Community Carer - Elderly Care

To be responsible for delivering high quality, person-centred care and support for individuals, including elderly people, those with learning and/or physical disabilities and other vulnerable people, to help them live as independently as possible in their homes and the community.

Core responsibilities and tasks

1. Enable individuals to gain independence, increase confidence and promote rehabilitation with the following: care and hygiene, continence management, pressure sore prevention, medication support, monitoring diet and fluid intake, promoting diet and fluid intake, daily living and homecare tasks and assistance with finances.

2. To deliver care and support to individuals on a day-to-day basis in line with agreed care packages and an understanding of their routines and preferences.

3. To maintain accurate, concise, and timely records of individual care, dietary and fluid monitoring records, medication records, time sheets and mileage sheets.

4. Maintain confidentiality at all times in line with Carers and Companions policies. Maintain robust record keeping procedures in line with relevant data protection and confidentiality requirements

5. To identify, report and respond to new and emerging individual needs e.g. monitoring improvements and deteriorations, recognizing and responding to individual goals, achievements and feedback.

6. To liaise with other professionals e.g. G.Ps, District Nurses, Social Workers, Pharmacists, chiropodists, to support the delivery of appropriate care and support to individuals.

7. To develop and maintain positive relationships with individuals, family members, careers and/or friends involved in their daily lives, care and support.

8. To comply with all relevant standards, policies and procedures of the company always ensuring the highest quality and safety of service.

9. To identify improvements to the service including sourcing and reporting feedback from individuals, their families, and other relevant parties.

10. To assist with the review of home care services attending meetings with Car Coordinator's and Managers as required.

11. To keep up to date with best practice, new developments and regulatory changes to health and social care

12. Other duties commensurate with the role as agreed.

Carers & Companions is run by Ilkley Community Enterprise Ltd - Ilkley Community Enterprise is a registered charity and social enterprise working to improve the lives of people with learning disabilities, autism and other conditions, elderly people and others in need of additional support.