Role Responsibility
We have an exciting opportunity within Community Day Services, for two part time Support Workers, working within the East Kent locality, supporting individuals with learning and physical disabilities to access and be a part of their local community whilst improving and developing essential life skills.
You will beworking from hubs as well as within the community settings. You will be supporting individuals with learning and physical disabilities to reach their goals by planning to achieve outcome focused sessions. Although your base will be within Ashford Community Day Service, you will be required to support other services within the wider East Kent teams as required.
You will be trained in manual handling to manage all mobility needs and assisting with personal care. You will assist in meeting the needs and aspirations of the individuals we support by using a person centred approach, providing them with encouragement, support and assistance, promoting their social inclusion, rights and choices under the supervision and direction of a senior member of staff and within the context of County and Directorate procedures, as well as primary care legislation, to enable individuals to live more independent and fulfilled lives.
Relevant experience of care and support of individuals (this can include voluntary experience and individual experiences as well as paid work), including within the public, private or voluntary sectors in the care of adults, working with people with learning disabilities is essential. You will need to have an awareness of the needs of people with learning disabilities, challenging behaviour, autism, epilepsy, and other disabilities.
This role is subject to holding a Full UK Driving License The Council is committed to making reasonable adjustments so whilst this job requires the jobholder to drive your application will still be considered if you are unable to drive due to a disability.
You will be expected to hold a Diploma Level 2 in Healthand Social Care OR NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care or equivalent or be willing to undertake this training as part of your development. You will be expected to complete a satisfactoryinduction period which will include completing the Care Certificate, medication workbook and all mandatory training necessary to the role.
KCC offer some benefits and rewards from Cycle 2 Work Scheme to support groups within the company to help with a range of knowledge and expertise.
This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.
This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.