Community Care Worker Grade. 2 means a person who satisfies the requirements of grade 1 and has progressed to grade 2. An employee at this level shall be competent in carrying out simple personal care, housekeeping and tasks relevant to assisting clients to maintain their independence in their own homes and may be required to perform the duties of Handyperson as defined. Optional training shall be provided to employees at the request of the employees at this level to equip employees to apply for positions at grade 3. Grade 2 employees may be required to perform complex tasks required of a grade 3 employee from time to time, within their competence, and shall be paid at the rate for grade 3 whenever such duties are performed for periods in excess of 5 hours per week. Where the employer requires the employee to perform any or all of the tasks set out below, relevant to a Grade 2 position, the employee must possess relevant skill and competence to perform such tasks. Where the employee does not possess such skills and competence, appropriate training shall be provided. Indicative tasks an employee at this level may perform are as follows: Grade 2 - Showering/Bathing: Excepting where client has severely limited/ uncontrollable body movements: assisting clients to shower/bath self or totally showering/bathing client; assisting with mobility or transferring to and from shower/bath; assisting or transferring client to commode chair; supervising children’s bath; bathing a baby; total bed bath/sponge – exception level 3.
Community Care Worker Grade. 1 means a person without previous relevant experience in personal care delivery. This is a trainee level, which applies to new employees. The employer shall provide training. At the end of a period of six months or 250 hours employment, which ever is first completed, employees who have satisfactorily completed the requirements of grade 1 shall progress to grade 2. Should an employee at this grade 1 level not satisfactorily complete the requirements of grade 1, he/she shall be notified in writing by the employer two weeks prior to the date on which he/she would have proceeded to grade 2.
Community Care Worker Grade. 5 This grade shall only apply to employees having responsibility for supervision of the community care service. An employee who may be required to have and use any additional qualifications than would be required for a Grade 4 employee. Employees at this level may be required to exercise any/all managerial functions in relation to the operation of the care service and comply with documentation requirements as determined by the employer
