A ROLE FOR YOU: RESIDENTIAL CARE
Care assistant
What is the role?
Working as part of a team within a residential care or nursing home, to support people – including adults with learning difficulties, physical disabilities, dementia and other mental health conditions – with all aspects of their daily life.
Roles can range from Maternity Care Assistant, Mental Health Care Assistant, Emergency Care Assistant and Night Care Assistant.
What might it involve?
- Supporting people in social and physical activities
- Booking appointments and accompanying people to them
- Assisting with personal care, e.g. showering and dressing
- Assisting people with eating and drinking
- Monitoring individuals’ conditions by taking their temperature, pulse, respiration and weight
- Possibly helping with medication
Who does this role suit?
Where next?
Care assistants are needed in a variety of places across East Riding, from charities to residential and care homes and private houses.
Search for jobs using key words including care worker, care assistant, support worker.