Overview
Support Worker — We are seeking to recruit Support Workers into our Supported Living Service who can deliver exceptional standards of person-centred care and support to those with a high level of various support needs, which may include physical disabilities, learning disabilities, autism and/or mental health needs.
Sunderland Care and Support is one of the leading social care providers of high-quality care and support to the community of Sunderland. We are passionate about supporting adults to lead fulfilling lives. Our customers have a wide range of complex needs and interventions which can include active support and positive behaviour support techniques. They require consistent members of a team to support them to live as independently as they can within their supported living home where you will support them to maintain their safety and may be required to provide support with personal care needs as part of their care plan. Also, to engage them to participate and explore their local communities and activities. This care and support should have the individual at its centre, promote respect, dignity, engagement, and participation throughout the delivery of personalised care and support.
We are keen to recruit candidates who are able to support and enable our customers to lead and maintain fulfilling lives whilst ensuring that their daily individual care and support needs are met whilst ensuring their quality of life is paramount. These needs should be met with integrity by those who can help us ensure our company values are at the heart of everything we do. Our values are: Respect, Innovation, Integrity, Caring, Partnership, and Valued.
Respect – We will care and support our customers with sensitivity and empathy, respecting equality and the beliefs and dignity of everyone in the diverse communities that we operate within; Innovation – We will continue to strive to achieve positive outcomes for those that we support and for our workforce by thinking differently and learning from others; Integrity – We will act fairly, ethically, professionally and openly in all we do; Caring – We will provide safe, caring and personal services that support, protect and enable our customers to live fulfilling lives; Partnership – We will use our energy, skills and resources to deliver the best outcomes, incorporating the perspectives of all our customers and stakeholders; Valued – We will engage and consult with our customers and staff to promote a culture of inclusivity and kindness, acknowledging excellent outcomes and practice and supporting customers and staff to reach their maximum potential.
Your role will be to provide support to customers, promoting and developing their life, health, and wellbeing. This may include activities such as meal preparation, domestic tasks, medication administration and recording, money management, facilitating community participation, shopping, social connections, nutrition, health and safety, cleanliness and intimate personal hygiene, emotional support, and using active support and positive behaviour support techniques (training will be provided). You may also support customers to plan holidays (additional payment may apply). These principal responsibilities are not an exhaustive list and may change to reflect the changing needs of the customer/service.
Responsibilities
* Helping with preparation of meals and drinks.
* Support with domestic household tasks.
* Administer and record medication.
* Support with money management.
* Encouraging community trips and facilitating customers participation.
* Support with household and personal shopping.
* Support with meeting friends and family.
* Support with high standards of nutrition.
* Adhere to health and safety legislation.
* Cleanliness and intimate personal hygiene.
* Opportunities for employment or education.
* Provide emotional support.
* Active support techniques and positive behaviour support techniques to increase skill level and achieve set outcomes (training will be provided).
* To support customer to plan holidays and support them if needed (additional payment).
* This list is not exhaustive; duties may change in consultation with the post holder.
What we offer / Benefits
* Induction to support your personal development.
* Hours: 37 or 18.5 per week.
* Starting salary of £24,796 (pro rata if working less than 37 hours per week).
* Sleep-in payment of £41.78 per shift completed (where applicable).
* Designated rota pattern including daytime, evenings, weekends, and Bank Holidays.
* Excellent training opportunities.
* Pension scheme.
* Generous annual leave entitlement.
* Career development opportunities.
* A positive and rewarding job role and culture.
* Probationary period; regular 1-1 supervision; annual appraisal.
* New employees receive £500 on start and £500 after induction and probation (discretionary).
Please refer to the Job Description and the essential and desirable criteria in the Person Specification when completing the online application form, as this information is used to select candidates for interview.
Please note: all communication regarding your application will be sent to the email address you registered with North East Jobs. Check your inbox after the closing date for notification, and also check junk/spam folders. We will contact candidates to arrange an interview time.
If successful after the interview process, appointments will be made subject to two satisfactory references and DBS check.
For more information on Sunderland Care and Support, please visit our website: https://sunderlandcareandsupport.co.uk
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