Care Assistant - AV

Who are we: Curaa is a family‑run, community‑driven care provider with award‑winning homes and a compassionate team that provides person‑centred care. Having launched in 2019, Curaa has grown its footprint across the South and Southwest of England and plans to continue this journey in the future.

Core values

• Respect: At Curaa, we believe in treating everyone with dignity and respect. We value diverse perspectives and foster an inclusive environment where every team member feels valued and heard.
• Integrity: Our commitment to ethical practices ensures that we build trust with our residents, partners, and each other. We do what is right, especially when no one is watching.
• Community: We support each other and work together to achieve common goals. Our sense of community extends beyond our office walls, as we actively engage with and contribute to the broader society.
• Learning: By fostering a culture of learning, we ensure that our team remains innovative and adaptable in a constantly evolving world.

Responsibilities

• Deliver quality personal care to each of our residents.
• Help residents with daily activities, including bathing, toileting, dressing and undressing, ensuring optimum independence, dignity, and respect.
• Encourage those with difficulty eating or swallowing to enjoy their meal in a relaxed pleasant atmosphere, ensuring dignity and respect at all times.
• Assist people with restricted mobility to move to other areas of the Home for social activities and stimulation and to the privacy of their bedrooms at their request.
• Regularly attend to residents with reduced continence control, ensuring all personal hygiene needs are met.
• Toileting, changing continence pads, and removing wet or soiled clothing to keep them comfortable and reduce and monitor risk of skin deterioration.
• Carry out care activity in accordance with the care plan for less active people, particularly turning and moving to reduce the risk of development of pressure sores, as requested by the person in charge.
• Ensure bedroom areas are kept tidy, pleasant and comfortable by making beds, regularly changing bed linen and emptying commodes and cleaning.
• Be responsible for the regular cleaning of any equipment involved in the personal care of residents, including commodes and wheelchairs.
• Practice safe systems of work across the range of tasks, especially moving and handling, by assessing risk and having due regard for personal safety and the safety of people who live here, visitors, and colleagues.
• Understand personal responsibilities with regards to Health and Safety at Work legislation, especially for moving and handling of residents and for fire safety and evacuation procedures.
• Act courteously towards residents and their visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each person and ensuring they feel “At home.”
• Contribute fully to the team, responding positively to colleagues and actioning all reasonable work instructions promptly, and record interactions on the personal care software.
• Take good care of items of equipment used to carry out tasks, including general cleanliness and advising on any faults or the need for maintenance or replacement.
• Be responsible for the safe and tidy storage of supplies and equipment.
• Attend staff meetings and training sessions as required.
• Develop relationships with relatives to help support residents better.

Qualifications

• Team player who engages well with others.
• Strong communicator and influencer.
• Energetic and hard‑working.
• Flexible and adaptable to change.
• Passionate about offering superior services and want to make a difference.