BECOMING A CAREGIVER

What training does a caregiver need?

Above all Comfort Keepers wants health care assistants who are kind, compassionate, caring and competent. If you have these traits, we have the full training required to become a caregiver.

Before starting as health care assistants, our applicants will go through our three day induction programme, during which they are assessed on the qualities above, as well as their timekeeping and communication skills. Only candidates who can demonstrate these skills during the induction course will progress through to the next stage of the recruitment process.

Health care assistants are required to understand Comfort Keepers policies and procedures and values as part of their training. Our induction programme takes the carer through these policies and procedures and explains how they play out in real-life situations.

In the training, applicants will need to become competent in the skills of personal care, such as washing, dressing, toileting as well as supporting a client during meal times. Again, these skills are covered in our induction programme where carers have the opportunity to practice daily routines in a simulated environment.

The third day of induction training focuses on manual handling to ensure that our caregivers perform manual handling moves properly to protect both their own safety and the safety of the person they are looking after. It also means that you are less likely to be injured as the health care assistant and will be able to care for much longer too.

We are confident that we provide health care assistants with excellent, thorough training when they are starting out with us which equips the carer with the skills and knowledge they require to provide the highest quality care to our clients.