Independent Living Support Workers – Age UK Tunbridge Wells
Are you the right person to work with older clients within their homes? Can you make a difference to their lives? Why not join us, and we can give you all the support you need to embark on a new and exciting journey?
Support workers enable older clients to continue to live independently within their own homes by supporting them with domestic tasks.
Tasks
Responsibilities of a support worker:
To undertake a wide range of domestic tasks for older people in their own homes according to their individual needs and wishes.
Outline of Duties:
* General domestic duties, shopping, medical appointments, social activities.
* To co-operate with the service user’s carers, relatives, and health service workers while maintaining a flexible approach to the service provided.
* To be punctual and reliable.
* To report to the Service Co-ordinator any concern for the wellbeing of the service user, alerting him/her to any urgent/serious problems.
* To be flexible to the service user’s wishes as to how the work is carried out.
* To work to high standards consistently.
* To adhere to the principle of confidentiality.
Requirements
Requirements of a support worker:
* A caring and empathetic attitude.
* The ability to work on your own initiative and as part of a team.
* Good listening and communication skills.
* The ability to understand and follow policies and procedures.
* Good writing skills to fill in documentation.
* You will need a smart mobile phone which you can download your work apps.
* You will need access to a car and business insurance; this post is community-based.
Benefits
* 4 weeks holiday per year pro rata.
* Mileage allowance when travelling between clients' homes.
* Bonus for completing online training.
* Bonus for referring a friend to work for Age UK (Terms apply).
* Must have business insurance and valid driver's license.
* Full enhanced DBS.
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