The main duties and responsibilities of a care worker include:
providing personal care, such as showering, shaving, oral hygiene and dressing,
monitoring health and wellbeing,
maintaining records and reporting any changes,
assisting with mealtimes
providing emotional support and companionship.
Carers must also respect clients’ privacy, dignity, and individuality, and communicate effectively with residents, their families, and other healthcare professionals.
It’s important for careers to have the necessary training, whilst following safeguarding procedures, as well as empathy and compassion, to provide high-quality care to those in need.
What do the daily responsibilities of a care worker include?
• Helping residents with their personal care which includes getting dressed, washing.
• Helping residents with their meals.
• Providing company: chatting and sharing news
• Involvement with residents’ care plans
• Ensuring that the resident’s needs and wishes are met
• Working with other health and social care professionals to provide holistic care
• Recording and reporting essential information in the residents’ daily reports accurately and immediately (communication systems, care and health monitoring, accident and incident reports)
• Gently encouraging residents to get involved with recreational activities and hobbies
• Giving feedback to health and social care professionals

Your daily routine as a carer can vary from day to night. The general routines include:
In the morning, the residents will be getting up for the day and you’ll be helping them to do this. This will involve helping them to get washed and dressed.
After getting dressed, some residents will need help and encouragement to make healthy choices at breakfast time (for example, if a doctor has said they need to eat more fibre) and they may need help to eat.
As the day progresses, your responsibilities still revolve around one central objective: to support the residents in all they do. This includes making sure that you keep on top of their toileting needs as well as caring for any specific needs, including any disabilities, ailments or illnesses.
You’ll be assisting those who need help with their mobility, and end-of-life care, as directed in their care plan. And you’ll be supporting them to eat their lunch if needed.
As a carer, you’ll also be ensuring that residents in the home have companionship if and when they want it, along with social, emotional and leisure support. This might involve listening to any concerns or worries they may have or gently encouraging them to join in an activity.
You might need to accompany them on outings, such as community visits and trips to the shops. And it will mean maintaining a friendly demeanour at all times as you chat with residents, making them laugh and ensuring they feel relaxed in their environment.
Throughout the day, you’ll also be responding to requests from both residents and staff.
The evening will see you helping the residents eat their supper if required. You’ll also have the opportunity to help the residents to take part in any evening activities, such as a film night or quiz. This will be followed by supporting the residents to wash and change into their nightwear before helping them into bed.
Admin responsibilities are crucial for the safety and care of the residents. High-quality admin can also be used to improve and promote better care.
Admin responsibilities can include:
• Attending staff meetings
• Maintaining care records
• Attending training sessions
• Monitoring any issues that are ongoing
• Recording any incidents

Scope of Job Description

This job description reflects the immediate requirements and responsibilities of the post. It is not an exhaustive list of the duties but provides an induction of the work undertaken which may vary in detail in the light of changing demands and priorities.