Health Care Assistant

2 weeks ago


ChesterleStreet, United Kingdom Orchard Home Care Services Ltd Full time

_Health Care Assistant - Chester-Le-Street (DH2, DH3)_

**Orchard Home Care Services **is a family run business that was founded in 1993. We are one of Durham County Council's preferred providers and provide domiciliary home care support to vulnerable adults and children across the county. We work in partnership with Skills for Care and Durham County Council's Care Academy to develop and improve the skill set of our staff, ensuring that we can continue to meet the needs of our service users. Our aim is to provide high quality care that is person centred to our service users whilst promoting their independence, respecting their privacy and dignity and maintaining the best quality of life in their own homes.

Work available in the following villages within**:Chester-Le-Street, Lumley, Pelton, Grange Villa, Ouston and surrounding villages**

**Responsibilities for the role required are**:

- Promote independence, caring for the service users within their own home.
- Assist in the support of personal care tasks; bathing, continence care, pad changes.
- Maintain a safe, enjoyable home environment for the service users by assisting with basic domestic tasks.
- Preparing meals, snacks and drinks to help sustain the service users nutrition and hydration needs.
- Communicate effectively with service user, next of kins and other medical professionals to ensure a high quality service to all.
- Identify and report any concerns in relation to a service users safety, wellbeing and welfare.

**What we require from you**
- Trustworthy
- Compassionate
- Multiskilled
- Enthusiastic
- Caring
- Passionate
- Over the age of 18
- Along with a dedicated and positive attitude, we also require a clear Enhanced DBS alongside two satisfactory references._
- **What you get from us**_
- £12.00 per hour Monday-Friday
- £12.25 per hour Saturday & Sunday
- Generous Bank Holiday Rate
- Paid mileage
- Paid Training
- £100 Refer a Friend Scheme
- Paid Holiday Entitlement

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

**Salary**: £12.00-£13.50 per hour

Expected hours: 16 - 45 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Night shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
- Weekends only

**Education**:

- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Home Care: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: On the road

Reference ID: Health Care Assistant


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