Care Assistant

About My Choice Healthcare

Hawthorn Court Care Home is a small family run care home with 22 residents in the heart of Ty Coch, Established in 1991. We offer personal care and accommodation in a homely atmosphere, where staff, residents and families support each other. We are an EMI (Elderly Mentally Ill) registered dementia care home.

We work in partnership with commissioners to deliver responsive, flexible, specialist support in our registered residential care settings in Ty Coch & The Mumbles. Our individual personal plans aim to provide the people we support with more choice and control over their own lives, our staff are our heroes.

We have opportunities to join one of our dedicated and passionate teams. As a Care Assistant, you’ll have the opportunity to really make a difference to people’s lives and join a long-standing team who are committed to providing excellent standards of care that can change people’s lives for the better.

The kind of person we’re looking for:

We are looking for people who are passionate about the work we do and are dedicated to working in social care with demonstrable experience. This role is very person-centred, and you’ll need to have good communication skills and be able to maintain positive working relationships whilst upholding our values. You must be highly motivated and organised with a positive, proactive approach to your work.

We need care assistants who can live our values:

• Fun – While the day-to-day things need to be done, we support our staff in finding fun of getting them done, we want our homes to be happy and fun places to live and work
• Move Mountains – We do not shy away from a challenge. We work with families, medical staff, and stakeholders to help the people we support achieve their dreams and support our staff to progress in their career, we have an excellent record of internal promotions
• Celebrate Uniqueness – Everyone is different, we want to find the way to get the best out of our staff and the people we support, promoting each individual’s independence, choice, dignity, and privacy while putting a smile on their face
• Make every day amazing – We love to see the people we support smile; we do all we can to help the people we support get the most out of everyday
• Be Brave – We encourage our staff teams to be creative and innovative in the way things are done.
• Quality – We lead the sector on quality from the support we provide to the people we support to the training we provide to our staff

Job Description

Duties include:

• To assist with the general support of the residents as per their personal plans and needs assessment. Support their personal development through the implementation of individual personal plans and monitor them.
• To assist with intimate personal care such as personal dressing, personal hygiene, bathing and offer support in a sensitive manner, taking account of the abilities and health & emotional needs of the individual and support them through change and transitions.
• To work closely with other colleagues and co-operate with statutory bodies and other local services to maintain a high standard of service.
• To liaise with families, friends, advocates, external agencies, and the staff team to provide a consistent approach that meets individual needs.
• Help to improve the quality of life for individuals and assist people to utilise/maximise their own skills and development.

• To participate in ongoing training in line with our policies. Successfully complete medication training, as well as to take and pass a medication proficiency test after training has been received.
• To assist in maintaining accurate records i.e., finances, resident’s personal records, health, and safety, monitoring records and any other necessary paperwork in agreement with the registered manager.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 16 - 40 per week

Salary: £10.40 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Flexitime
• On-site parking
• Private dental insurance
• Referral programme
• Store discount
• Wellness programme
• Work from home

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Flexitime
• Night shift
• Weekend availability
• Weekends only

Experience:

• working with the elderly: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• QCF Level 2 or above in Health & Social Care (preferred)
• Social Care Wales Registered (preferred)

Shift availability:

• Day shift (preferred)
• Night shift (preferred)
• Overnight shift (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 07/04/2023
Reference ID: HC/01