7 Offices & 10 Extra Care Schemes
Community Responder South Tyneside (Weekends Only)
Job Description
Saturday and Sunday Only
Hourly Rate: £15.00 (+30p/ mile)
Driver with access to vehicle is essential
At Dale Care, We're looking for a dedicated Induvial to join our care team as a Community Responder. As a vital part of the south Tyneside team you will be support our clients in there owns homes.
Job Description
The purpose of the role is to provide general support and flexibility to the domiciliary care workers by completing care calls in any area of operation as required by the needs of the business.
As a Community responder you will carry out the following duties of a Home Care worker:
- Meeting the support requirements of our customers, in a way that respects the individual and promotes their independence.
- Travelling to the service user’s own home and assist them with daily tasks as agreed between the client and Dale Care.
- Providing personal care and support or domestic support.
- Assisting service users with medication
- Preparing of meals for service users
- Accurate completion of all relevant documentation
In addition to the above duties, as a community responder you will also be expected to:
- Complete care calls within all of the areas covered by Dale Care as directed by the coordinating team
- Promote and demonstrate good practice in the community to other carers
- Carry out observations of existing carers
- Carry out shadowing of new carers, providing feedback to the training department
- To assist with auditing documentation as and when required
Roles and Responsibilities
It's essential that all Dale Care Worker applicants possess the following qualities:
- Self-motivated and well-organised
- Caring and sensitive to the needs of others
- Flexible
- The ability to use your own initiative
- Having the ability to communicate effectively
- You must hold a full driving license and have access to a car.
- Paid training prior to starting work
- Paid shadowing with an experienced staff member
- Regular refresher training to ensure your upkeep of skills and knowledge
Benefits
Benefits
- Free DBS
- Retail discounts (Blue Light Card)
- Employee Health and Wellbeing Service