- Provide live-in care, usually working alone (alongside a job share)
- Reflect the core values of the Home Instead Senior Care franchise
- Contribute to a positive living environment to enhance a client’s quality of life
- As you will be staying in the client’s home, you will follow their house rules and be mindful of their need for privacy
- You may be the only person the client sees over some time, it is therefore essential to document daily activities and report any changes or causes for concern in a client’s needs or living conditions
- You need to be clear about when to seek help and advice to keep clients safe and promote their well-being
- Maintain regular communication with line manager and office staff
Companionship services could include, but are not limited to:
- Offer companionship and conversation
- Monitor diet and eating
- Stimulate and encourage through a variety of activities (for example clothing selection, hobbies, and crafts)
- Arrange and provide reminders for appointments, activities, and outings
- Help with travel arrangements
- Organise mail and write letters
- Assist with walking (lending an arm to steady)
- Accompany appointments and social events (for example visiting friends or family, lunch, club meetings)
HOME HELP services could include, but are not limited to:
- Run errands / collect prescriptions etc
- Performing light housekeeping tasks (dusting, vacuuming, making beds, changing linens, cleaning bathrooms, and kitchens, washing, and ironing, taking out the rubbish, caring for houseplants, etc.)
- Organise and tidy cupboards and check food expiry dates
- Plan prepare and tidy away meals
- Answer the door
- Assist with pet care
- Supervise home maintenance
- Help with shopping and oversee home deliveries
PERSONAL CARE services could include, but are not limited to:
- Provide medication reminders
- Help with bathing, dressing, and grooming
- Help with continence care
- Assist to eat and drink
- Provide Dementia / Alzheimer's care
- Provide respite/convalescence care
- Assist with morning/wake up and or evening/tuck in
Secondary Responsibilities:
- Participate in company sponsored training and social events including meetings and training.
- Report hours according to office policy & communicate changes in availability promptly
- Document client information in ACP app
- May require you to run errands and provide incidental transportation for a client using your vehicle or a client’s vehicle
- Perform other reasonable duties as assigned