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§ OCCUPATION · GLOBAL STANDARDS

care home worker

Care home workers provide domiciliary services to vulnerable adults including frail elderly or disabled people who are living with physical impairment or convalescing, following a specific plan to provide day-to-day care to clients.

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Description

Care home workers provide domiciliary services to vulnerable adults including frail elderly or disabled people who are living with physical impairment or convalescing, following a specific plan to provide day-to-day care to clients. They look after the physical and mental wellbeing of clients by providing them social care. These services could be developed in residential homes, care homes or in the patient's home. In relation to this last case, they aim to improve patients' lives in the community and assure patients can live safely and independently in their own home.

Theoretical Knowledge

ESSENTIALTheoretical knowledge required

older adults' needs social sciences company policies social justice legal requirements in the social sector customer service

Practical Skills

ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences

relate empathetically conduct interview in social service build helping relationship with social service users maintain the trust of service users maintain privacy of service users apply person-centred care support social service users with specific communication needs apply decision making within social work protect vulnerable social service users assist social service users with physical disabilities communicate with social service users tolerate stress apply socially just working principles promote social change demonstrate leadership in social service cases meet standards of practice in social services promote inclusion advocate for social service users encourage social service users to preserve their independence in their daily activities work within communities maintain records of work with service users promote service users' rights undertake continuous professional development in social work provide social counselling refer service users to community resources follow health and safety precautions in social care practices communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields support harmed social service users support social service users' positiveness work in a multicultural environment in health care apply problem solving in social service manage stress in the work place report on social development support service users to use technological aids undertake risk assessment of social service users support social service users to live at home deliver social services in diverse cultural communities comply with legislation in social services apply quality standards in social services assist individuals with disabilities in community activities apply holistic approach within social services accept own accountability involve service users and carers in care planning evaluate older adults' ability to take care of themselves support social service users in skills management prevent social problems assist social service users in formulating complaints apply organisational techniques manage social crisis contribute to protecting individuals from harm listen actively assess social service users' situation support service users in developing skills adhere to organisational guidelines review social service plan monitor service users' health

OPTIONALOptional competences

provide palliative care

Data Source: Unified Global Standards (ISCED, ISCO, O*NET, ESCO)