Medsolve are proud tobe partnering with an amazing organisation who are looking fordedicated Support Workers to join them on apermanent basis. The role involvesworking to a rota of scheduled visits forcustomers in their own homes covering the Stockportarea.
This is afull time role and they offer a salary of 12.10 12.60 perhour.
Shiftsare Monday to Sunday and will require a minimum of alternateweekends the service operates from 7 am till 11pm.
Otherbenefits for the Support Workersinclude:
Mileage paidfor
Annual MOT andCar Service payment (up to 70 per annum)
Winter &Summer Drivers Essentials pack
Blue Light CardAnnual Registration
Fully fundedtraining in Health and Social care Diploma s &Apprenticeships
Pension
Refer a friendprize of 100
Please notewe do NOT offersponsorship.
The role ofthe care worker is to meet their customers needsand to ensure they are supported as detailed in their care planensuring at all times that their privacy dignity and independenceare maintained. This will include not onlyassisting with the customers personal care needs but also theirsocial welfare. The role may includeshopping cooking and will include light housekeepingduties. Care packages will vary fromproviding companionship care through to providing palliative end oflife care and care worker pay rates will varyaccordingly. The aim of care working is toenable customers to remain in their homes with as much independenceas possible carrying out the tasks in a professional discreet andcaring manner whilst respecting the customers dignity privacyproperty andconfidentiality.
Main Jobresponsibilities of the SupportWorkeris:
Proactivelyattend tocustomer
Assisting withPersonal Care including skin care bathing shaving oral caretoileting (including management of bladder & bowels)dressing haircare.
Enablingmobility including Moving & Handling transfers pushingwheelchair checking of specialist equipment e.g. wheelchair seatcushion driving of customers vehicle asdirected.
Dieteticsincluding assistance with menu planning preparing serving andstoring offoods.
Assist customerto fulfil activities of daily living e.g. working leisureeducation.
Assist withmedications as prescribed by medicalteam.
Dealing withcorrespondence and financial matters asrequested.
Dayto day household tasks e.g. changing beds laundry ironingshopping.
We arelooking for a SupportWorker the followingskills andattributes:
* MUSThave a full clean driving licence and use of owncar.
* Experiencein a similar role is desirable but not essential as training willbe given so you must have a willingness tolearn.
* Strongcommunication.
* Patienceempathy and a caringnature.
Support Worker