Home Care Worker job description

About the job

We are looking for a home care worker to look after a patient or older person in their own home, helping with daily needs, reminding them of medication and going with them to appointments, while respecting their dignity and their family's privacy.

Duties and responsibilities

• Help the patient or older person with personal hygiene, dressing and moving around the home
• Prepare simple meals suited to their health and help them eat
• Remind them to take medication as the doctor or family instructs, without changing doses
• Check blood pressure and blood sugar and record them when asked
• Go with them to medical appointments and essential errands
• Spend time with them, talk with them and encourage them to stay active
• Keep their room and personal belongings clean
• Tell the family or doctor at once about any change in their condition

Working conditions

• Working in the person's home, sometimes including overnight stays as agreed
• Physical work helping the person move

Requirements

• Secondary school certificate or equivalent
• 3 to 6 years of experience in caring for older people or patients at home

The years of experience follow the level you choose when posting.

Skills

• Elderly care
• Personal care
• Medication reminders
• Blood pressure and sugar checks
• Healthy meal preparation
• First aid
• Patience
• Integrity

Preferred

• A course in elderly care or first aid
• Experience caring for people with dementia or after a stroke
• A driving licence