Job Description
* To assist service users with tasks as agreed in support plans.
* To provide personal care using moving and handling equipment
* To work with individuals to improve and maintain daily living skills, using appropriate equipment whenever required.
* To liaise and work alongside other professionals to minimise risk and enable individuals to remain in their own homes.
* To encourage individuals to maximise their potential in skills required for interdependent/assisted living in the community, including kitchen skills, household maintenance, washing of clothes, and encouragement of their own health care within a safe and supportive environment.
* To work in partnership or as part of an integrated team of allied health and social care professionals.
* To work alongside service users in the implementation of individual person-centred support plans. To participate in assessment and reviews as required.
* To promote good care practice including a commitment to the empowerment of the individual, the maintenance of their dignity and independence, and respect for their cultural, spiritual and religious needs.
* To contribute to the maintenance of appropriate records and report to the Line Manager any significant changes in the service user or their circumstances.
* To work 35 hours per week - Monday to Friday
* To support and participate with service users in activities and recreational pursuits.
* To be flexible and contribute to the ever-changing needs within this service as and when they occur.
* To carry out all duties in accordance with the City Council policies and procedures, including the promotion of anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities.
* Availability/requirement to work from any location within the city boundary and to conform to the standards and working practices of each location utilised by the service.
* Develop the City Council’s commitment to equal opportunities and to promote non-discriminatory practices in all aspects of work undertaken.