Norwich and Norfolk Care Home Jobs
Why Apply for Care Home Jobs in Norwich and Norfolk?
Considering applying for care home jobs in Norfolk? Care homes, as the name suggests, are homes that people go to live in when their care needs cannot be met at home. People might also go to care homes out of choice for numerous other reasons. Resident’s care needs tend to be more complex in a care home, but there are many different types – residential care homes are for people who need less than in nursing homes, for example. Care Assistants in care homes tend to enjoy team working and having interactions with many different people throughout the day. They’re comfortable being busy and thrive on group activity.
What's Involved in a Care Home Job?
Care Home Care Assistants work as a team to help residents with their care needs ranging from personal care and dressing to medication and meals. In a nursing home, they’re more likely to encounter complex needs such as bed bound care or advanced dementia. They might help organise activities for residents or assist with group days out. They liaise daily with nurses and other healthcare professionals who visit to support their residents.
Typical tasks in home care include:
- Personal care
- Dressing
- Medication support
- Meal preparation
- Activities organisation
- Group outings
- Cleaning
- Companionship
Care Home Care Assistant Job Requirements
What's Required for a Job in a Care Home?
Employers value care experience and qualifications such as the Level 2 Diploma in Health & Social Care. Depending on the company this might be essential, but increasingly employers are willing to consider candidates with no experience. There is currently a shortage of care workers in the UK, and employers are always looking for new ways to fill care home jobs in Norwich. Care is not suited to everyone however, and what’s important is aptitude. People who have worked in childcare or customer facing roles are often a good fit for care. Equally, parenting is often good experience! What employers are looking for are people skills and a conscientious nature.
Typical characteristics of people well suited to care include:
- Team working
- People skills
- Background in retail
- Background in childcare
- Parenting experience
- Experience in customer facing roles
- Empathy
- Being a good listener
- A conscientious nature
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