Job title Support Worker – Learning Disability Services
Desirable:
Previous experience in the care profession.
Vocational qualification e.g. NVQ 2/3 or willingness to work towards
Essential:
Willing to travel to other locations within a reasonable distance of main place of work.
Current, clean Driving Licence
Excellent customer service skills:
Display a flexible attitude towards providing a service
Comfortable with providing personal and intimate care to our service users.
Adaptable and able to work in a challenging and changeable environment.
Display a caring and empathetic approach to people with Learning Disabilities
Able to undertake the moving and handling of service users following training
* To proactively deliver a high quality/person centred service provision that meets the needs of service users by.
* Supporting individuals with their personal care, which may include skin care, bathing or showering, shaving, oral care, intimate care and continence (including management of bladder and bowels), dressing/undressing and hair care. 2
* Supporting individuals with housekeeping duties, such as cooking, cleaning, laundry, ironing, washing dishes and running errands; carrying out these tasks in full when individuals are unable to do so.
* Promoting people’s rights and responsibilities
* Working as an effective member of the team.
* Providing advice and information for service users and others where appropriate.
* Delivering agreed support packages to quality standards,
* Liaising with external professional groups e.g. GPs, Social Services, etc.
* Ensuring record keeping is maintained to the required standard at all times and contributing to service monitoring requirements.
* As appropriate, supporting services users to take their prescribed medication on time assisting them where necessary.
* Ensuring full risk assessments and risk management is delivered effectively.
* Ensuring that work is undertaken in line with Health and Safety requirements.
* Assisting the facilitation of effective care pathways Supporting individuals to achieve goals and objectives as set out in their care/support plans.
* Supporting and enabling individuals to access community based services and facilities