Homecare Assistants

1. Flintshre’s Community Support Services provides care and support enabling people to continue to live well in their own homes.
2. Support people with a reablement approach maximising their personal and physical independence within their homes.
3. As one of the largest employers in Flintshire, we offer a minimum of 34 days’ annual leave including bank holidays, increasing up to 41 days.

Our teams work alongside people to maintain their health, independence well-being.

To be a success in these roles you will have excellent people skills, good communication skills, be able to think on your feet and have an ability to build and maintain relationships along with a passion for the principles of independence and empowerment. You will also have an understanding of the needs of people who are vulnerable due to age or disability, and be able to demonstrate an attitude and approach that values people, maintains dignity and respect and promotes independence.

We offer supportive management, full detailed induction and ongoing training and development to all our team members regardless of previous experience.

As this post will result in you having substantial contact with vulnerable adults, the successful applicants will be subject to a disclosure and barring service.

As one of the largest employers in Flintshire, we offer a minimum of 34 days’ annual leave including bank holidays, increasing up to 41 days, Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, Generous family friendly and work-life balance schemes, Hybrid working (role specific), Access to a range of development opportunities, Free employee assistance programme (EAP), Cycle to Work Scheme, Discounts across UK retailers.

Job Purpose: 

Flintshre’s Community Support Services provides care and support enabling people to continue to live well in their own homes.

We offer flexible support for people tailored around what matters to them. We support people to remain independent through providing care and support with a reablement approach. Support can be wide ranging and includes supporting with their intimate personal care, showering, dressing, supporting with medication, oral care, promoting health and wellbeing, support with meals planning and preparation.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Support people with a reablement approach maximising their personal and physical independence within their homes.
• Build relationships with people and their families who live with dementia, supporting them to retain control over their lives and ensure their needs, wishes and feelings are met in a flexible manner which promotes and enhances their independence at home and in the community
• To provide care and support for individuals with complex care needs including end of life care. 
• Develop and maintain effectively working relationships with manager and a range of other professionals to achieve the best outcome for the individuals we support.
• Work within FCC Policies and Procedures and Best Practice Guidelines and observe personal and workplace Health and Safety Standards.
• Partake in training as needs are identified, actively seeking to develop knowledge and skills and to contribute to staff and team meeting.