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Care Assistant - Adults with Learning Disabilities

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  • Posted By: Capita Social Care & Housing
  • Address:
    • 1 Castle Bridge Office Village
    • Kirtley Drive
    • Nottingham
    • NG7 1LD
  • Date Posted: 31st Jul 2009
  • Salary: £12444 per annum
  • Location: Derby
  • Reference Code: RODSWPERM4
  • Views Since Posting: 267
  • Full Description:


A permanent opportunity for a Care Assistant to work within this large care organisation, to provide care and support for vulnerable adults with learning disabilities

In your role as Care Assistant, you will be responsible for:
*Working as part of a support team with individuals with Learning Disabilities, and Challenging Behaviours with the aim to promote increased independence.
*To provide a person centred approach to supporting residents in maintaining and perusing a healthy, active and varied life.
*Provision of general day to day care to residents including, as necessary: meal preparation and supervision, cleaning, clothes and food shopping, day trips and doctors visits and assistance with washing and bathing.
*To encourage and support the residents in the development of living skills.
*May include devising and implementing programmes to encourage more self help or to assist them develop new ways of coping with life events.
*To plan and carry out day trips for residents.
*To attend to the residents physical and emotional needs.

To qualify for this role we are looking for -

*Knowledge of Learning Disabilities
*Ability to work on own initiative
*Knowledge of working with adults in the care sector
*Honest and conscientious manner
*A Reliable an flexible approach
*Excellent communication skills


Key skills
To qualify for this Care Assistant role with adults with learning disabilities, you will need to:

*have experience of working with vulnerable adults
*Be willing to undergo an enhanced CRB Disclosure
*Have excellent communication skills

Capita Social Care and Housing is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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