Job Title: Support Worker
Location: Laucneston
Salary: £12 per hour
Job type: Full Time, Permanent
United Response is a leading national charity providing support to young people and adults with learning disabilities and mental health needs. We believe in championing the right of disabled people to live, work, socialise and participate in the community, free of discrimination and unnecessary boundaries.
The Role:
The purpose of the role will be to enable the people we support to live their own life though the application of person centred approaches, promoting individual choice, decision-making, control and independence.
Key Responsibilities:
- To support people in accordance with their needs and wishes as detailed in their person centred support plans.
- To demonstrate a commitment to the Safeguarding of Adults and to recognise and report any disclosure, suspicion or evidence of harm, risk of harm, abuse or neglect in line with United Response's Safeguarding Adults policy.
- To ensure that support plans reflect the changing needs and wishes of the people we support by contributing to regular monitoring and review.
- To encourage and enable the people we support to become active members of both their local and wider communities.
- To support people to develop or maintain good family relationships and a range of friendships.
- To support people in all aspects of their daily living, for example, going shopping, cooking, keeping their home clean and tidy, budgeting and paying bills.
- To deliver personal care (if required) with dignity and respect.
- To support people to stay healthy and safe, following guidance from health professionals where health support is required.
- To accurately complete documentation, including people we support records.
- To communicate effectively with colleagues, family members and professionals, verbally and in writing.
- To raise any concerns about practice or the people we support in a timely manner.
- To ensure required financial checks are completed.
- To assist people towards volunteering and paid employment
- To attend training, including induction training, team meetings and individual supervision meetings as required.
- To maintain confidentiality at all times.
- To undertake any other reasonable duties as requested.
The Candidate:
Essential Criteria:
- Passionate about making a difference and the work of United Response
- Clear written and verbal communication style
- Basic IT skills and numerical ability
- To be willing to undertake required training, sometimes off site and outside normal working hours
- To be willing and able to travel between locations as required
- To be available for flexible working patterns including evenings, weekends, sleep-ins and nights as required
Desirable criteria:
- Experience of supporting people or of working in a social care setting
- Social care qualification or equivalent
In return for your passion and commitment, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including:
- 20 days paid annual leave (plus 8 bank holidays, pro rata for part time), which increases after 3 and 5 years' service
- Access to free occupational health, physiotherapy, counselling and advice services
- Fully paid training and access to nationally recognised qualifications
- Access to an online shopping platform with discounts from over 3,500 retailers
- Pension Contribution
- Paid DBS
Our vision is a society where everyone has equal access to the same rights and opportunities.
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of; Care Assistant, Support Worker, Enabler, Carer, Care Worker, Care Assist, Care Coordinator, Care Assistant, Social Worker, Vulnerable Adult, Support Assistant, Adult Support Worker, Special Needs Support, Adult Care Assistant, Mental Health Support will be considered for this role