At a Glance
- Tasks: Support the wellbeing of residents by maintaining a clean and comfortable environment.
- Company: Gwynedd Council, dedicated to community care and bilingual services.
- Benefits: Attractive employment package with training opportunities and flexible hours.
- Other info: Work in a supportive team and contribute to a positive community impact.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in people's lives while gaining valuable experience.
- Qualifications: Training in Health and Safety; caring experience is a plus.
The predicted salary is between 20000 - 25000 £ per year.
Gwynedd Council offers an attractive employment package. For more information please click on this Information Pack. This is an advertisement for the post of Domestic Assistant at Plas y Don, Pwllheli for the Adult Health and Wellbeing. Gwynedd Council operates internally through the medium of Welsh and offers all its services bilingually. The applicant will be required to reach the linguistic level noted as one of the essential skills in the Person Specification.
We encourage everyone who applies for a job with Gwynedd Council to submit job applications in Welsh or bilingually. Applications submitted in English only or Welsh only will always be treated equally, but we ask applicants to consider carefully what the linguistic requirements of the job in question are and if it would be more appropriate to submit an application in Welsh.
If you are successful in being shortlisted for an interview, you will be contacted by email using the address provided on your application form or by letter. You need to ensure that you check your email regularly.
Personal attributes- To be committed and sensitive with the ability to work in a manner which shows respect for the individual’s rights at all times.
- Mature individual who is able to accept responsibilities.
- To be able to work as part of a team.
- Essential: Training in Health and Safety e.g. moving and handling or first aid.
- Desirable: Involvement or caring experience with the elderly.
- Desirable: Experience of domestic work.
- Essential: Good interpersonal skills.
- Essential: Good communication skills.
- Essential: Understanding the needs of the elderly.
- Desirable: Language requirements.
- Listening and Speaking – Intermediate: Able to maintain a fluent conversation in Welsh and discuss cases involving the field of work. Able to follow a discussion in Welsh, in Clear Welsh, on familiar matters relating to the post. Able to contribute to the conversation and answer questions.
- Reading and Understanding – Intermediate: Understand everyday correspondence on familiar issues at work. Understand longer reports in Clear Welsh and be able to pick up the main points (help may be required with the vocabulary).
- Writing – Intermediate: Able to write letters for a specific purpose, emails and short reports in Welsh and English, using vocabulary and simple phrases that are familiar to the field of work (they will need to be checked before being sent out).
Purpose of the post – Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the heart of everything we do. To ensure that the physical and emotional welfare of the users is met by operating individual User Plans. To ensure that a comfortable and clean environment is maintained in the home. This will all be done by following the Council’s guidelines and policies.
Responsibilities for functions- To respect and use all equipment and apparatus in the home appropriately.
- To notify the manager or the person with responsibility for the home at the time as soon as possible of any deficiencies in any equipment, or utilities (water, electricity, gas etc.).
- To ensure appropriate management of user’s property e.g. medicine and cash.
- To ensure that the dignity and independence of the service users are respected through good care practices and in accordance with the National Minimum Standards for Care Homes for Older People.
- To be sensitive to the need to respect the rights of individuals at all times.
- To maintain confidentiality on all aspects of the home’s activities.
- To undertake cleaning and laundry duties.
- To prepare meals and drinks as required and serve the meals.
- Attend training courses and NVQ Level 2 particularly in order to ensure a consistent awareness of care issues.
- To attend meetings in accordance with the guidance of the Registered Home Manager.
- To register with the Care Council in accordance with national guidelines.
- Responsibility for self-development.
- Ensure compliance with Health and Safety rules in the workplace in accordance with the responsibilities noted in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Council’s Health and Safety Policy.
- Operate within the Council’s policies in relation to equal opportunities and equality.
- Responsible for managing information in accordance with the Council’s information management guidelines.
- Ensure that personal information is treated in accordance with Data Protection legislation.
- Commitment to reducing the Council’s carbon emissions in accordance with the Carbon Management Plan, and to encourage others to act positively towards reducing the Council’s Carbon Footprint.
- Undertake any other reasonable duty which corresponds to the salary level and responsibility level of the job.
- Responsibility to report any worry or suspicion that a child or vulnerable adult is being abused.
The need to work unsociable hours over seven days on a rota basis. An additional allowance will be paid for the above.
