Bank Project Worker - Adult Supported Living

Swantoncare; Middlesbrough; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Swantoncare seeks dedicated Bank Project Workers in Middlesbrough to empower individuals with learning disabilities and autism. This role involves providing essential support for daily activities and health needs while promoting independence and engagement. Join a compassionate team dedicated to improving lives through empathetic and proactive care.

Benefits

Refer a friend scheme

Long service awards

Employee benefits app

Cycle to work scheme

Pension scheme

Life cover

Funded qualifications

Career pathways

Mental health first aiders support

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience working in a team for 2 years.
• Experience supporting individuals with learning disabilities, autism, or mental health needs.
• Core care experience required.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with daily living skills and health needs.
• Act as a Key worker ensuring the best interest of service users.
• Manage medication and maintain confidentiality in service user records.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Level 2 English equivalent

Willingness to work towards Care Certificate

Good standard of general education

Job description

About The Role

We're looking for two experienced Project Workers (Bank) to support our services in Middlesbrough.

Job title: Bank Project Worker (Supported Living)

Hours: Bank

Location:Middlesbrough (TS5 and TS7)

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 two dedicated and empathetic people. The support team will provide practical assistance and emotional support to empower the people we support to achieve their goals and aspirations.

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-judgmental, someone who has experience in behaviour that can be challenging.

The candidate we are looking for will:

• Support individuals with their own choices and help them to lead a meaningful life as per their wishes.
• Act as a Key worker and understanding 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 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. Contribute to the preparation, implementation, monitoring and regular review of individual care and support plans. Give the individual a voice that is heard and ensure their aspirations are worked towards with them.
• Ensuring 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.
• Medication management to include, ordering, storing and administering.
• Undertake service responsibilities in relation to completing audits related specific to supported living.
• Encouraging 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.
• To 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.
• To 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 escalate 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 schemewe 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 beyondwe 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 awardswe recognize your contribution to the team and celebrate long service

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

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

Pensionwe will auto enrol you into our salary sacrifice pension scheme

Life coveryou will be entitled to the death in service benefit.

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

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

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

Trained mental health first aidersavailable 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 Voicewe hold regular events throughout the year to listen to your feedback about working with us

*subject to eligibility & criteria

About The Service

Our supported living services in the North, currently consist of 13 individual homes, which are occupied as solo tenancies or dual tenancies. Our services are currently situated in Gateshead, South Tyneside, Durham and Middlesbrough.