Care Assistant in Shepperton

46 hours per week 8-8 every other weekend

About Boutique Care Homes

Boutique Care Homes is a family-run care provider, we pride ourselves on providing compassionate care, with true family values, ensuring your loved one lives a fulfilled life, enjoying fresh, nutritious home-cooked food and a choice of activities and entertainment in their later life. Our team is dynamic and energetic, evolving with the times, ensuring safety and well-being come first, providing you peace of mind that your loved one is well cared for.

Why Boutique Care Homes?

• Competitive salary
• Company pension
• Free team lunches*
• Free employee expert counselling & support from qualified advisors, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Refer a friend incentive scheme
• Blue Light Card discounts
• BCH quarterly recognition awards
• Long service awards

Job Description

As a Care Assistant, you will play a vital role in providing compassionate care and support to individuals who require assistance with their daily living activities. Your responsibilities include assisting residents with personal care, promoting their well-being, supporting during mealtimes and ensuring their comfort and safety. This role requires empathy, patience, and a strong commitment to enhancing the quality of life for those you care for.

Key Responsibilities

• Personal Care: Assist residents with activities of daily living (ADLs), including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and eating, while respecting their dignity and preferences .
• Mobility Support: Provide support with transferring, walking, and mobility aids, as needed, to ensure safety and independence.
• Meal Service: Serve nutritious meals and snacks, adhering to dietary restrictions and preferences.
• Companionship: Engage in meaningful conversations, provide emotional support, and encourage social interaction to combat loneliness and isolation.
• Housekeeping: Assist with light housekeeping tasks such as cleaning, laundry, and tidying to maintain a clean and safe environment. Make and change beds, mattresses and bed linen.
• Record Keeping: Maintain accurate records of care provided, changes in the resident's condition, and other relevant information.
• Ensure the safety of residents by identifying and mitigating potential hazards and following established safety protocols.
• Regularly communicate with healthcare professionals, residents' families, and care team leaders to provide updates on the resident's well-being. Report to your Line Manager any changes or deterioration you observe in the health and general condition of residents, any personal or emotional problems that you become aware of and any matter which has or could potentially have a bearing on the overall well-being of the residents.
• Attend team meetings and training sessions as required for the better performance of your duties.
• Activities and Engagement: Having a 'one team approach' to activities and lifestyle whereby all team members from all departments get involved in delivering activities is what sets Boutique Care Homes apart from other providers. This is where we all make a difference, creating a fun, vibrant environment for residents and team alike making everybody's role from a carer to kitchen assistant within the home much more varied and enjoyable.

Skills, Qualifications & Experience

• Compassion, empathy, and a strong desire to help others.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Physical stamina and the ability assist residents as required.
• Patience, reliability, and the ability to remain calm under pressure.
• Understanding of and commitment to maintaining resident confidentiality.
• Basic knowledge of healthcare procedures and safety protocols.
• Flexible in approach.
• A team player.

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