What is a direct care worker?

Answer 1

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A direct worker is someone you work with face-to-face, e.g a home aide

Some skills of this direct care worker can involve:

Teamwork - As you will be working with other care workers, and will need this to get along and work well.

Good Communication Skills - As you may be corresponding with people in the NHS as well as people in social services, housing officers and GP's, so you will need to have good communication skills.

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Good in Culture and Language - This is important so you are sensitive to different people in different backgrounds. This will allow you to work well with your client.

Patience - Generally you will need to be a patient and caring person.

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Others - Some residential care worker jobs require you to have a full and clean driving license or a second language.

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Qualifications

You usually do not need any formal qualifications to become a direct care worker, although work experience in working with the elderly would be helpful. Training is completed on-the-job and covers everything from health and safety to specific care of a disability. As a care worker, you are able to work towards a Health and Social Care NVQ/SVQ levels 2 and 3.

Answer 2

What is an indirect care worker?

An indirect care worker (e.g. a care manager/director or a care supervisor) is a person who doesn't have direct contact with their client.

What qualifications and skills would an indirect care worker have?

An example of an indirect care worker would be the manager of Ebury Court Residential Care. She needs to have certain skills and qualifications to get where she is.

Skills

Some skills of this indirect care worker can involve:

Good Organization and Leadership Skills - You will need to be efficient and orderly, as well as a good thinker, to be able to manage a team.

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Responsibility - To know when to take charge and leadership.

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Integrity and Honesty - You will also need to be honest about what you are saying.

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Communication - You will need to be a good communicator if you want to lead people.

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Respect - You will need to respect your colleagues and clients if you are to make an effective relationship.

Qualifications

Usually depending on what indirect position you are applying for, you can need 1 or both of these training courses and qualifications. You need a NVQ in Health/Social Care on Level 4 or you need a LMC (Leadership and Management Of Care Services). These courses both cover most managerial duties, including communication and reporting, professional development (of self and staff), the protection of all individuals and healthy and safe working practices.

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Answer 3

An indirect care worker is a worker who doesn't have direct contact usually with their client e.g a manager, a supervisor