Care Assistant

Care Assistant Reports to: Registered Manager or Supervisor To support customers with all aspects of their day to day living, so they can enjoy the best possible quality of life. You will mostly work independently with the customer(s) in their own home. Providing care and support offers many rewards, but can also be challenging. Compassion, good communication skills and a calm and caring manner are essential to be successful as a Care Assistant. Key responsibilities To provide safe, reliable, compassionate care and support to meet the individual needs and wishes of each customer. Each person is unique. You must respect each customers choice about how their care and support is given and promote their dignity at all times. You may be the only person the customer sees regularly or during a particular period of time, it is therefore essential to report any changes or causes for concern to your line manager promptly. You need to be clear about when to seek help and advice in order to keep customers safe and promote their well-being. Duties Care and support Give non-discriminatory care and support that values the whole person rather than merely seeing a list of care needs. Carefully listen and observe how each customer prefers their care and support to be delivered on a day to day basis. Help them make their own decisions so they can be as independent as possible. Follow the instructions in the care and support plan agreed with each customer. This may include: All aspects of ..... full job details .....