Care Support Worker

Focus Birmingham; Metchley; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Job summary

Focus Birmingham is seeking kind and dedicated Care Support Workers to help people with visual impairment and complex needs live well. You will support individuals throughout their day, including getting to and from the service, ensuring they feel safe, valued and respected at every step.

As a Care Support Worker, you will use compassionate communication, follow care plans, assist with health and personal care, and help promote independence and inclusion through everyday activities.

Qualifications

• Candidates must demonstrate a caring nature and reliability.
• Empathy and patient-centred approach are essential.
• Experience in care settings is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Supporting people in a way that's personal to them
• Helping people live life their way, making choices and shaping their own routines.
• Using a range of communication methods tailored to each person's needs.
• Supporting people to speak up for themselves - or be their voice when they can't.
• Encouraging involvement in everyday activities that promote independence and inclusion.
• Working with care plans using our care planning system.
• Supporting with health and personal care (including continence and mobility), and manage behaviours when needed.
• Safely supporting people in wheelchairs and helping with transport via our vehicles.
• Delivering top-quality care
• Keeping accurate, up-to-date records of care and support.
• Sharing important information with Team Leaders and Supervisors.
• Completing our induction and training programmes
• Being an active part of the team, attending meetings and contributing ideas.
• Always treating everyone - from the people we support to their families and fellow staff - with respect.

Skills

Caring

Reliability

Empathy

Job description

We're on the lookout for kind, dedicated Care Support Workers to join our team. If you're someone who genuinely wants to make a difference and support people with visual impairment and complex needs to live well, we'd love to hear from you.

As a Care Support Worker, you'll help individuals throughout their day - including getting to and from our service - making sure they feel supported, safe, and valued every step of the way. You'll play a vital role in meeting both the physical and emotional needs of the people we work with.

If you're caring, reliable and ready to make a real impact, come and be part of something meaningful.

What you'll be doing:

• Supporting people in a way that's personal to them
• Helping people live life their way, making choices and shaping their own routines.
• Using a range of communication methods tailored to each person's needs.
• Supporting people to speak up for themselves - or be their voice when they can't.
• Encouraging involvement in everyday activities that promote independence and inclusion.
• Working with care plans using our care planning system.
• Supporting with health and personal care (including continence and mobility), and manage behaviours when needed.
• Safely supporting people in wheelchairs and helping with transport via our vehicles.
• Delivering top-quality care
• Keeping accurate, up-to-date records of care and support.
• Sharing important information with Team Leaders and Supervisors.
• Completing our induction and training programmes
• Being an active part of the team, attending meetings and contributing ideas.
• Always treating everyone - from the people we support to their families and fellow staff - with respect.