Frail Care Assistant (Retirement Village) – Entry Level

A home-based care agency in Thohoyandou needs someone kind and reliable to look after patients who can't manage alone. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

You'll be based at a home-based care agency in Thohoyandou. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• Spot confusion, falls risk or changes in mood and tell the nurse in charge
• Make beds, change linen and keep the rooms clean and uncluttered
• Help patients bath, dress, eat and use the toilet with dignity
• Turn bed-bound patients on schedule and check pressure areas for early sores
• Take and chart temperature, pulse, blood pressure and blood glucose
• Keep the fluid and food intake charts accurate for every patient
• Keep families updated on routine matters and pass clinical questions to the sister

• Able to work shifts, including nights and weekends
• Patient and gentle with elderly, frail or confused people
• SANC enrolment as an Enrolled Nurse or Enrolled Nursing Auxiliary for nursing posts
• Accredited home-based care or ancillary health care certificate for caregiver posts
• Matric or NQF Level 4 equivalent

• Code B or Code 8 driver's licence for home visits
• Experience in a frail care or hospice setting

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

• Name the type of patients you've cared for, such as stroke patients or dementia residents, in your first CV line.
• Recruiters phone references for care jobs, so warn your references and check their numbers still work.