Care Worker/ Support worker

Position : Care Worker/ Support worker

Responsible to: Registered Manager

Purpose of Position

To share with other staff in meeting the personal care needs of service users in a way that respects the dignity of the individual and promotes independence. Care provided by care assistants is expected to include care that would reasonably be given by members of the service user’s own family and will not include tasks that would normally be undertaken by a trained nurse. Only when trained to do so would care workers undertake any specialist tasks.

Principal Responsibilities

1. To assist service users with all personal care needs including, undressing, washing, bathing and toileting needs.
2. To assist service users with mobility problems and other physical disabilities, including incontinence and help in use and care of aids and personal equipment.
3. To support and care for service users who are...