Enablement And Care Support Worker (Llandrindod Wells)

Powys County Council; Llandrindod Wells; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Powys County Council is seeking an Enablement and Care Support Worker in Llandrindod Wells to help individuals live independently within their community. The role involves implementing Personal Plans to maximise potential, and supporting daily living in the person’s own environment.

Responsibilities include assisting with personal care, manual handling, and medication per the plan and policy, with a focus on person-centred support and community reconnection.

Responsibilities

• Implement Personal Plans to help people reach maximum potential and stay safe in their own environment.
• Support people to meet identified needs in a person-centred way across settings.
• Assist with personal care, manual handling, and medication as per personal plan and policy.
• Encourage reconnection with local community and support independence; may include night sitting.

Job description

Enablement and Care Support Worker (Llandrindod Wells)

There are three positions available

Your responsibilities will be:

• To be responsible for implementing Personal Plans to enable people to reach or regain their maximum potential, based on assessts, resources and abilities. To assist or enable service users to remain living within the community, enhancing the quality of their lives, supporting and maintaining them safely in their own environment. Complying with requirements of a service Registered with Care Inspectorate for Wales under Registration and Inspection of Social Care Act 2016.
• To support people to meet their identified assessed needs and outcomes in a person centred way as detailed within a personal plan, which may be delivered in a variety of settings. This should be undertaken in line with maximising independence as much as possible.
• To support people who may have complex needs with personal care, manual handling tasks which may include people handling equipment where required, and support with medication in accordance with their personal plan and medication policy.
• To support people to identify and support reconnection with their local community and networks. Encourage the person in all areas of their life with particular emphasis upon reaching and regaining their maximum potential.
• To understand what matters to a person l and help them to manage risks to maximise choice and control over their lives. To work with the person , in regaining their independence in daily living skills, including personal care. May also include a limited amount of night sitting.

This position has a requirement for an Enhanced DBS Check