We are recruiting on behalf of Creative Support, they are a national, fast growing not-for-profit organisation providing support to individuals with a wide range of care needs. They are currently looking to add a Female Support Worker to their team.
The Role:
To provide individualised person centred support to people with learning disabilities living in their own homes; to enable them to enjoy a fulfilling and valued life, to participate in the community and to develop their abilities as fully as possible.
Main Responsibilities/Duties:
To develop and sustain warm and trusting relationships with service users.
To promote the self-esteem, happiness and emotional health of service users.
To respect the client’s right to privacy and to ensure that their dignity is maintained at all times.
To encourage and support service users in expressing their needs, views and concerns. To enable service users make choices and decisions and to participate as fully as possible in planning and decision-making processes.
To respect and promote the rights and entitlements of people with learning disabilities, and to enable them to participate as fully as possible in their communities.
To support service users in maintaining the safety, security and comfort of their homes.
To support service users in understanding and adhering to the terms and conditions of their tenancy agreement and in enjoying the rights and responsibilities of being a tenant.
To be responsive to the individual needs of service users within the framework of their Person Centred Plans and to respond flexibly to changing needs.
To enable service users to become as independent as possible and to grow in confidence, competence and personal effectiveness in the following areas:
Social skills/relationships
Daily living skills Using community resources and facilities Social, leisure and work activities
Self organisation and coping abilities
Personal safety
To achieve this through the provision of practical assistance, support, therapeutic recreation and education sessions, teaching, advice, role modelling, encouragement and positive feedback.
To support people who express their frustrations and needs through challenging behaviour by using appropriate strategies and intervention frameworks as specified by the Person Centred Plan.
To work within agreed management protocols and guidelines for individuals with complex needs.
To ensure that service users receive all necessary advice, care and regular health checks to ensure their physical health and well being.
To promote nutrition, relaxation, exercise and a healthy lifestyle.
Experience Required:
Ability to demonstrate a warm, person centred and affirmative approach to people with learning disabilities
Good verbal communication skills and a sensitive listener
Ability to engage with service users, to develop and sustain warm and trusting relationships
Ability to demonstrate basic insight and understanding into the needs of people with learning disabilities
Written communication skills, sufficient to contribute to a record keeping system
Ability to work constructively and co-operatively as part of a team
Ability to work safely and responsibly without direct supervision in service user’s own homes
Ability to demonstrate initiative, self-motivation and resourcefulness
Ability to liaise in a professional manner with other agencies and to work in a positive way with the families and friends of service users
Understanding of the person centred aims and principles of Creative Support and ability to put these into practice
Ability to demonstrate respect for difference and diversity
Ability to provide emotional and practical support to service users
A non-judgmental, accepting approach to working with people who may be challenging and the ability to cope in a mature way with conflict, distress and challenging behaviours
Ability to work in a calm, patient and tolerant manner at a pace appropriate to the needs of the individual
Ability to enable people to enjoy developmental opportunities without being exposed to unacceptable risks
Ability to support service users with their physical health needs, this may include pushing wheelchairs and using hoists of which a degree of physical fitness will be required Application, Pre-Emps &
Experience of providing care, support or other services to people with a variety of needs
Experience of supporting people with learning disabilities
Life experience and confidence in relating to people from a wide variety of backgrounds
Possession of NVQ or other relevant social care qualification
Warm, respectful and positive approach when working with service users
Willingness to work flexible hours according to needs of agency and service users
Willingness to attend training courses and events
Willing to accept feedback and guidance and to be accountable to colleagues and managers
To have a clean driving licence and access to a car
Benefits of working with Creative Support:
A one-off bonus of £100 upon successful completion of the 4-month probationary period.
Competitive pay and a pension with company contribution and 25 days annual leave plus 8 statutory bank holidays
Company paid enhanced DBS for all staff
Free employee support programme
All our staff are supported 24/7 by our out-of-hours teams
Support to complete the nationally recognised Care Certificate and Social Care Diploma
Sorry, this role is no longer available to apply for.
