Project Worker

Courtyard Care; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Long service awards

Pension (auto-enrolment)

Life cover

Cycle to work

Job summary

Swanton is seeking a proactive Senior Project Worker to lead daily shift management and provide practical and emotional support to people with learning disabilities, autism, or mental health needs. You will advocate for individuals, assist with daily living, medication, and health needs, and ensure respectful, person-centred care.

The role requires a valid UK driving licence, 2+ years in a care setting, willingness to develop via training, and alignment with Swanton’s values.

Qualifications

• A valid UK driving licence is required.
• Experience in care environment or with learning disabilities/autism is preferred.
• Ability to work as part of a team and across shifts.
• Good general education and English proficiency (Level 2 or equivalent).
• Willingness to work towards Care Certificate.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day management of a shift with a person-centred approach.
• Provide practical assistance and emotional support to empower people to achieve goals.
• Record and evidence outcomes in care records while ensuring confidentiality.
• Assist with daily living tasks, health needs, and medication management as required.
• Attend team meetings and training to develop knowledge and skills.
• Safeguard the health, safety, and welfare of people supported, colleagues, and self.
• Support individuals to make choices and live meaningful lives.

Job description

The role of the Senior Project Worker is an opportunity for a pro-active person to join an evolving Care Company. We are looking for a dedicated and empathetic person. The support team will provide practical assistance and emotional support to empower the people we support to achieve their goals and aspirations. Whilst fully embracing the company ethos the Senior Project Worker will be leading the day to day management of a shift. Working in a pro-active, responsive, effective and person centred way to ensure that the lives of the people we support are enriched to the best they are able. The Senior Project Worker will provide practical assistance and emotional support to empower the people we support to achieve their goals an aspirations, respecting everyone's individuality and enabling them to make appropriate choices to live the life they want to live. The Senior Support Worker will be inducted and trained as necessary to meet the needs of the role. 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:

• A valid UK driving licence is required for this role.
• Support individuals with their own choices and help them to lead a meaningful life as per their wishes.
• Act as a Key worker and understand 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 the 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 their aspirations are worked towards with them.
• Ensure individuals' dignity is maintained at all times and they are given support with their personal and intimate care as required in their care plan. This may include bathing, toileting and assistance with dressing.
• Maintain medication management to include, ordering, storing and administering.
• Undertake service responsibilities in relation to completing audits related specific to supported living.
• Encourage 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.
• 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.
• 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 escalation 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. 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. Above and beyond we 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 awards we recognize your contribution to the team and celebrate long service
• Employee benefits app stay connected to our community, receive discounts across everyday and luxury shops, access information about learning & development opportunities.
• Cycle to work you can save money and get fit with our salary sacrifice scheme
• Pension we will auto enrol you into our salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Life cover you will be entitled to the death in service benefit.
• Funded qualifications earn whilst you learn! we aim to develop our own talent, giving you the opportunity to develop your career with Swanton
• Career pathways we invest in our people and offer apprenticeships in Health and Social Care (Level 3). Earn whilst you learn has never been easier!
• Swanton Educates we have our own training qualification centre which can further support your development
• Trained mental health first aiders available 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

About The Service

We support people with varying abilities and diagnosis, this includes challenging behaviour, autism and/or learning disabilities, as well as people who have mental health conditions. We understand the importance of a person-centred approach, and we thrive on supporting people to reach their goals and achieving as much independence as possible.