Frail Care Assistant (Retirement Village) – Permanent

A retirement village frail care centre in Tembisa needs someone kind and reliable to look after patients who can't manage alone. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

You'll be based at a retirement village frail care centre in Tembisa. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Make beds, change linen and keep the rooms clean and uncluttered
• Turn bed-bound patients on schedule and check pressure areas for early sores
• Help patients walk, transfer from bed to chair and do their exercises
• Help patients bath, dress, eat and use the toilet with dignity
• Keep the fluid and food intake charts accurate for every patient
• Hand out oral medication under the supervision of a registered nurse

• Patient and gentle with elderly, frail or confused people
• Physically strong enough to lift and move patients safely
• Matric or NQF Level 4 equivalent
• Able to work shifts, including nights and weekends
• First aid Level 1 or BLS certificate
• Accredited home-based care or ancillary health care certificate for caregiver posts

• Paid training in dementia and end-of-life care
• Uniform supplied
• Overtime paid at time and a half

• If you're a caregiver, attach the certificate from the training provider, not just a letter saying you attended.
• Recruiters phone references for care jobs, so warn your references and check their numbers still work.