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How many Home Care Support Worker jobs are available on Pertemps?

There are 42 Home Care Support Worker jobs available on Pertemps right now.

What does a Home Care Support Worker do?

Domiciliary care workers provide domiciliary services to vulnerable adults including frail elderly or disabled people who require help with personal care and activities of daily living support (e.g., feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting and ambulation). Domiciliary care workers may also provide help with tasks such as preparing meals, doing light housekeeping and doing laundry.

Tasks required include:

• Assists and enables service users to dress, undress, wash, use the toilet and bathe.
• Serves meals to service users at table or in bed, and assists with feeding if required.
• Assists with service users’ overall comfort and wellbeing.
• Provides interest and activities to stimulate and engage the service user.
• Helps with daily activities such as letter writing, paying bills, collecting benefits.
• Undertakes light cleaning and domestic duties including meal preparation as required.
• Monitors service users’ conditions by taking temperature, pulse, respiration and weight, and contributes to record keeping.
• Liaises with professional staff in carrying out care plans etc..

What are the entry requirements for a Home Care Support Worker?

There are no formal academic entry requirements. In most cases workers will be required to register with the appropriate statutory body which involves satisfying the registration criteria. This would normally include holding or working towards the appropriate qualification for the job. Entrants must typically be 18 years old and have experience of working in a care environment. Both Off and on-the-job training is available. A wide range of qualifications including NVQs/SVQs covering various aspects of care are available. Background checks including a DBS check are likely to be required.