Just Call 4 Care is currently in need of the services of an experienced Home Care Worker to join their team in Birmingham. Qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.
Just Call 4 Care (JC4C) Services provides high-quality home care, supported living, and residential care for the elderly and young people. The company’s client-focused approach maximizes personal wellbeing and independence, with personalized plans reflecting the needs, preferences, and aspirations of each service user.
Excellence in service and caregiving ensures the safety, dignity, and respect of service users at all times. JC4C encourages individuals to communicate their views regarding the care they receive, actively listening and accommodating their needs to maximize customer satisfaction.
JC4C is committed to enhancing the quality of life for its clients, enabling them to take greater control over their lives, a commitment that lies at the heart of the company’s values.
Position: Home Care Worker
Salary: £10.42 – £11.00 an hour
Job Type: Full Time
Location: Birmingham, UK
About the Role
They are looking for individuals with the passion for care service. The role of care worker has many aspects. It is not an exhaustive list of the tasks involved, they will vary from one service user to another, but instead it is intended to be a guide to the type of work involved. The role of the care worker is to perform duties and tasks to facilitate our Service users to live at home in a safe secure and comfortable way.
To do this successfully the care worker must be aware of the needs and requirements of the service user and must communicate successfully not only with the Service user s but also with the other stakeholders such as family, friends, and other healthcare professionals.
The Care Worker also has a responsibility to alert the supervisor (or other representatives) of any changes or causes for concerns in the Service user ’s condition.
Care Workers are frequently the only people that a Service user may see daily and clearly there is a responsibility to report any relevant information back to the supervisor. It is not the role of the care worker to become involved in notifying the family, friends, or relatives of changes. This will be carried out by Just Call 4 Care Services, based on the advice received from the care worker. The Care Worker does not have the responsibility for staff. It should be clearly understood that the role requires a great deal, sometimes both in physical and emotional ways, and carries a weight of responsibility.
Anyone who does not genuinely care about the welfare of other people will not be suitable for this job.
The permanent equipment provided by Just Call 4 Care Services such as uniform identity badge and any other equipment requires to carry out the role, are the responsibility of the care worker as is making sure that consumables such as disposable gloves and aprons are available and not in short supply.
Whilst the supply and upkeep of any equipment such as wheelchairs and hoist are not the responsibility of Just Call 4 Care Services or its employees, it is expected that causes for concern with any of such items would be passed by the care worker to the supervisor.
By its nature domiciliary care requires care worker to travel from place to place. Care Workers must therefore can do this, either by public transport or by their own means.
A thorough training programme is applicable to every member of the Just Call 4 Care team. This constitutes both initial and ongoing training and is a requirement of all staff. Every member of staff will be required to apply for, and achieve, a satisfactory Criminal Records Bureau check.
Main Duties
- Assist Service user s to get up, dressing and preparing them for their day.
- Washing, bathing, showering, oral care, grooming
- Toileting, assisting with use of commode, emptying commode.
- Continence managements
- Using manual handling equipment as specified
- Working with other care professionals such as District Nurses, GP’s, etc
- Assisting with prescribed medication
- Assist Service user s to go to bed, including undressing and washing.
- Preparation of meal and assistance with feeding
- General household duties
- Bed making and laundry.
- Shopping and supplies management
- To keep accurate records of care visits.
- Proper documentation of task conducted.
- Visiting office for submission of timesheets, logbooks, and other paperwork
- Attending regular refresher and skill enhancement trainings.
- Attending meeting and supervisions as and when required.
Qualifications
- Genuine care for others
- Good communication skills
- Ability to understand what the role entails.
- Ability to follow instructions.
- To be able to attend all Service user calls.
- To understand the importance of such calls
- To be able to cope with emergency and difficult situations.
- To be able to communicate with other people.
- To be able to maintain high standards of care provision.
Benefits
- Skilled Worker visa sponsorship is available to applicants that meet the criteria.
- Employee discount
- Employee mentoring programme
- Flexitime
- Language training provided
- Referral programme
Required Documents
- CV/Resume
- Cover Letter
Application Process
Interested and qualified individuals should kindly CLICK HERE to learn more about the role and to apply
Application Deadline
Unspecified