Overview
£9 to £13 per hour
Supreme Recruitment Solutions are looking for experienced carers to join their busy team supporting local authority & charity Care Homes.
Your day-to-day tasks would vary according to the client group you worked with, but might include:
- checking each resident’s needs and progress
- providing physical care
- creating a safe and positive living environment
- providing leisure and creative activities
- helping residents to deal with problems and become independent
- keeping records and writing reports
- liaising with residents’ families and arranging family and home visits
- working with other health and care professionals
- supervising meals
- contributing to care plans and case reviews
- With experience, you could have extra responsibilities including supervising and leading a team, and managing a budget.
Skills, interests and qualities
To become a residential support worker, you will need to have:
- excellent communication and ‘people’ skills
- the ability to relate to people of all ages and backgrounds and gain their trust
- a practical and flexible approach to work
- tact, patience and understanding
- knowledge of the needs of different client groups
- a non-judgemental attitude
- the ability to work in a team and also use your own initiative
- the ability to assess situations and take appropriate action
- resilience, to cope with difficult situations and challenging clients
- good time management and organisation skills
- the ability to manage complex communication with families and organisations
- an understanding of child-focused approaches to supporting disabled children’s potential
- computer literacy and administration skills