Home Support Worker - Wantage

Home Support Options is one of the many services offered by Age UK Oxfordshire. We provide flexible solutions to older people and their carers helping older people stay independent at home. Our Home Support team help people with practical tasks such as; light cleaning, laundry, bed making, picking up prescriptions, shopping and simple meal preparation and assisting with the little things that make a big difference.

Each support package is tailored to each of our customer's needs and we will provide as much or as little support as needed, when and where it is wanted, where possible. We deliver a minimum of one hour weekly visits to our customers.

JOB PURPOSE:

Home Support Workers provide regular visits to clients in their own homes, giving practical assistance with domestic tasks and providing general companionship.

MAIN DUTIES:

There are no personal care duties.

• Housekeeping: domestic services such as keeping the home tidy, light cleaning, changing bed linen, laundry and ironing.



• Shopping and meal preparation: shopping for weekly groceries, checking the fridge for out of date food, help with meal planning and ensuring a balanced diet, simple preparation of meals and drinks. Washing-up and putting dishes away.



• Household management: preparing the home for receiving guests, assistance with managing bill payments, support with correspondence and telephone calls. Running errands such as picking up prescriptions or posting letters. Wardrobe management.



• Ensuring clients feel less lonely and isolated: managing a diary, support with hobbies and activities, helping clients learn new skills such as using a computer or mobile phone. Helping maintain contact with family and friends, accompanying people on outings or on shopping trips and providing support to attend appointments. Arranging holidays or regular breaks away from home.
  
  Disability Confident

About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.