Caring For Carers

Care in the community means caring for our Support Workers too.

Care at Home (Shropshire) Limited’s Support Workers are supported by:

• A comprehensive induction training package.
• Support with achieving the care certificate, for those new to care work.
  
• Specialist training provided. Support with QFC 2 and 3.
• Full instruction for each job.
• Office support during office hours.
• Out of hours support.
• The interests of our Clients, Support Workers, and the Community we live in are what matters to us.

Qualifications

Some of our Support Workers have their NVQ/QFC 2, a selection of our Support Workers have also achieved their NVQ/QFC 3.

All of our Support Workers regularly complete the following mandatory training courses:

• Safeguarding
• Emergency First Aid
• Infection Control
  
• Health and Safety
  
• Food Safety & Hygiene
• Moving and Handling
• Safe Handling of Medicines
• Fire Training
• Mental Health Act (2005) & DoLS
  

Additional courses that Care at Home (Shropshire) Limited provide are:

• Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
  
• Dementia Awareness
• End of Life Care
• Risk Assessment
• Pressure Ulcer Prevention