Community Care Assistant - Liverpool

Duties and Responsibilities:

·        Assist customers with personal care needs where necessary and appropriate for example getting up in the morning washing, dressing and toileting.

·        Promote reablement by encouraging customers to work in partnership with you to follow an agreed, personalised care plan.

·        Prepare meals/snacks where necessary promoting good nutrition and hydration, ensuring good practice in food preparation and hygiene.

·        Administer Medication to customers where required adhering MCJA’s Medicines Policy and procedures.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Hours of work: Full and part time shifts between 7am - 2pm(Morning & Lunch) 3pm - 11pm(Tea's & Beds) and weekend working. (Please note you do get to choose your own shift pattern initially when you come for your interview)

As the contracted provider for Liverpool City Council, we are looking for:

• Reliable, hard-working people with a genuine desire to care.
• Providing care and support to vulnerable adults within their own homes
• Travel around visiting our service users to assist with daily tasks, from light domestic duties to full personal care.
• Visiting a number of regular service users within the area
• Assisting with meal preparation, medication administration, laundry, light domestic duties, bathing, dressing and continence requirements.
• You will also provide much needed companionship to people within our community.
• You will need a good sense of humour and a great deal of common sense. The successful applicant will demonstrate their communication skills and ability to work in partnership with the service users.

Please note this role is also known as Carer, Care Assistant, Care Worker and Domiciliary Care Assistant.

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• Good Communication