Support Worker - Health and Social Care Apprenticeship - Oxfordshire
Apply From: 17/12/2024
Learning Provider
Delivered by PARAGON EDUCATION & SKILLS LIMITED
Employer
ALBANY FARM CARE (OXFORD) LIMITED
Vacancy Description
We are looking to recruit caring, passionate and enthusiastic individuals to support our service users in our residential settings. The homes support up to 6 residents. Your role will be to provide one to one support for our residents including personal care, cooking for / with them, accompanying them on days out, and generally providing a friendly face for them to engage with. Other duties include record keeping and medication administration.
* To share in home making activities with the people we support, helping them to gain skills to promote independence.
* Arranging and sequencing activities and following direction from shift leading staff or senior staff members that will request you support people throughout the day.
* To carry out daily tasks according to in-house schedules and record all events throughout the day and abide by the written guidelines.
* To provide opportunities for the people we support to practice existing skills and to develop new useful skills.
* To accompany the people we support on outings, holidays, dental and hospital appointments, to and from day work placements.
* To assist the people we support to be actively involved in their care and support plans and tell us how they prefer their needs to be supported.
* To work with visiting teaching, medical, psychology, physiotherapy, PBS, and other specialist staff in devising and carrying out joint programmes for the care and training of each service user.
* To observe, record and report to the Manager the progress/decline of each person supported.
* To administer medications to services users of the home in accordance with their specific prescriptions and MAR sheets.
* Report any complaints by or on behalf of the people we support to the Manager, using the Albany Care Group complaints procedure.
* To report to the Manager accidents, illness and alleged or witnessed abuse involving the people we support, immediately.
* To welcome everyone’s relatives, friends, social contacts, advocates, in a respectful, polite and friendly manner, listen and give relevant information.
* To report to the Manager potential hazards in equipment and building in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act.
* To attend staff meetings as required and to participate in discussions.
* To participate in in-service training, both in-house and core training curriculum study days.
* To strictly observe confidentiality rules and adhere to GDPR.
* To report for duty dressed in an appropriate manner, which is suitable for work within the home.
* To work diligently in the home and to respect the people we work with wishes, so far as it is possible.
* To promote the home and its work, in the local community.
* To ensure that local community facilities are used by the service users for training and recreation purposes.
In return for your dedication and care we reward all our employees with a competitive salary package and an extensive training program. We also believe in career progression and promoting from within. Our staff are as special as the people we support, and we strive to bring excellence into every aspect of what we do.
* Excellent induction programme
* Full training programme
* Free DBS checks
* Competitive salary with pay review after completion of probation
* Career progression
* Employee assistance programme
Should you hold a Full UK Driving License you will be required to drive company vehicles.
Key Details
Vacancy Title
Support Worker - Health and Social Care Apprenticeship - Oxfordshire
Employer Description
Our mission at the Albany Care Group is to promote the independence of individuals of all ages and abilities by empowering them to pursue their passions, reach their individual goals and achieve social, emotional, and physical well-being in the community and at home. Our aim is to support people to do what they want to do, giving them opportunities that enable them to be who they want to be.
Vacancy Location
Holts Farm, Hopcrofts Holt, Steeple Aston Bicester OX25 5QQ
Wage Frequency
Custom
Number of Vacancies
1
Vacancy Reference Number
1000291919
Key Dates
Apply From
17/12/2024
Closing Date For Applications
2025-01-19 23:59:59
Interview Begin From
Possible Start Date
2025-01-26 00:00:00
Training
Training to be Provided
Paragon Skills is a leading national Apprenticeship training provider, supporting over 4,000 learners and 1,500 organisations. Paragon Skills has some of the highest success and achievement rates in the industry.
It has an Ofsted Grade 2 Good rating and an overall achievement rate of 71.4%, exceeding the national average of 65.6%. Using a blended approach, learners are always at the forefront of our priorities. All learners are assigned a Personal Tutor who will be their main point of contact.
This involves regular catch-ups, check-in emails and calls. Your employer will agree to give you 20% of your working hours solely towards your study.
This will give you every chance to achieve the highest grade possible! On completion of this 12 month apprenticeship you will have gained; Adult Care Worker - Level 2 Apprenticeship.
Learning Provider
PARAGON EDUCATION & SKILLS LIMITED
Skills Required
Communication skills, Attention to detail, Organisation skills, Customer care skills
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