Domiciliary Support / Care Worker

Principal responsibilities

In line with the service user’s plan of care and support and the care worker’s training and competence:

·       help with the service user’s activities of daily living, eg getting up in the morning, going to bed at night, dressing, undressing, washing, bathing and toilet arrangements

·       help service users overcome any mobility problems and other physical disabilities, including helping in the use and care of mobility aids and personal equipment

·       help make a service user physically comfortable by, eg making and changing beds, tidying rooms, doing light cleaning, laundry and emptying commodes when used

·       help with their eating and drinking by, eg preparing meals, snacks and drinks and helping service users to eat and drink if they cannot or have difficulty in doing this by themselves

Person specification — essential criteria

The following personal attributes are considered essential to the post of a care worker.

The job holder must be:

·       self-motivated

·       organised

·       flexible

·       have previous experience of care work (in house training will be provided if required)

·       caring

·       sensitive to the needs of others and to the needs of vulnerable people

The job holder must:

·       be flexible in terms of availability, working hours, adaptability

·       be computer literate

·       have knowledge of local neighbourhoods.