Home/Community Carer job description

Role Purpose

The role of the Home/Community Carer is to perform duties and tasks to enable service users to continue living within the comfort of their own homes in a safe and secure way. To offer a level of care which promotes dignity, respect and choice.

Supporting service users who may have a wide range of differing requirements and whose needs may range from companionship and domestic support to personal care. Care must be delivered in accordance with current best practices, according to company policies and procedures, agreed standards, legislative requirements, and relevant regulations under the direction of your line Manager.

What the role involves

Deliver Companionship & Personal Care to service users:

Deliver companionship and personal care in line with the service user’s bespoke support plan which is agreed and set out before we start delivering care. You will receive full training and support to undertake the duties within this role and this needs to be delivered within the guidelines set out in the organisation’s policies and procedures.

Companionship duties may include:

• Providing support and encouragement to empower the service user to lead an independent lifestyle
• Providing companionship and conversation
• Shopping for the weekly essentials
• Meal preparation and cooking
• Joining and assisting in hobbies or crafts
• Light domestic tasks and general household duties such as cleaning, bed making, laundry and ironing
• Accompanying service users to appointments
• Driving service users to desired places
• Pet care
• Communicating with family, friends and other healthcare professionals on their behalf

Personal Care may additionally involve:

• Assisting a service user to get up, dressed and preparing them for the day
• Washing, bathing, showering, oral care, grooming
• Toileting including assisting with the use of a commode
• Continence management
• Assistance with eating
• Assisting with prescribed medication
• Use of moving and handling equipment (after training) if a service user is unable to mobilise on their own.
• Working closely with other care professionals such as District Nurses and GPs
• Assisting service users to go to bed, including undressing and washing
• Recording and Reporting
• To write and maintain accurate records of care on a daily basis.
• To accurately complete Medication Administration Records (MAR charts) in accordance with policies and procedures where this is part of the care plan (once fully trained).
• To report to the Line Manager or Supervisor if there are any changes or causes of concern in a client’s condition.