Senior Carers
London, UK
Job Type: Temporary/Part-Time/Full-Time
About the Role
Our mission is to improve the quality of life of our service users by providing personalised services using strength-based approach, providing service users choice and control with careers who recognise the importance of promoting independence. Gardner Recruitment was founded by a team of healthcare workers who strive to deliver quality, reliable and easy access care and support to those who needs it. Our workforce are the heart of what we do, therefor we like to invest in our staff members to ensure everyone has the right skills, knowledge and experience they need to fulfil their duties effectively.
Do you have a caring nature and a willingness to help others? Would you like to work for a local company who values their staff?
Senior care workers routinely oversee and monitor care workers, care assistants and home carers. They also attend to the personal needs and comforts of the elderly and the infirm with care and support needs (‘service users’) within residential care establishments, day care establishments or in their own homes.
Key responsibilities:
• Routinely oversees and monitors care workers and home carers.
• Takes responsibility for the shift and for the service while on duty.
• Responds to emergencies and provides guidance and support to care workers.
• Assists and enables service users to dress, undress, wash, use the toilet and bathe.
• Serves meals to service users at table or in bed, assists with feeding if required generally assists with service users’ overall comfort and well being.
• Provides interest and activities to stimulate and engage the service user.
• Helps with daily activities such as letter writing, paying bills, collecting benefits.
• Undertakes light cleaning and domestic duties including meal preparation as required.
• Monitors service users’ conditions by taking temperature, pulse, respiration and weight, and contributes to record keeping.
• Liaises with professional staff in carrying out care plans etc.
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