Caregiver at Janta Kenya
Janta Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya
Permanent
Published 1 month ago · Expires 3 weeks from now
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated professional.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide daily personal care: bathing, grooming, toileting, dressing, and mobility support.
- Support a consistent routine to reduce confusion and agitation.
- Assist with meals, hydration, and medication reminders (as guided by family/clinician).
- Engage the client in simple, safe cognitive and physical activities.
- Monitor mood, triggers, sleep patterns, and behaviour changes; report promptly.
- Ensure a safe environment: fall prevention, supervision, and wandering risk management.
- Maintain cleanliness of the client’s immediate living area.
- Offer companionship and emotional reassurance.
- Keep basic daily care notes for family review.
Requirements
- Prior experience caring for an elderly person with Alzheimer’s/dementia.
- Training in caregiving, nursing assistance, or a related field is an added advantage.
- Calm temperament, empathy, strong communication skills.
- Physically fit and able to assist with transfers/mobility.
- Reliable, discreet, and respectful of client dignity.
- Valid references.
Desirable Skills
- Knowledge of dementia care techniques (redirection, de-escalation, routine-based care).
- First aid or basic medical knowledge.
- Experience working in home-care settings.
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