ISCO Specialization 3412.4.12 Residential Home Older Adult Care Worker
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
Residential Home Older Adult Care Worker: Residential home older adult care workers counsel and support elderly who have physical or mental disabilities. They monitor their progress and provide them with care in a positive living environment. They liaise with the clients' families in order to arrange their visits.
Essential Skills
- Manage Stress In Organisation
- Communicate With Social Service Users
- Build Helping Relationship With Social Service Users
- Follow Health And Safety Precautions In Social Care Practices
- Relate Empathetically
- Support Harmed Social Service Users
- Undertake Risk Assessment Of Clients
- Monitor Service Users' Health
- Conduct Interview In Social Service
- Accept Own Accountability
- Tolerate Stress
- Apply Person-Centred Care
- Advocate For Social Service Users
- Promote Inclusion
- Encourage Social Service Users To Preserve Their Independence In Their Daily Activities
- Apply Holistic Approach Within Social Services
- Apply Decision Making Within Social Work
- Communicate Professionally With Colleagues In Other Fields
- Promote Service Users' Rights
- Work In A Multicultural Environment In Health Care
- Assess Social Service Users' Situation
- Promote Social Change
- Meet Standards Of Practice In Social Services
- Social Sciences
- Refer Service Users To Community Resources
- Legal Requirements In The Social Sector
- Adhere To Organisational Guidelines
- Prevent Social Problems
- Support Social Service Users In Skills Management
- Review Social Service Plan
- Provide Social Counselling
- Support Service Users To Use Technological Aids
- Support Service Users In Developing Skills
- Manage Social Crisis
- Delegate Activities
- Comply With Legislation In Social Services
- Protect Vulnerable Social Service Users
- Listen Actively
- Company Policies
- Apply Organisational Techniques
- Maintain The Trust Of Service Users
- Report On Social Development
- Contribute To Protecting Individuals From Harm
- Maintain Privacy Of Service Users
- Customer Service
- Work Within Communities
- Assist Social Service Users With Physical Disabilities
- Older Adults' Needs
- Apply Quality Standards In Social Services
- Handle Conflicts
- Apply Socially Just Working Principles
- Social Justice
- Maintain Records Of Work With Service Users
- Support Social Service Users With Specific Communication Needs
- Support Social Service Users' Positiveness
- Deliver Social Services In Diverse Cultural Communities
- Apply Problem Solving In Social Service
- Assist Social Service Users In Formulating Complaints
- Involve Service Users And Carers In Care Planning
- Undertake Continuous Professional Development In Social Work
- Evaluate Older Adults' Ability To Take Care Of Themselves
- Demonstrate Leadership In Social Service Cases
- Assist Disabled Individuals To Participate In Community Activities
Alternative Names
- Residential Support Worker
- Older Adult Services Worker
- Support Worker (Older Adults In Care)
- Residential Support Worker (Older Adults)
- Supported Living Support Worker
