Job Title: Domiciliary Carer
Job Description
St Monica Trust is looking for sensitive, dependable, and caring individuals who can join their Domiciliary Care team in The Chocolate Quarter. This would involve assisting residents in getting up from bed and retirement to bed, dressing/undressing, bathing, toileting, preparing simple food, cleaning, and laundry. These involve practical interventions like assisting residents to take medication, ensuring that they eat well, and supporting them in maintaining their independence and control over their lives. Carers provide emotional and social support that helps the residents stay independent and live an autonomous life. Relations of trust are imperative in building relations of trust between the carer and the resident for them to exercise choice and be valued. The carers will be expected to support residents in taking their medication where necessary. Keeping up and maintaining electronic care plans, which requires good IT skills, is another extremely crucial part of the role.
Qualifications
Caring, reliable, and empathetic nature
- Good standard of IT skills, including use of mobile phones
- Ability to build trusting relationships with residents
- Flexibility to work a variety of shifts (including shorter working hours: 8:00-11:00 am and 7:00-11:00 pm, along with other shift options)
- Willingness to undertake full training provided by St Monica Trust
About St Monica Trust
St Monica Trust works to create communities where older people flourish. The Chocolate Quarter was formerly Fry’s chocolate’s home and is now a thriving community center acting as a hub for the entire locality. It brings together people of all generations and has a very interesting, intergenerational atmosphere. St Monica Trust is proud to uphold high standards of care from the start to the end of a resident’s journey, ensuring safety and well-being.
Why Join St Monica Trust?
Prized staff meals
High street discounts
Employee assistance programme
Flexibility within working hours to allow a good work/home balance
Free on site parking
Shining a light on the Recruitment Open Day
The St Monica Trust invites anyone interested in these exciting opportunities to a Recruitment Open Day on Monday, 29 July 2024, at The Chocolate Quarter in Keynsham. Those considering becoming carers who attend the event will be encouraged to look around the facility, meet the team, and discuss what being part of this supportive community entails.
Visitors will have the opportunity to discuss their application with existing staff, ask any questions, and get a real feel for the lively atmosphere that is The Chocolate Quarter. The Recruitment Open Day will provide an all-round overview of the role and the many benefits of working with St Monica Trust.
Join the Team
St Monica Trust is looking for bright minds yearning to bring this difference into the lives of older people: compassionate, reliable, and empathetic. This is the opportunity of a lifetime to work with a focused, committed, and passionate team. The trust values every contribution made by its team members and brings about a fulfilling work atmosphere.
To find out more about the Recruitment Open Day and to view current vacancies go to www.stmonicatrust.org.uk/jobs. This is an opportunity to be part of a dynamic team to make you valued to enrich the lives of older people and create a community at The Chocolate Quarter that is full of life.
