FUNCTION
The role of a home carer is to provide a long-term presence, day and night, to ensure the well-being, physical and moral comfort, healthy living and safety of any person who, for reasons of health or disability, requires a continuous presence. Their role is to enable people to remain at home by preserving and stimulating their independence, and by ensuring their quality of life. The home carer acts in the interests of the beneficiary and respects his or her free choice.
The home carer can work alongside the carer (family or friends), providing support and respite.
In the Walloon Region, the work of home carers is defined by a statute.
Qualifications required :
IN THE WALLOON REGION :
Be in possession of a certificate of registration as a family helper issued by the Ministry of the Walloon Region, together with a certificate certifying that training has been completed in one of the following areas:
- Full secondary education: family and health auxiliary certificate, family assistant certificate, nursing assistant certificate, nursery nurse certificate, nursing trainee certificate, etc.
- Enseignement de promotion sociale: certificat d'auxiliaire polyvalent-e des services à domicile et en collectivité, certificat d'aide familial-e, certificat d'aide-soignant-e
- Centre d'éducation et de formation en alternance (work-linked education and training centre): same certifications as for full-service teaching
- Training centre recognised by the Walloon Region: attestation of capacity as a family helper
- Ausbildung AFPK
As part of the respite projects supported by the AWIPH, staff must have qualifications corresponding to one of the educational, social, paramedical or medical functions recognised by the CP 318 to which the service belongs.
IN THE GERMAN-SPEAKING COMMUNITY
- AFPK (Ausbildung Familien & Seniorenhelfer/in und Pflegehelfer/in
- Full secondary education: 6th Familienhilfe« year»
- Full secondary education: 7th Pflegehilfe« year»
- Bachelor of Nursing (successful completion of first year)
SKILLS REQUIRED
- Demonstrate expertise in helping people with everyday tasks
- Demonstrate an ability to occupy and animate the person
- Demonstrate the ability to work in an organised department and as part of a team
- Know how to work in an interdisciplinary manner, referring to other professionals for all tasks that go beyond his/her remit
- Knowing how to adapt your work to situations in the home
- Know how to work autonomously in the home while respecting service guidelines, decisions taken by the team and beneficiaries in the context of their daily lives.
- Demonstrate the ability to observe, reflect, analyse and pass on information about situations encountered.
- Developing a sense of human contact, listening skills and the ability to build relationships
- Be able to react in the event of an exceptional situation
- Be rigorous in following administrative instructions
- Respect the rules of professional ethics, discretion, professional secrecy and shared secrecy
LINE MANAGER
Home carers report to the supervising social worker and to ASD management.
MISSIONS
SERVICE AT THE BENEFICIARY'S PREMISES
- Providing an active presence for the beneficiary, according to the instructions given by the social worker
- ensure physical and moral safety and comfort
- offer appropriate activities
- providing relational support: listening, identifying difficulties, support through presence, dialogue, etc.
- assisting with basic health and hygiene care: ensuring that medication is taken correctly, helping the beneficiary with their personal hygiene, etc. These activities are carried out as part of daily living assistance and it is forbidden to provide technical nursing care.
- prepare and give meals to beneficiaries in connection with the service
- help with travelling outside the home
- Encourage beneficiaries to develop, maintain or restore their independence
- Assisting patients and their families in palliative care
- Integrate its actions into a preventive framework
- Provide support and/or respite for family carers
WORKING AS PART OF A TEAM OF HOME CARERS
- Working as part of a team under the supervision of a social worker
- Working with and passing on all relevant information to the home care team and the social worker, to ensure continuity of support
INTERDISCIPLINARY WORK
- To have an ongoing collaborative approach with all the DSA's departments and internal stakeholders, with a view to guaranteeing the continuity and quality of assistance.
- Working as part of an interdisciplinary home help and care team and acting as a relay for other staff (from within or outside the DSA) for any actions that go beyond his/her remit.
- Pass on any useful information to the social worker.
- Get involved and take part in the partnerships developed by ASD.
CROSS-FUNCTIONAL MISSIONS
- Promote and guarantee the functioning and values of ASD.
- To ensure that its professional activities are in line with its quality charter.
- To act in accordance with the rules of professional ethics, the duty of discretion, professional secrecy and shared secrecy.
- Comply with safety standards and apply basic rules to avoid health risks (accidents and illness).
- Complete the various administrative documents and comply strictly with the relevant instructions and deadlines.
- Taking an active part in meetings (team meetings, coordination meetings) and complying with decisions taken and/or action to be taken.
- Actively participate in training courses (by assessing their needs and in consultation with the social assistant) and ensure that the skills acquired are put into practice.
Want to be part of the human adventure?
Send your CV and a few lines about your motivations to:
job@asdliege.be
- The Recruitment Unit will contact you by telephone to help you understand your career plan and answer any questions you may have.
- You will work with the department manager or deputy manager in situations specific to your future work in the field.
- We will meet you for an interview in our offices.
Come and experience a different way of «taking care of»... A way that's just like you!
