CARE SUPPORT WORKER

prOKare Ltd; Burntwood; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A care home provider is seeking a Care Support Worker to assist adults with acquired brain injuries. The role includes providing personal care, feedback on rehabilitation, and ensuring a safe living environment. Candidates will receive ongoing training, including a QCF Diploma level 3. This position requires flexible working, including occasional night shifts, and entails a 35-hour week with structured training sessions. Essential skills include communication, teamwork, and time management.

Qualifications

• No formal qualifications required, but QCF Diploma level 3 will be offered.
• Ability to record information using a computer.
• Training in medication administration is needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide regular feedback on clients’ rehabilitation programmes.
• Assist clients with daily living and personal care.
• Maintain a safe and healthy environment for clients.
• Work flexibly with occasional night shifts.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Time Management

Problem Solving

Job description

Overview

As Care Support Worker you will be working in a small Care Home for adults with Acquired Brain Injuries. You will work as part of a team providing care and rehabilitation to adults with acquired brain injuries. Whilst working as part of the Home team, you will be allocated a client/clients for which you will take a specific interest in their care and welfare as a Key Worker. You will receive on-going training, guidance and support. You will maintain programmes developed by the Home's Rehabilitation Coordinator. You will feedback on the progress of your clients care and rehabilitation activities. You are expected to participate in household tasks and ensure a safe, clean and healthy environment for clients. You are required to vigilantly seek out all risk assessments and reactive management plans with regard to aspects of health and safety and client behaviour, ensuring that you understand and can implement them effectively. You will be expected to achieve training in administration of medicines. At all times you must maintain a professional outlook and effectively realise your role as ambassador for the organisation. Your position will require regular training/ education which you must undertake at the discretion of the Employer. You are expected to be able to use a computer to record information. You are obliged to attend regular support meetings with the Home Manager to address your performance and other work-related issues.

Role expectations

• Provide regular feedback about client’s rehabilitation programmes to Rehabilitation Coordinators and Home Managers.
• Maintain client care and rehabilitation programmes and complete pertinent records following guidance and support from the Rehabilitation Coordinator and Home Managers.
• Assist in teaching and supporting clients in all aspects of daily living, including personal care, by following their individual care plans.
• Develop a spirit of friendship with clients, maintaining unconditional positive regard.
• Develop clients’ weekly activity schedules in collaboration with the client, the Rehabilitation Coordinator and Home Managers.
• Maintain an effective time management regime.
• Identify suitable resources within the home and community to support your named client’s life-career development.
• Facilitate and enable clients to build a fulfilling life.
• Maintain a safe and healthy environment for clients.
• Establish a comfortable, homely environment for clients.
• Work within the statutory regulations and conditions relating to Residential Homes.
• Administer medication to clients after appropriate training.
• Respect the rights, privacy, and dignity of all clients with whom you work.
• Maintain awareness of data security and ensure confidentiality regarding your work.
• Assist clients maintain and develop external relationships.
• Assist clients manage their financial affairs.
• Adhere to prOKare policies and procedures (a copy of which is held in each home and which is introduced to employee’s during their initial induction).
• Complete a full induction programme and attend monthly education sessions which form part of the contracted hours.
• Work flexibly, to suit demands in the home. This will include working occasional nights when necessary to cover sickness/ absence or leave of the home’s night staff. Such nights will be set on the rota by the Home Manager.
• Care Support Workers work a 35 hour week consisting of three non-consecutive days from 8.20am - 9.10pm with two x 40 minute breaks. Four days off. All staff are contracted to attend a 2hr 10min staff training/meeting session each calendar month.
• Applicants will be offered QCF Diploma level 3 during their employment in this position.