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Care Provider wanted immediately: APPLY HERE

Care Provider wanted immediately: APPLY HERE

Bryanston, Gauteng
Contract

The Livewell Group, a Dementia and Alzheimer’s care facility, is looking for a vibrant and dynamic individual to join the Healthcare Team in Bryanston as Care Provider. Candidates who are willing to work night shifts are required.

Responsibilities include:

Providing general, daily care for Livewell residents with personal hygiene (Oral hygiene; clean hair; wash (bath/shower) regularly; wearing clean clothes; shave beard; groom nose and ear hair.)
Assisting the residents during mealtimes (with feeding and serving of meals only on request of nursing staff; prevention of choking by handling food; assisting kitchen in serving of meals and drinks, as well as cleaning afterwards.)

Ensuring the safety of the residents at all times (complying with safety measures and regulations to prevent injuries to residents and themselves; avoiding fall risks; avoiding fire risks; reporting elderly abuse, including emotional, physical, financial, etc.; ensuring that residents remain within the Livewell premises at all times and that they are closely monitored when on an outing; monitoring allocated residents to ensure their safety, comfort, and well-being.)

Creating and maintaining a clean, tidy environment for residents (making residents’ beds and ensure that the linen is clean; taking soiled linen to the laundry; keeping rooms neat and tidy; reporting operational issues; taking out laundry and filling in the laundry booklet; disposing incontinence wear properly)

Record keeping and administration (recording all care and assistance rendered; completing daily care documents; in-and output documents; reporting bruises or physical changes; completing ABC chart in case of behaviour changes; reporting any cognitive, emotional or awareness changes; holistic resident care chart; abnormalities to be reported to the shift leader immediately)

Assisting residents in activities of daily living to promote their well-being (assisting companions and therapists in exercises and activities; continuing with activities when there is no companion of therapist available; ensuring that residents are not bored; using electronic devices like radios and televisions to keep residents occupied, but using applicable channels)

Ensuring that infection control is maintained on the floor (complying with the infection control measures as per the infection control policies and procedures of the company; adhering to good personal hygiene of themselves; incontinence wear should be removed to allocated areas as soon as possible; washing of hands should be done before and after resident care)

Self-motivation, training and developing yourself (in-service training is compulsory and presented on an off-shift day; care providers need a positive attitude towards residents, staff, families, and the company to contribute to a good working environment; care providers must always look neat and professional and act accordingly; always treat families, residents and staff with respect, empathy and dignity)

Essential requirements:

Matric Certificate
Basic Care Providing Training
At least 2 years’ experience in caring for people with Dementia or Alzheimer’s disease
Fluent in English (writing, speaking and reading)
Clean criminal record
Humility and a passion for assisting those who cannot assist themselves
Physically and emotionally able to provide in the residents’ needs
Basic care provider skills
Empathy
Emotional stability
Respect; handling people with dignity
Writing and reading skills
Patience
Energy and enthusiasm
Positive attitude

Desired:

Course in Dementia Care

Contact person

Please take note:

When submitting your CV, please use the reference number in your application.
If you have not been contacted within 14 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Job Type: Contract

Experience:

Caregiver: 2 years (Required)
Dementia or Alzheimer’s disease care: 2 years (Required)

Education:

Certificate (Required)

Language:

English (writing, speaking & reading) (Required). Apply Now

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