Support Worker

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are looking to appoint a support worker within our centre to provide compassionate, safe, effective and responsive support, that will assist service users to maximise theirindependence.

This will involve providing support with a range of personal and practical tasks, that will achieve agreed personal goals, sothat wherever possible service users are able to exercise choice and control maintaining their wellbeing.

You will be required to

• Follow an individuals plan, staff will report back to their manager, giving accurate feedback and record on progress towards agreed outcomes.
• To promote and ensure service delivery which values and respects the dignity, diversity, rights and responsibilities of individuals.
• To support and participate in peoples chosen activities.
• Promoting citizenship and community engagement. Including but not limited to: activities both in the persons home and community that will promote both physical and emotional wellbeing, volunteering, and life skills development.

Essential Requirements:

• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience of delivering care and support to people with a disability or older people, to enable them to live independently.
• Able to work flexible hours and in a range of environments.
• Able to lone work Willingness and ability to travel around the borough with a good knowledge of the Sandwell area.
• 18 years old or over.
• Willing to undergo an enhanced DBS with adults barring check.
• Able to work as a team and use own initiative.
• Able to prioritise workload and deliver high standards of support to our customers using a person-centred approach.
• Will be required to undertake and complete the care certificate or equivalent.
• Will be required to undertake specific training to Adult Social Care that will enable individuals care and support needs to be met appropriately.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Good written and communication skills

Experience

Essential

• Experience of delivering care and support to
• people with a disability or older people, to
• enable them to live independently.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Address

Stoney Lane Day Centre

Stoney Lane

West Bromwich

West Midlands

B71 4JA

Employer's website

https://www.sandwell.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)