Geriatric Care Assistant

Description

Job Summary: A Geriatric Care Assistant supports elderly individuals and people with specific needs in daily routines, hygiene, nutrition, and social accompaniment, ensuring their well-being and promoting autonomy. Key Highlights: 1. Direct support to users in daily routines and well-being 2. Stimulation of autonomy and social/leisure accompaniment 3. Teamwork and good interpersonal relationships The Geriatric Care Assistant provides direct support to users—such as elderly individuals or persons with specific needs—in their daily routines, hygiene, nutrition, and social or leisure activities. Responsibilities include ensuring user well-being, stimulating autonomy, assisting with mobility, and collaborating in organizing activities and maintaining environments. Responsibilities: * Support and ensure regular meals for users; * Provide hygiene and comfort care to users and collaborate in delivering care; * Conduct daytime and/or nighttime supervision of users, guiding, assisting, and encouraging them according to their interests and motivations, and participating in leisure-time occupation; * Collect and maintain service tools and equipment; * Report relevant incidents related to performed duties to the institution, particularly coordinating with the technical team, conveying pertinent information about services delivered, and identifying abnormal situations concerning users; * Drive the institution's vehicles. Profile: * Responsible and autonomous; * Proactive; * Dynamic; * Good interpersonal relationship with users and team members; * Strong communication skills; * Ability to work effectively in a team and foster a positive team environment; * Availability for rotating shifts. Preferred Qualifications: * Relevant training; * Experience in the field; * Driving license — Category B. For more information: recrutamento@csppaj.pt Work Location: On-site