Holt House is a residential care home of 31 beds in Prestwich.
We recognise that everyone is at a different stage of their care journey, and work with each resident to draw up an individualised care plan that best meets their needs.
We currently have
4 vacancies for daytime, full time care and support workers. 35Hours per week
2 vacancies for night workers, part time waking nights. 20 hours ( 2 nights) per week.
Job Summary:
- Help each resident enjoy the highest possible quality of life, surrounded by love, friendship and support.
- Help to deliver excellent person centred care
Key Responsibilities:
- Contribute to person centred assessment planning, implementation and review.
- Put into practice person centred care recognising the special needs residents with dementia.
- Fulfil the role of key worker for allocated residents.
- Support independence in the tasks of daily living.
- Promote equality, diversity and inclusion.
Providing Care:
- Share in person centred assessment planning implementation and review.
- Recognise, respect and support the social emotional and identity needs and spiritual well being of residents, and deliver suitable activities in response to this.
- Remain alert and attentive to the needs of residents throughout the shift to ensure that their needs are met at all times.
- Enable interaction and communication recognising the special needs residents with dementia.
- Ensure that your own actions support the care protection and well being of residents.
- Help address the physical comfort needs of residents.
- Support residents with their personal care needs and to manage continence.
- Provide support for mobility and contribute to moving and handling residents.
- Support residents to monitor their own health care needs including supporting the use of medication and administer if trained and qualified,
- Support residents in journeys to and from the home if required.
- Engage with residents to participate in recreational and development activities including those outside of the home.
- Provide food and drink to residents and if necessary assist them in eating and drinking.
- Respond to residents’ refreshment requests throughout the shift and in accordance with their individual care plans to ensure that their needs are met at all times.
- Support residents who are distressed. Remain respectful and caring at all times despite distress reaction behaviour which may be shown by some residents.
- Support residents at the end of their life
- Provide support for mobility and contribute to moving and handling residents.
- Support residents to monitor their own health care needs including supporting the use of medication and administer if trained and qualifie
- Support residents in journeys to and from the home if required.
- Engage with residents to participate in recreational and development activities including those outside of the home.
- Provide food and drink to residents and if necessary assist them in eating and drinking.
- Respond to residents’ refreshment requests throughout the shift and in accordance with their individual care plans to ensure that their needs are met at all times.
- Support residents who are distressed. Remain respectful and caring at all times despite distress reaction behaviour which may be shown by some residents.
- Support residents at the end of their life
Recording:
- Observe, monitor and record the condition of residents, reporting as required.Communicate with and complete records for residents including contributing to care plans.
- Receive and pass on messages and information.
General:
- Support the health and safety of yourself and residents, complying with relevant legislation and Salvation Army procedures.
- Attend and participate in staff meetings.
- Participate in Supervision and Appraisal.
- Share in a flexible rolling rota.
- Develop your knowledge and practice through training that has been provided.
- Follow the guidance set out in the Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers and Adult Social Care Workers in England. (or Scottish and N.I Equivalent)
- Work positively as a member of the team ensuring effective and harmonious relationships are maintained with all members of staff.
- The post holder must comply with the Salvation Army’s dress code.
- Undertake other duties as deemed necessary to ensure the smooth running of operations and fulfil The Salvation Army’s mission.
Job Challenges:
- · Maintaining a high level of care even when a resident may not be able to express themselves and may be resistant to care practices.
- · Remaining respectful when residents express distress reactions.
- · Attempting to maintain a good level of care when there are occasional staff shortages.
Requirements
- Experience in caring for someone in your personal life.
- Experience working in Adult Social Care.
- L2 Health and Social Care desirable but not essential.
Benefits
Full Time Shifts are 35 hr paid per week.
Early shift 07.30am - 2.30pm
Late shift 2.30pm - 9.30pm
Salary: From £11.25 per hour
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday plus some weekend work
