Community Care Assistant in Cullompton

We often have vacancies for Domiciliary Care Assistants to support our service users so that they can remain in their own homes and live as independently as possible. These frontline posts are essential to our work.

Domiciliary care is provided to people who still live in their own homes but who require additional support with household tasks, personal care or any other activity that allows them to maintain their independence and quality of life. Anyone at any stage of life could require domiciliary care including those with learning disabilities, mental health problems, sensory impairment, or physical disabilities.

As a Domiciliary Care Assistant, you will be an essential part of the service user’s daily routine and they will be relying on you to maintain their independence.

Areas Covered:

• Ottery Saint Mary
• Cullompton
• Honiton

Support 40 clients over the age of 65, with 70% of visits being a minimum of 1 hour. Will consider candidates from Tiverton, Tipton St John, Newton Poppleford, Bradninch, Uffculme, Sampford Peverell, Cranbrook, Broadclyst, Dunkeswell, Silverton, Thorverton.

Shifts:

• Full time - Around 30 hours per week
• Part time - Minimum 12 hours per week
• Shifts vary between 8am to 9pm, including alternate weekends
• Guaranteed hours contract on completion of probation
• School hours will be considered if looking for up to 20 hours per week

Pay:

• Weekdays - £13
• Weekends - £14.50
• Travel time paid at standard hourly rate
• Mileage at 45p

Key purpose of post:

The key purpose of this post is to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the service, within Care With Kindness’ policies and practices. These duties are to be carried out in the context of Care With Kindness’ value system and in line with best practice as outlined in the Skills for Care Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers and Adult Social Care Workers in England. This post reports to the Registered Manager.

The Domiciliary Care Worker is expected to demonstrate the following competencies in carrying out his/her duties:

• Work with service users in a way that promotes their equality, diversity, and rights
• Develop relationships with service users and establish and maintain effective communication with them
• Obtain information about people who use the service, assess their needs, and contribute to the planning of how their needs can be met, passing information to others on a need-to-know basis only
• Protect service users from abuse and/or harm

Contribute to teamwork:

• Make a positive contribution to and work constructively within the team
• Contribute to the development of others in the team
• Develop your own abilities to enhance work performance

Contribute to activities:

• Work in a way that ensures the service is delivered in compliance with relevant legislation, Care With Kindness’ values, policies and practices and contractual requirements
• Keep appropriate records of work and communications and file them appropriately
• Promote, monitor, and maintain health and safety and security in the workplace.

Respect confidentiality:

Any information relating to service users acquired in the course of duty must be treated in the strictest confidence and discussed only within Care With Kindness with the appropriate members of staff. Any information relating to staff acquired in the course of duty must be treated in the strictest confidence and discussed only with the Operations Manager or, in his or her absence, with the most senior staff member on duty.

This list is not exhaustive, and amendments and additions may be required in line with future policy changes.

Equal opportunities statement:

Care With Kindness welcomes diversity in the people we provide a service to and in our workforce. Diversity is not just seen as something to aim for but as something to be valued and an asset in delivering different services to different people. Care With Kindness recognises that certain groups and individuals are discriminated against in society and is committed to ensuring that equal opportunities are an integral feature of all its activities. Care With Kindness aims to eliminate discrimination on the grounds of ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, AIDS/HIV status, disability, age and history of mental health and addiction problems. All employees are required to comply with Care With Kindness’ Equal Opportunities policy and cooperate with measures introduced by the Board of Trustees to implement and monitor it. Failure to do so will result in disciplinary action. Any employee having a complaint of discrimination or harassment is encouraged to raise the matter under Care With Kindness’ grievance procedure. The complaint will be fully examined, and all efforts will be made to eradicate the problem. All Care With Kindness appointments and promotions will be made in accordance with the company’s Equal Opportunities policy.

Person specification Shortlisting criteria:

In addressing each of these criteria, candidates must evidence their statements - it is not sufficient to state that you possess the competence.

Essential:

• At least 18 years of age
• An understanding of the needs and experiences of people who require domiciliary care in their own home
• The ability to work flexibly, including evenings and weekends
• Communication skills

Desirable:

• Domestic skills
• A commitment to helping people make choices for themselves
• An understanding of teamwork
• An understanding of discrimination and its effects
• Administrative and financial skills

Where candidates lack the competencies identified as ‘desirable’ in the Person Specification, they will be required to address these as a priority if appointed to the post.