GN Care Services is recruitingCare and Support Workers in and aroundKent:
Purpose ofthe Job:
Provide a complete rangeof social physical and personal care to highly dependentindividuals with physical disabilities illnesses or mental healthneeds in accordance with individual care programs. Act as a keyworker to a number of clients to provide dedicated care.
Main Duties andResponsibilities:
* Assist clients with all physical and personalneeds including bathing feeding dressing hair care toileting andsoiled clothing while maintaining client privacy and dignity toensure a high standard of personalcare.
* Prepare and serve meals and drinks tomeet clients dietary needs and in accordance with appropriatehealth and hygiene procedures to ensure a high standard ofcare.
* Encourage and support clients inmaintaining independence skills and participating in socialrecreational and community activities such as craft work publictransport shop work etc. assisting at workshops as necessary tomeet the needs of individual careprograms.
* Record and monitor client progressand level of functioning on a daytoday basis including details ofactivities medication diet and contact with carers. Notify seniorstaff of any changes and matters of concern together withappropriate written reports to meet the needs of the client careprogram.
* Comply with Health and Safety FireRegulations and other County policies.
Experience:
Experience in the care and support of older people and/oradults with learning disabilities and/or ill adults in a workingvoluntary or family environment.
Essential Criteria:
* Practical ManualHandling
* Manual HandlingTheory
* Equality &Diversity
* Fireawareness
* Health &Safety
* FirstAid
* Medication
* Food Hygieneand Safety
* InfectionControl
* SafeguardingChildren
* SafeguardingAdults
* ChallengingBehaviour
* CommunicatingEffectively
* Confidentiality
* Epilepsy
This role is exclusively availableto candidates residing in the UK with the legal right to work inthe UK. Please note that applications from overseas candidates willnot be considered and inquiries regarding exceptions or sponsorshipwill not receive aresponse.
RemoteWork :
No