Home-Based Caregiver (Live-In) – Permanent

Your care keeps residents at a private medical ward in Potchefstroom safe, clean and comfortable through the day. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

You'll be based at a private medical ward in Potchefstroom. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Help patients walk, transfer from bed to chair and do their exercises
• Turn bed-bound patients on schedule and check pressure areas for early sores
• Keep the fluid and food intake charts accurate for every patient
• Follow infection control rules, including hand hygiene and safe sharps disposal
• Hand out oral medication under the supervision of a registered nurse
• Make beds, change linen and keep the rooms clean and uncluttered
• Keep families updated on routine matters and pass clinical questions to the sister

• Accredited home-based care or ancillary health care certificate for caregiver posts
• Patient and gentle with elderly, frail or confused people
• Able to work shifts, including nights and weekends
• At least 1 year of hands-on patient care
• First aid Level 1 or BLS certificate

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

• Uniform supplied
• Transport home after late shifts at some facilities
• Paid training in dementia and end-of-life care

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