Night Care and Support Practitioner

You Matter; West Kirby; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

You Matter is seeking a caring care assistant to help welcome new residents and guide them through induction and ongoing support. You will assist residents to understand their rights, engage with assessments, and work within individual care plans while maintaining dignity and independence.

The role involves coordinating with care teams, updating records, delivering group activities, and liaising with partner organisations to ensure comprehensive support for residents.

Responsibilities

• Introduce and build relationships with new residents during induction
• Ensure residents understand their rights and responsibilities including engagement with care assessments
• Support residents to maintain independence and achieve goals per their care plans
• Update resident risk assessments and communicate changes per policy including positive risk taking
• Refer to all care and support plans for person-centred needs
• Provide personal care as detailed in care plans with emphasis on resident dignity
• Carry out delegated health tasks as required following training
• Communicate with partner organisations, including out-of-hours statutory/non-statutory agencies when needed
• Maintain up-to-date records on paperwork, support planning systems and resident files
• Complete regular cleaning duties and assist residents with room management
• Participate in planning and delivering evening group activities
• Provide information and advice to residents per their support plans
• Motivate residents to identify and achieve their goals
• Encourage involvement in resident meetings and service planning
• Address complaints and safeguarding concerns promptly
• Share accurate information with line managers as per procedures
• Demonstrate creativity in overcoming obstacles and a commitment to supporting vulnerable people

Job description

• To introduce and build relationships with new residents, continuing any allocated tasks around inducting residents into the service
• Ensure that residents have a full understanding of their rights and responsibilities during their stay including the need to engage with care assessments, social care and other statutory services
• Support residents to maintain their independence, to achieve their goals and targets as defined/ agreed within their care plans and care plans
• When required update and communicate resident risk assessments in line with You Matter policy and procedure including positive risk taking where appropriate, medication management etc.
• Refer to all care and support plans regarding specific person centred needs.
• Provide any elements of personal care as detailed in individuals care plans ensuring that a Resident's dignity is placed at the centre of any interaction.
• Delegated Health tasks as required based on individuals care needs, (training will be provided)
• Communicate with partner organisations, In some circumstances there may be a requirement to deal with out of hrs statutory and non-statutory agencies
• Maintain Up to date records on day to day paperwork, support planning systems DAVE and in any resident's files
• Complete regular scheduled cleaning duties throughout the building as timetabled including regular room cleans alongside supporting residents in the management of their room
• Participate in the planning and delivery of any evening group work and activities throughout the setting
• Provide information and advice to the people we support in accordance with their support and care plans
• Motivate and challenge the people we support so they identify and realise their goals
• Encourage involvement and participation among the people we support in the running and shaping of the service provided by planning and attending regular resident meetings
• Deal promptly with all complaints and safeguarding concerns or disclosures
• Provide clear, accurate and good quality information in respect of all residents in line with agreed procedures ensuring that appropriate information is shared with the line managers
• Demonstrate creativity in overcoming obstacles and a commitment to working with and providing support to vulnerable people.