HOME CARER POSITION - HAVEN OLD AGE HOME

Chido Nenguke

6 June 2024

HOME CARER POSITION - HAVEN OLD AGE HOME

Chido Nenguke

6 June 2024

Make a difference

The Haven Night Shelter Organisation’s method is to offer social work services, rehabilitation opportunities, family reunification services, physical care and support to adult people living on the streets who are committed to reintegration.

The Haven Night Shelter requires a dynamic Home Carer for our Haven Old Age Home at Woodstock, Cape Town. The successful applicant will report to the Enrolled & Registered Nurse.

Qualification And Experience

• Basic Home Carer certificate and Matric
• 2 Years’ experience as a Home Carer and at least 1 year experience in Geriatric Nursing.

• To be personally responsible for the very frail residents.
• Ensure all record keeping and documentation is maintained.
• Ensure that the physical environment of the residents is clean.
• Handling of residence complaints in the correct manner.
• Promote personal hygiene of all residents who are dependent on daily care.
• Manage and coordinate residents who attend Doctor‘s appointments.
• Effective communication with patient/resident about their care.
• Assess and ensure emergency services assistance if necessary.
• Identifying and caring for the psycho-somatic and general emotional state of residents.
• Ensure that the catering department is aware of all special dietary requirements and supervise the serving of all meals on the shifts to ensure compliance with these.
• Mentoring of learners on internships and learnerships.

• Well-spoken and neat presentation.
• Must be able to communicate well with the elderly.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to work as a team.