Domiciliary Care Worker Colchester

Home Carer Job | Dedham, East Bergholt and surrounding area

We require full and part time Domiciliary Care Workers in Dedham, East Bergholt and the surrounding areas.

As a domiciliary care worker you would help our predominantly elderly clients to remain living independently within their own homes in the Dedham and East Bergholt area.  You would assist them with a range of tasks from home help and companionship to personal care.  Each care visit would vary in length from 30 minutes up to several hours, although most care visits are from 30 minutes to an hour long.  Normally you would be visiting clients on your own, although some of our clients with greater needs require the assistance of two carers.

Because most of our clients require home care visits 7 days a week, we require domiciliary care workers that are flexible and able to work mornings and/or evenings as well as some weekend work.  Home Care workers must also have a valid driving licence and their own car with a valid MOT and correct insurance.  Examples of the work that this care job involves include:

• Morning (from 7am) - Assisting clients to get up and out of bed, washed and dressed, prepare breakfast, prompt or administer medication.  Assistance with toileting may also be required for some clients.
• Lunch - Prepare a hot meal and drink.  Prompt or administer medication, provide companionship and maybe assist with some household tasks.
• Tea Time - Make a hot drink and a light snack, prompt or administer medication.  Perhaps take the client on an outing, shopping or to an appointment.
• Evening (up to 10pm) - Prepare a meal or light snack and drink, prompt or administer medication and assist the client to get ready for bed.

If you have compassion, empathy and common sense and believe you have the right attitude and flexibility to help others, please apply for a Domiciliary Care Worker job online.  We will give you all the care training you require but previous care experience and NVQ2 are desirable for this job.

Essential Criteria for this role

• Compassion and empathy
• Common sense
• The right attitude and flexibility to help others.
• Good verbal and written communication skills (you must be fluent in English).
• You must own your own car and have a valid UK drivers licence.
• You must have some unsocial hour’s availability (i.e. some early mornings, evenings and/or weekend availability.

Desirable Criteria

• Previous care experience (either on a personal or professional basis).
• NVQ2 or higher in social care.