertake simple domestic tasks,

● Report any changes which may affect the clients care plan and report any serious mishaps and accidents to management

● Report any hazards or potential hazards that may affect your ability to carry out duties of the post,

● Undertake an induction program and other training for the role,

● All staff working for Westwood Homecare are expected to respond appropriately to any concerns they may have regarding abuse/inappropriate treatment of vulnerable adults. This will mean alerting a manager. The protection of vulnerable adults is core responsibility at all times.

Please note the following:

● Wages are paid weekly, wages will be calculated by visits attended.

COVID-19 considerations:
All Support Workers to wear full PPE supplied by Westwood Homecare

Licence:

● Driving Licence (Preferred)

Work remotely:

● No

Work Location: on the road

APPLICATION PROCESS

If you’re interested in this role, check out more information on the OFFICIAL WEBSITE HERE and apply now!!