ISCO Specialization 3412.4.2 Care At Home Worker
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
Care At Home Worker: Care at home workers provide domiciliary services to vulnerable adults including frail elderly or disabled people who are living with physical impairment or convalescing. They aim to improve their lives in the community and assure patients can live safely and independently in their own home.
Essential Skills
- Support Social Service Users To Live At Home
- Assess Social Service Users' Situation
- Apply Person-Centred Care
- Apply Holistic Approach Within Social Services
- Conduct Interview In Social Service
- Handle Conflicts
- Report On Social Development
- Undertake Continuous Professional Development In Social Work
- Maintain Records Of Work With Service Users
- Support Social Service Users' Positiveness
- Provide Social Counselling
- Assist Social Service Users With Physical Disabilities
- Apply Organisational Techniques
- Relate Empathetically
- Social Justice
- Evaluate Older Adults' Ability To Take Care Of Themselves
- Communicate With Social Service Users
- Delegate Activities
- Support Social Service Users With Specific Communication Needs
- Follow Health And Safety Precautions In Social Care Practices
- Support Social Service Users In Skills Management
- Review Social Service Plan
- Meet Standards Of Practice In Social Services
- Assist Social Service Users In Formulating Complaints
- Monitor Service Users' Health
- Adhere To Organisational Guidelines
- Communicate Professionally With Colleagues In Other Fields
- Support Service Users In Developing Skills
- Manage Social Crisis
- Support Harmed Social Service Users
- Company Policies
- Promote Social Change
- Build Helping Relationship With Social Service Users
- Legal Requirements In The Social Sector
- Comply With Legislation In Social Services
- Tolerate Stress
- Social Sciences
- Apply Quality Standards In Social Services
- Refer Service Users To Community Resources
- Older Adults' Needs
- Promote Inclusion
- Accept Own Accountability
- Apply Decision Making Within Social Work
- Contribute To Protecting Individuals From Harm
- Maintain The Trust Of Service Users
- Apply Problem Solving In Social Service
- Maintain Privacy Of Service Users
- Assist Disabled Individuals To Participate In Community Activities
- Undertake Risk Assessment Of Clients
- Protect Vulnerable Social Service Users
- Apply Socially Just Working Principles
- Manage Stress In Organisation
- Involve Service Users And Carers In Care Planning
- Encourage Social Service Users To Preserve Their Independence In Their Daily Activities
- Listen Actively
- Demonstrate Leadership In Social Service Cases
- Work In A Multicultural Environment In Health Care
- Customer Service
- Deliver Social Services In Diverse Cultural Communities
- Advocate For Social Service Users
- Promote Service Users' Rights
- Support Service Users To Use Technological Aids
- Work Within Communities
- Prevent Social Problems
Alternative Names
- Homecare Assistant
- Home Care Worker
- Living At Home Support Worker
- Independent Living Support Worker
- Domiciliary Care Worker
- Domiciliary Home Care Worker
- Community Home Care Worker
- Care Worker (Homecare)
- Home Care Assistant
- Domiciliary Homecare Worker
