SUPPORT WORKER – VARIOUS LOCATIONS – ATTRACTIVE SALARY & BENEFITS

CLIENT - client is a well established national service provider for adults with learning disabilities. We are a progressive organisation with fantastic growth plans for the future.

THE ROLE – Support Worker - Reporting to the Home Manager - To provide to the people we support on a day to day basis a high standard of care and support that recognises and encourages choice, dignity, privacy, self worth, respect and community participation.

RESPONSIBILITIES

•To promote person centred support by working effectively as part of a key-working team to meet the needs of the people we support.
•To ensure the physical, emotional and cultural well being of all individuals is identified and promoted.
•To work actively to maintain contacts and enable individuals to take part in community activities.
•To actively liaise with individuals' families and friends in a way that promotes and encourages open communication and feedback.
•To liaise actively and professionally with Professionals (Doctors, Nurses etc) in the lives of people we support.
•To work as part of a team to promote and encourage individual rights and independence whilst creating opportunities to develop daily living skills.
•To support individual's to identify how they want to spend their money and support them to do so if necessary.
•To enable the people we support to access the community which may include holidays, outings and appointments.
•Communicating and Sharing Information with Others
•To work effectively as a team member and actively promote teamwork and team building which involves taking part in handovers and contributing to agenda/discussions at staff meetings.
•To establish and maintain positive and effective relationships with family members and the public so that the aims and values of the organisation are upheld.
•To ensure that the appropriate and accurate records are kept in respect of finances, incidents and accidents, support plans, reviews and other systems in place.


PERSON SPEC - higher weighting more important

•10 –Capacity to communicate both verbally and in writing
•10 – Positive attitude, passion and willingness to develop skills within Support Worker role
•9 – NVQ in Social Care
•9 – Flexibility to work shift patters
•8 -To be person-centred
•8 -Good interpersonal skills
•8 - oral/written communication skills
•7 - Demonstrate commitment to the values of the company

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