Female Support Worker (Days and Waking Nights) - Market Weighton

Job description

Job responsibilities

Reports To: Support Manager

Job Purpose

To support people with learning disabilities with all aspects of their daily lives, ensuring that they have maximum opportunities and choice for developing new skills and leading fulfilling, varied, are valued and live socially inclusive lifestyles where their rights, dignity and safety is protected.

Key Responsibilities

1. To identify and develop with each person an outcome based support plan, risk assessment and person centered plan which are reviewed and updated regularly

2. To assist the people we support with routine personal and domestic tasks, including personal care, household tasks and cleaning and promote a healthy lifestyle when shopping, meal planning, cooking and choosing activities

3. To monitor and promote each person's health and well being, ensuring that each person has a Health Action Plan, that medical help is sought when needed, dental, eye, hearing and other check-ups or treatment are undertaken and that changes in health and wellbeing are reported

4. To assist the people we support to participate in their chosen social, educational, leisure and sporting activities in the local community, taking into account their culture, faith, gender and sexuality and where desired, to support individuals to access volunteering or employment opportunities

5. To assist the person to improve his/her knowledge, skills and abilities through planned learning activities and experiences

6. To enable the people we support to keep and make new friends and keep in contact with family, friends and people in the neighbourhood and develop a circle of support

7. To enable the people we support to participate in the running of the service, offering meaningful choices and supporting them to make decisions which affect them and other

8. To administer medication when required, in accordance with policies and procedures and after completion of medication assessment

9. To liaise with other people involved with the person we support, including GP, Care Manager, family, day opportunities and other agencies

10.To assist the people we support with their benefits, budgeting and management of personal monies within the framework of the individuals financial assessment, where required

11.To foster good communication with each person we support, learning how best to communicate and to use their preferred method of communication

12.To enable people to access holidays of their choice and support where appropriate

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of Person Centered Support, choice and empowerment. Basic understanding of Health and Safety. Training/knowledge in relevant areas.

Other Specific Requirements

Essential

• Available to work variable shifts (inc.nights or sleep-ins where appropriate) and flexible hours (as per rota, inc. weekends, bank holidays) Committed to equal opportunities and diversity Appointment is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS) Check and eligibility to work in the UK

Qualifications

Essential

• Communication verbal and written - Basic numeracy, literacy and admin skills.
• Good listening skills, communicates effectively (inc.written) Values Demonstrates company values. Self-motivated and enthusiastic to learn new skills. Demonstrates an inclusive approach at work and supportive to colleagues.
• Committed - Committed and motivated towards working with adults with a disability, desire to continuously learn.
• Practical Approach - Logical with a practical common-sense approach to situations. Able to support others to carry out domestic tasks.
• Team - Team player, positively contributes towards the team. Skills and interests match the person being supported.

Desirable

• Able to help a person develop own social relationships and friendships. Able to create and identify opportunities to help a person participate in community activities

Experience

Desirable

• Previous experience in providing support for others, including personal care. Previous experience as a Support Worker or similar sector experience. Experience of lone working. Experience in administering medication.

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

Affinity Trust

Address

Affinity Trust

Market Weighton

York

YO43 3AL

Employer's website

https://www.affinitytrust.org/ (Opens in a new tab)