Caregiver / Personal Care Aides
A Caregiver or Personal Care Aide provides care for adults, including elderly and disabled people, in their own homes. Assists clients with personal care and bathing, taking medications and light housekeeping; may also provide transportation to appointments or errands.
About this Career
Average Salary
£17,677New workers start at around £6,236. Normal pay is £17,677 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £30,380
Annual Openings
1473Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons in London, and do not distinguish between full and part-time jobs
Daily Tasks
- Liaises with professional staff in carrying out care plans etc..
- Monitors service users’ conditions by taking temperature, pulse, respiration and weight, and contributes to record keeping.
- Undertakes light cleaning and domestic duties including meal preparation as required.
- Helps with daily activities such as letter writing, paying bills, collecting benefits.
- Provides interest and activities to stimulate and engage the service user.
- Assists with service users’ overall comfort and wellbeing.
- Serves meals to service users at table or in bed, and assists with feeding if required.
- Assists and enables service users to dress, undress, wash, use the toilet and bathe.
Skills Employers are looking for
| Skills | Importance |
|---|---|
| Active Listening | 70% |
| Critical Thinking | 70% |
| Learning Strategies | 68% |
| Monitoring | 67% |
| Reading Comprehension | 64% |
| Active Learning | 64% |
| Writing | 63% |
| Speaking | 62% |
| Mathematics | 28% |
| Science | 22% |