JOB DESCRIPTION — COMMUNITY CARE ASSISTANT (MALE ONLY)

Position: Community Care Assistant
Department: Home & Community Services (Redbridge and Barking & Dagenham)
Responsible to Project Manager

PURPOSE OF POSITION

To provide personal care and support to people in their own homes for whom the agency has agreed to provide a service in line with an agreed care and support plan.
To care for service users in non-discriminatory ways, respecting each user’s dignity, individuality, cultural and social background, and independence.
To work with other staff employed by the agency and were involved with staff from other services to provide an integrated approach to people ‘s health and care.
Contributing to activities in a safe way, keeping and filing clear records, keeping to regulations, following the agreed way of working.
Respecting confidentiality by not discussing any personal information on individuals or staff with unauthorised people and storing records securely.
To work in partnership with users’ family members and friends who are involved in their care and support.
To contribute to individual wellbeing.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES

In line with an individual’s plan of care and support:

• help with their activities of daily living, e.g., getting up in the morning, going to bed at nights, dressing, undressing, washing, bathing and toilet arrangements.
• help service users overcome any mobility problems and other physical disabilities, including helping in the use and care of aids and personal equipment.
• help make a person physically comfortable by, e.g., making and changing beds, tidying rooms, doing light cleaning, laundry and emptying commodes where used.
• help with their eating and drinking by, e.g., preparing meals, snacks and drinks and helping users to eat and drink if they cannot or have difficulty in doing this by themselves.
• contribute to specialised care plans, e.g., for people with dementia, re-enablement, or people with continence difficulties.
• help users take their prescribed medication (as specified on their care plans)
• contribute to the care of service users who are temporarily sick and needing, e.g., minor dressings, bed nursing, help with feeding, etc.
• contribute as needed to a person’s end-of-life care.
• promote users’ mental and physical activity by, e.g., talking to them, helping them do things for themselves, prompting, taking them shopping, sharing with them in activities such as reading, writing, hobbies, and recreations.
• read and write reports, and take part in staff and service users’ meetings and in training activities as directed.
• Always comply with the agency’s guidelines and policies, e.g., in respect of dress code, wearing of identity badges, travelling and security and safeguarding of service users.
• report to the agency manager any significant changes in the health or circumstances of a service user
• encourage and enable service users to remain as independent as possible.
• perform such other duties as may reasonably be required.