The Home Care Worker Award
This award recognises the significant role of the Home Care Worker in consistently providing a high quality standard, for people living in their own homes. Evidence of dedication, awareness of colleagues and career development through training will be important elements for the judges. This category is also open to Personal Assistants.
- 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 (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
