Day Care Assistant - Cysgod Y Gaer
Day Care Assistant - Cysgod y Gaer Residential Care Centre, Corwen
Cysgod y Gaer aims to provide high quality needs-led residential, respite and day care to support the older people of the Corwen area and their carers.
A vacancy has arisen for a Day Care Assistant within Cysgod y Gaer Residential Centre. If you feel that you can offer the caring and flexible attitude necessary for the smooth running of this establishment, where the clients' needs are of paramount importance, then we are interested in hearing from you.
We will offer you a full induction, regular supervision and access to training and development opportunities as well as support opportunities for career progression.
We also offer a range of employee benefits including:
- Generous annual leave
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
- Lifestyle savings via DCC Rewards Direct (shopping, holidays, days out)
- Family friendly policies
Job purpose: To offer support as part of a care team dedicated to ensuring that residents have their needs met to the highest possible standards and that they have a positive experience of residential care.
Main responsibilities
- Offer assistance in accordance with each resident's individual care plan, meeting social, emotional, spiritual and physical care needs and participating in case conferences and reviews.
- Act as keyworker for a small number of residents and keep resident records in accordance with County Council procedures.
- Encourage residents to remain independent and promote a reabling ethos.
- Ensure all aspects of personal care (e.g. assistance to wash, bathe and manage continence) are undertaken in a sensitive and respectful manner.
- Ensure the dietary, nutritional and health requirements of residents are met.
- Support residents to express their wishes and feelings and to maintain relationships within the home, with family and in the wider community.
- Create a supportive, homely environment where personal control and independence is maximised.
- Follow county council policies, procedures and best practice guidelines and observe health and safety standards.
- Undertake training as needs are identified and contribute to resident and staff meetings.
- Safe handling of moveable apparatus, i.e. hoists, wheelchairs, beds, lift, baths etc.
Knowledge, skills, training and experience
- Good general education.
- NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care or equivalent qualification or experience.
- Relevant life experience or experience of working within another caring field.
- An awareness of the issues affecting vulnerable adults in a residential setting.
- A willingness to learn new skills and attend relevant training.
- Ability to communicate at all levels.
- Some knowledge of the role and function of a Social Services Department.
- A practical common sense approach and ability to work on own initiative.
- Fluency in spoken English is essential; fluency in spoken Welsh is desirable (Welsh language skills desirable - Level 1).
Special working conditions: contact with clinical waste; manual handling of clients and objects; exposure to chemical substances; operating moving machinery.
Employment checks: All new starters are required to undergo safer recruitment checks: DBS clearance, 2 satisfactory references covering 3 years employment, evidence of essential qualifications, evidence of Right to Work in the UK, and evidence of registration with Social Care Wales. Appointment is subject to Disclosure & Barring Service check and satisfactory references.
If you would like to discuss any aspect of the post, please call Catherine Roberts (Manager) on 01490 412394.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role, so please submit your application as early as possible.