Frail Care Assistant (Retirement Village)

Here you help people wash, eat, move and heal, at a home-based care agency in Brakpan. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

This post is Brakpan-based, with most of your time spent at a home-based care agency.

• Turn bed-bound patients on schedule and check pressure areas for early sores
• Keep families updated on routine matters and pass clinical questions to the sister
• Help patients walk, transfer from bed to chair and do their exercises
• Make beds, change linen and keep the rooms clean and uncluttered
• Help patients bath, dress, eat and use the toilet with dignity

• Accredited home-based care or ancillary health care certificate for caregiver posts
• At least 1 year of hands-on patient care
• SANC enrolment as an Enrolled Nurse or Enrolled Nursing Auxiliary for nursing posts
• First aid Level 1 or BLS certificate
• Physically strong enough to lift and move patients safely
• Able to work shifts, including nights and weekends

• Code B or Code 8 driver's licence for home visits
• Experience in a frail care or hospice setting
• A second South African language spoken by the patients you'll serve

• Transport home after late shifts at some facilities
• Meals provided on shift at many frail care centres
• Uniform supplied
• Paid training in dementia and end-of-life care

• If you're a caregiver, attach the certificate from the training provider, not just a letter saying you attended.
• Name the type of patients you've cared for, such as stroke patients or dementia residents, in your first CV line.