Adult Care Workers are the frontline staff who help adults with care and support needs to achieve their personal goals and live as independently and safely as possible, enabling them to have control and choice in their lives. Adult Care Workers make a positive difference to someone’s life when they are faced with physical, practical, social, emotional or intellectual challenges. Adult Care Workers are the frontline staff who help individuals with care and support needs to achieve their personal goals and live as independently and safely as possible, enabling them to have control and choice in their lives which is at the heart of person centred care. Job roles are varied and Adult Care Workers may work in residential or nursing homes, domiciliary care, day centres, a person’s own home or some clinical healthcare settings. Adult Care Workers work as part of a wider team of professionals working closely with Senior Care Workers, Managers, External Professionals and the individual’s family.
Adult Care Workers ensure that they provide a high level of person centre care which is reflected in their behaviours when carrying out their role.
- Care: Is caring consistently and enough about individuals to make a positive difference to their lives.
- Compassion: Is delivering care and support with kindness, consideration, dignity and respect.
- Courage: Is doing the right thing for people and speaking up if the individual they support is at risk.
- Communication: Good communication is central to successful caring relationships and effective team working.
- Competence: Is applying knowledge and skills to provide high quality care and support.
- Commitment: To improving the experience of people who need care and support ensuring it is person centred.