Community Care Assistant

Job Specification

1. Post

Job Title: Community Care Assistant
Company: Future Living Care
Unit: Domiciliary Care

2. Supervisory Responsibilities / Position in Structure

Responsible to: Care Manager
Responsible for: Providing personal and practical support to service users in their own homes.

3. Terms of Employment

Hours: Variable
Wage: £12.71–£13.21 (depending on experience; weekdays, weekends and bank holidays)
Experience: Community care experience required. Driver preferred.
Other: Uniform and badge will be provided.

4. Main Functions of the Job

In addition to these functions, employees are required to carry out other duties as may reasonably be required.

• To provide personal care and practical support to service users in a residential setting, whilst observing safe working practices and ensuring their privacy, personal choice and dignity.
• To act as a link between the service user and Future Living Care, reporting to the Care Manager any deterioration or improvement in the service user’s circumstances and any general problems that may arise.

5. Requirements to Carry Out the Job

Duties and Responsibilities

The specific duties carers will be expected to carry out are as follows:

• Assist with personal care, including bathing, washing, shaving, hair care, dressing and undressing.
• Assist with all toileting and continence requirements.
• Assist with the monitoring and supervision of medication, including the application of topical creams, in line with the agency’s policy.
• Assist with other health-related activities, including catheter care and eye drop instillation.
• Assist with handling the service user’s money for collecting pensions, paying bills and shopping.
• Assist with cooking light meals, preparing snacks and maintaining basic food hygiene.
• Assist with light general housework, including laundering clothes and bedding.
• Attend staff meetings regularly.
• Complete accurate and relevant administrative records, including timesheets and communication sheets.
• Attend training sessions and regular team meetings.
• Wear the uniform and identity badge at all times when on duty.

As a care assistant, you must provide care and support in the least intrusive way possible. All service users and their representatives should be treated courteously and professionally.

Carers must be sensitive and responsive to the race, culture, religion, disability, gender and sexuality of service users and their representatives.

Carers must work with service users, encouraging their participation wherever possible, to support independence and motivation.

Carers must adhere to the confidentiality policy at all times.

Future Living Care does not carry out nursing tasks.

Skills Required

• Ability to communicate verbally, effectively and accurately to obtain and provide required information.
• Ability to manage time effectively.
• Ability to think and work methodically.
• Ability to organise workloads and balance priorities.
• Ability to work on your own initiative.
• Ability to remain self-motivated and work without supervision.
• Ability to handle confidential information.
• A polite and professional manner.
• Reliability and flexibility.

6. Health and Safety

As an employee of Future Living Care, you have a responsibility under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 to:

• Take reasonable care of yourself and others at work.
• Cooperate with Future Living Care to ensure that laws relating to health and safety are not broken.
• Report any health and safety problems or concerns to the Care Manager.

This job description reflects the immediate requirements and responsibilities of the post. It is not an exhaustive list of duties but provides a general indication of the work undertaken, which may vary according to changing demands and priorities.