Care / Support Worker
15 days ago
London
We are looking for a kind, compassionate, reliable, and positive Support Worker / Care Assistant who can provide high-quality, person-centred care while promoting independence, dignity, confidence, and wellbeing. The ideal individual should have a warm and encouraging attitude, with the ability to build a trusting and respectful relationship with the client. Good companionship is very important, so the support worker should be friendly, patient, approachable, and genuinely interested in spending meaningful time with the client. Responsibilities may include: • Providing personal care respectfully and sensitively, including support with washing, dressing, toileting, grooming, and maintaining good personal hygiene., • Offering companionship, conversation, reassurance, and emotional support., • Encouraging and motivating the client to remain as independent, active, and involved in daily life as possible., • Supporting the client with daily routines, household tasks, meal preparation, shopping, and other practical activities where required., • Accompanying the client to appointments, social activities, outings, or community activities., • Encouraging hobbies, interests, exercise, social interaction, and activities that support the client’s physical and emotional wellbeing., • Supporting mobility and helping the client move around safely where necessary., • Providing medication support or reminders in accordance with the agreed care plan and relevant procedures., • Observing any changes in the client’s wellbeing and communicating concerns appropriately., • Maintaining the client’s dignity, privacy, choices, preferences, and confidentiality at all times., • Creating a calm, safe, positive, and enjoyable environment. The right person should be caring, respectful, dependable, attentive, and able to use their initiative. They should understand that good care is not only about completing tasks, but also about helping the client feel valued, listened to, comfortable, confident, and supported. Above all, we are looking for someone who will treat the client with kindness and respect, bring a positive attitude into their home, provide excellent companionship, and support them to enjoy the best possible quality of life.
