Principle Duties and Responsibilities
Skills & Activities members:
1. To balance the right for all S&A members to embrace a person-centered lifestyle with Centre 81's Duty of Care.
2. To work positively alongside S&A members providing them with appropriate support to develop their skills, experience new ventures and achieve their aspirations.
3. To assist S&A members to learn new skills and to learn new ways of undertaking past skills that have become a struggle due to the onset of progressive diagnosis.
4. To provide mentoring support to specific S&A members as advised by the S&A manager facilitating and recording achievements with the S&A member.
5. To work positively with individual members on a one to one, to work with groups of members and to work with other facilitators with individual members and within a group activity.
6. To respect members rights to privacy, dignity, and confidentiality.
7. To assist members who need help during mealtimes (be aware of swallowing difficulties, dietary requirements etc.
8. To assist members with medication - training provided
9. To undertake personal pampering duties, assisting members sensitively and respectfully with their personal care as a matter of right and in doing reduce their perceived levels of burden and gratitude.
10. To promote equality, diversity, and rights of the members to assist members to regain their self-esteem and confidence.
Centre 81 Staff
1. To develop positive professional working relationships with facilitation and other Centre 81 staff.
2. To continually promote independence and community presence as directed by Centre 81 policies.
3. Ensure that you do not unwittingly collude with members or colleagues about the professionalism of staff or volunteers who work at Centre 81.
4. To support colleagues in a positive manner so that the team can deliver required levels of support.
General Requirements
1. To be fully involved in supervision discussions and follow through identified actions.
2. To ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable, observance and adherence to the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
3. A commitment to anti-oppressive practice and equality of opportunity.
4. To undertake evening and weekend work as required.
5. To undertake any other duties required that are commensurate with position and salary.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: From £12.21 per hour
Expected hours: 33.5 per week
Benefits:
* Casual dress
* Company pension
* Free parking
* On-site parking
Application question(s):
* Are you a good communicator ? friendly and chatty
Education:
* GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
Language:
* English (required)
Work Location: In person