Care Assistant - Homecare

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Job description

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Do you have the desire to help change lives and an interest in mental health?

Response provides a range of support to people that experience severe and enduring mental health needs, and we are recruiting Care Assistants to join our Homecare team in Oxford - the area covered is across Oxford and South and Vale . We are recruiting several roles, full time on 37 hours per week and part time where we can offer flexibility in hours that suit you, hourly rate of £10.00 to £10.50 . The role will be to support individuals with severe and enduring mental health needs to live their lives in a positive way and assist them to improve their physical and mental well-being and promote and encourage as much independence as possible.

Our main priority for any role within Response is to find people that can live our values every day. Experience within a care or mental health setting is desirable, qualifications are advantageous, however, we have a Learning & Development team who are happy to support you and your personal development and work to progress your career with us!

Above all, we are looking for people that share our values below and want to make a real difference to people's lives:

Caring - Our residents are the heart and soul of all that we do, we provide person-centred care that enables residents to live a life worth living. We believe that differences should be celebrated, and each resident's uniqueness enhances not only our community, but also the support we provide.

Safe - Honest and open relationships help to make all of our residents feel safe, and we provide a safe place for recovery for as long as a resident may require.

Creative - Continuous learning from one another is key. When working with a resident at their own pace there is/ are many ways to get creative with how they are supported.

Aspirational - Recovery is focused on what a resident can do, not what they can't.

Main Duties:

Working as a Care Assistant to maintain clients' independence by encouraging them to carry out tasks that they are able to physically perform
Assisting clients with personal care including, but not limited to, washing, dressing and incontinence care
Meal preparation and assistance in accordance with clients' wishes. Completing daily laundry needs as required and specified within the care plan
Assisting and supporting clients to maintain their living space and environment, this can involve changing bedding, and assisting with cleaning
If required, help clients to receive, take and store medication according to the Drugs Policy and record on the clients' medical records.

Access to your own vehicle - along with a full driving license - would be great. You will need top-notch communication and organisational skills, as well as knowing your way around a computer and relevant software packages.

If this Care Assistant role sounds like the role for you then please click ' Apply' today! We'd love to hear from you!
New starters have a 6 month probationary period. This, together with the induction process aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.

Candidates not currently employed by the Trust who attend an interview for non-qualified Band 1-5 posts are required to undertake numeracy and literacy assessments.

Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3-5 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.

Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.

We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation and we encourage applications from users of mental health services. This is part of our commitment to equality and reflecting the diversity of our population.

Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.