About the role
Salary: £13.80 an hour
Support work is great for people who like to work in a team and make a difference! Support Work with us offers full training, great benefits and perks, and career development opportunities.
To provide the direct care provision for all aspects of the individual residents assessed needs in line
with their care plan.
Follow all Policies and Procedures.
Assisting individual residents, where needed, with personal care.
Administering and storage of prescribed medication in line with legislation.
Assisting individual residents with their mobility, where appropriate.
Helping individual residents, where needed, to feed themselves.
Overseeing and helping, in the serving and the preparation of meals and drinks.
Ensuring that each resident receives a well-balanced diet.
Communicate and convey relevant information about the residents to team members, in order that the
individual plan of care may be regularly updated, and appropriate care given provided, paying attention to
any changes observed in the residents physical, medical or psychological condition.
Reporting immediately to the senior staff in charge, any accident or untoward incident, which may
occur to a resident, member of staff or visitor.
Be aware of the steps to take in line with Safeguarding Adults at Risk Policies should an allegation of
abuse be witnessed or made by you.
To follow as appropriate the procedures of handling Medication including asking a senior member of
staff to administer any drug prescribed as required which may include analgesics, laxatives and
diazepam.
To attend 1:1 supervision meeting with your line manager every six weeks.
To follow as instructed any reasonable instruction given by your line manager, manager or senior
manager as required.
Any other reasonable tasks that may be required.
To be conversant with and implement Meath policies and procedures.
The duties and responsibilities outlined above do not represent a full list of the tasks the post holder will
be expected to perform. Other tasks may be required for the proper performance of the job and any other
related tasks.