http://www.lgcareers.com Find information about working in local government at LGcareers.com Thu, 07 Apr 2011 09:34:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.lgcareers.com/careers-az/home-care-assistant/ http://www.lgcareers.com/careers-az/home-care-assistant/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2007 19:24:35 +0000 admin http://lgcareers.jobsgopublic.com/career-descriptions/caring-for-your-community/home-care-assistant/

Introduction What do the following people have in common? An 80-year-old terminally ill man who needs physical help with getting in and out of his bath? A young woman who has multiple sclerosis and can’t get to the shops on her own? A 19-year-old who is back home after a motorbike accident and needs help [...] Related entries:

1. Sheila, Home Care Team ManagerSheila, Home Care Team Manager Herefordshire Council I joined the...
2. Matt, Personnel AssistantMatt, Personnel Assistant Leicestershire County Council I’ve worked for the...
3. Kayleigh, Revenues AssistantKayleigh, Revenues Assistant Hartlepool Borough Council Before I worked for...

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Introduction It is the job of the registration and inspection officer to make sure that standards are met in homes such as residential adults’ and children’s homes. Registration and inspection officers are allocated a number of homes to look after, sometimes specialising in either children’s or adults’ establishments, depending on the authority they work for. [...] Related entries:

1. Liz, Trading Standards OfficerLiz Trading Standards Officer 09:30 Telephone call to consumer advice department...
2. Sharon, Planning Enforcement OfficerSharon, Planning Enforcement Officer Hertfordshire County Council After working in...
3. Sue, Children’s Services Development OfficerWatch the film and find out more about Sue’s job...

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Introduction Man cannot live by bread alone, but he would have a hard time without it. And for some people who do not have enough money to exist at the most basic level, who are in a ‘vulnerable group’ (single mothers, the disabled, unemployed etc) or have fallen into a level of debt which they [...] Related entries:

1. Jane, Principal Trading Standards OfficerWatch the film and find out more about Jane’s job...
2. Claire, User property and finance officerClaire, User Property and Finance Officer Hartlepool Borough Council On...
3. Sharon, Planning Enforcement OfficerSharon, Planning Enforcement Officer Hertfordshire County Council After working in...

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Introduction Do you think you could: cope with people who might be schizophrenic, depressed or have some kind of obsessive-compulsive disorder? be non-judgmental about people in difficulty, whether or not their difficulties may be perceived as being self-imposed? think and act calmly under pressure? offer someone emotional as well as practical support, by just listening [...] Related entries:

1. Neil, Development Control Support Team LeaderNeil Development Control Support Team Leader London Borough of Haringey...
2. Lorraine, HR Support OfficerLorraine, HR Support Officer South Norfolk District Council “My role...
3. Alex, trainee social workercombining training to be a social worker with a job...

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Introduction This is a very important service to those who, for many different reasons, are unable to prepare food.  Meals on Wheels (MoW) Supervisors arrange for quality meals to be provided for older people, those who are very unwell, disabled people or those on low incomes. Often, people who have been hospitalised are entitled to the service too. MoW Supervisors/Officers [...] Related entries:

1. Michelle, SupervisorMichelle, Supervisor Leicestershire County Council “Before becoming employed by the...
2. Karen, Local Studies SupervisorKaren, Local Studies Supervisor Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council I first...
3. Council chief goes “back to the floor”The London Borough of Tower Hamlets was featured recently on...

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Introduction Family support workers go into people’s homes to offer practical help and emotional support to families experiencing various problems. Families are referred by social workers to family support workers whose role is to provide advice and try and keep families together. The primary concern of the family support worker is the care of the [...] Related entries:

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2. Rachel, Social workerWatch the film and find out more about Rachel’s job...
3. Neil, Development Control Support Team LeaderNeil Development Control Support Team Leader London Borough of Haringey...

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Introduction Employment advisers help a variety of people into jobs within the local area. They may work with people who have disabilities, those who live in deprived areas, people from ethnic minority communities or the long-term unemployed. Often an employment adviser will work on a specific council project, for example as part of a local [...] Related entries:

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3. Robert, Trainee Assistant HR AdviserRobert, Placement Student, Trainee Assistant HR Adviser University of Plymouth,...

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Introduction This job would appeal to those who consider themselves good household managers. Keeping a clean, tidy and healthy environment is very important in residential, day care and other respite and rehabilitation establishments. The senior care officer needs to maintain calm and order for the sake of vulnerable clients, some who may have mental health [...] Related entries:

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2. Robert, Trainee Assistant HR AdviserRobert, Placement Student, Trainee Assistant HR Adviser University of Plymouth,...
3. Matt, Personnel AssistantMatt, Personnel Assistant Leicestershire County Council I’ve worked for the...

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Introduction Not all care jobs involve helping people with their personal needs, such as dressing, washing or toileting. Domestic assistants help people with their household chores. Domestic assistants are employed by local authority social services departments in England and Wales and by social work departments in Scotland. By offering a domestic service to people in [...] Related entries:

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3. Laura, Clerical AssistantLaura, Clerical Assistant Metropolitan Borough of Wirral After doing a...

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Introduction There is an increasing acceptance that we have a responsibility for people who are unable to cope with ordinary life because of physical or sensory disability. It is accepted that everyone, no matter what their disadvantage, has the right to a quality life in the community. It applies to the aged, the infirm, anyone [...] Related entries:

1. Andy, Occupational TherapistAndy, Occupational Therapist Northumberland County Council I provide a specialist...
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