Bank Project Worker - Adult Community Support

Swanton Care and Community; Falkirk; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A dedicated care provider is seeking a Project Worker to support individuals with learning disabilities and autism in Falkirk. The role requires empathy, teamwork, and a proactive approach to empowering service users. Responsibilities include maintaining care plans, assisting with daily living tasks, and ensuring individuals' dignity. Ideal candidates will have relevant experience and a willingness to undergo necessary training. Attractive employee benefits and opportunities for personal development are offered.

Benefits

Refer a friend scheme

Employee benefits app

Cycle to work scheme

Funded qualifications

Long service awards

Life cover

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience working within a team.
• Experience in a care environment supporting people with learning disabilities or autism.
• Willingness to undertake required training and achieve Care Certificate.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals to lead fulfilling lives and achieve their goals.
• Maintain medication management and assist with personal care when needed.
• Document care plans and advocate for service users' needs.

Skills

Care experience

Support for learning disabilities

Empathy

Team collaboration

Ability to manage challenging behaviour

Education

Level 2 in English

General education standard

Care Certificate (willingness to work towards)

Tools

Medication administration

Driving license (desirable)

Job description

About The Role

We're looking for an experienced Project Worker to support our services in Middlesbrough.

Job title: Project Worker (Bank - Supported Living)

Location: Middlesbrough

WE DO NOT OFFER SPONSORSHIP

About the role

The role of the Project Worker is an opportunity for a pro‑active person to join an evolving Care Company. We are looking for a dedicated and empathetic person. The support team will provide practical assistance and emotional support to empower the people we support to achieve their goals and aspirations.

The team will be inducted and trained in anticipation of the role. The people we support require support around their daily living skills, health needs and will have a diagnosis of learning disability and or autism.

We require a Support Team who is empathetic and non‑judgemental, someone who has experience in behaviour that can be challenging.

The candidate we are looking for will:

• Support the individual with their own choices and help them to lead a meaningful life as per their wishes.
• Act as a Key worker and understand that ‘working together works best for a number of service users ensuring that the team always works in the best interests of the individual and encouraging positive behaviours across the team.
• Ensure the individuals needs are met to maintain health and well being, physically, mentally, and emotionally. Advocate on behalf of the individual and ensure no decision is made without them.
• Record and evidence outcomes in service user records, ensuring confidentiality. Contributing to the preparation, implementation, monitoring and regular review of individual care and support plans. Give the individual a voice that is heard and their aspirations are worked towards with them.
• Ensure individuals’ dignity is maintained at all times and given support with their personal and intimate care as required in their care plan. This may include bathing, toileting and assistance with dressing.
• Maintain medication management to include, ordering, storing and administering.
• Undertake service responsibilities in relation to completing audits related specific to supported living.
• Encourage the individuals you support to engage with activities they already enjoy, and to seek out new experiences, Actively involve them in making decision about everyday tasks that will enhance their independence and engage with the wider community.
• Empower individuals to actively achieve their goals by taking time and communicating in their preferred method, be aware of the individuals’ beliefs and cultural needs and work in an open and trustworthy manner.
• Contribute to at least 6 team meetings each year, actively engaging in supervision and appraisal to continuously improve and develop knowledge and skill that will enhance the lives of the people within the service.
• Actively participate in training opportunities, attending all core skills and mandatory training to reach the required level of competence and utilising new skills to continuously improve and develop.
• Be alert to and proactive in safeguarding the health, safety and welfare of the people supported, yourself and colleagues based in the service, and elevate concerns in a timely, professional and appropriate manner.
• Undertake lone working responsibilities as per the needs of the service.
• Having a driving licence is desirable.

Qualifications

These qualifications are essential for success in the role of a Full‑Time Project Worker. The ideal candidate should possess a combination of core skills such as care experience, premium skills like nursing home experience and dementia care, as well as relevant skills including driving and medication administration.

• Ability to demonstrate equivalent of Level 2 in English.
• Willingness to work towards Care Certificate.
• A good standard of general education.
• 2 years of working within a team.
• Experience in a care environment
• Experience, either paid or voluntary supporting people with learning disabilities, autism or mental health needs.

Every Moment Matters

What we can offer:

Refer a friend scheme we know that you will know fantastic people who will be make a great contribution, you will receive £400 each time a successful referral is made *

Above and beyond we recognise that our staff teams do amazing things for the people we support and their teams. We award contributions for those who go the extra mile and for good inspection feedback with vouchers for high street shops and other surprises!

Long service awards we recognize your contribution to the team and celebrate long service

Employee benefits app stay connected to our community, receive discounts across everyday and luxury shops, access information about learning & development opportunities.

Cycle to work you can save money and get fit with our salary sacrifice scheme

Pension we will auto enrol you into our salary sacrifice pension scheme

Life cover you will be entitled to the death in service benefit.

Funded qualifications earn whilst you learn! we aim to develop our own talent, giving you the opportunity to develop your career with Swanton *

Career pathways we invest in our people and offer apprenticeships in Health and Social Care (Level 3). Earn whilst you learn has never been easier!

Swanton Educates we have our own training qualification centre which can further support your development

Trained mental health first aiders available to support you when you need someone to talk to

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) free confidential access to 24hr assistance program for counselling, advice and support

Employee Voice we hold regular events throughout the year to listen to your feedback about working with us

*subject to eligibility & criteria

About The Service

We support people with varying abilities and diagnosis, this includes challenging behaviour, autism and/or learning disabilities, as well as people who have mental health conditions. We understand the importance of a person‑centred approach, and we thrive on supporting people to reach their goals and achieving as much independence as possible.