The Care Home Worker Award
This award recognises the significant role of the Care Home Worker in consistently providing a high quality standard, for people living in residential care. Evidence of dedication, awareness of colleagues and career development through training will be important elements for the judges.
- Gives an excellent service to clients
- Understands and demonstrates treating each person as an individual by giving a personalised service
- Helps people to be more independent wherever possible
- Respects people’s right to privacy and dignity (example)
- Involves clients and their relatives/carers in the development of their care
- Has examples of putting in extra effort for clients – ‘going the extra mile’
- Is aware of personal development, and looks for opportunities to absorb knowledge and skills. For example: training courses of all types, reading guidance and good practice guides, using toolkits, shadowing, attending workshops and study days, using e-learning.
- Uses initiative (example)
- Adaptability, alertness and responsiveness to the people they care for will be looked for by the judges.
