Home Care Worker

Epic Care is a provider of person centered services, supporting our service users to make choices which have real meaning for them as individuals and as members of a circle of family and friends.

You will support our service users with daily tasks

You will be working alongside other care workers and, sometimes alone, to provide high quality care

we are looking for:

• Carers in Stafford, Staffordshire area.
• A caring, compassionate, kind & patient person.
• Someone who wants to look after others to help them improve their quality of life.

Requirements:

• Have a right to work within the UK
• No previous experience is necessary
• Drivers preferred but not essential

Main duties

1) PERSONAL CARE

Washing/bathing/showering a person’s body and hair

Mouth care such as the cleaning of dentures and teeth

Dressing

Toileting which may include changing continence pads and dealing with catheter and stoma bags ?

Helping to eat and drink

Helping with personal appearance

Prompting or administering their medication

Meal preparation

Emptying commodes and urine bottles

2) DOMESTIC CARE

Laundry

Cleanliness of the house such as washing up, hovering, dusting, cleaning bathrooms and kitchens

Generally making sure service users are comfortable and warm

3) SOCIAL CARE

Collecting pensions and prescriptions

Shopping

Talking and listening

Escort Duties

Sitting Services

Activities such as reminiscence, dominoes, reading letters etc.

Assist service users to participate in cultural and religious activities

4) SUPPORT DUTIES

• Organise appointments to doctors, dentists, opticians etc.

Ensure access to the wider community and maintain links with family and friends

Participate in social functions in the community e.g. Day Care, Library visits

Benefits

Pension

Free Uniform

Free Bupa health care

Free PPE

Blue light card

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Salary: £11.50 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension

Day range:

• Every weekend
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends
• Weekends only

Physical setting:

• Homecare

Shift:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Stafford: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Willingness to travel:

• 100% (preferred)

Work Location: In person