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Upward Care; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Upward Care is seeking compassionate Support Workers to assist adults in their own homes across the West Midlands. You will provide person-centred care, help with daily activities, shopping, cooking, personal care and medication administration, within agreed care plans.

Reliable record-keeping and teamwork are essential to meet service users’ needs. An NVQ Level 2 in care or equivalent is preferred, with applications from those with strong caring qualities welcomed.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates caring and compassionate nature.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team to support service users.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centred support to adults in their own homes.
• Assist with daily activities including shopping, cooking, and personal care; administer medications as directed.
• Maintain up-to-date care plans and risk assessments; ensure accurate record-keeping and effective communication.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Teamwork

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Care

Job description

Do you have a caring nature? Are you looking to make a difference to people's lives? Do you want to work in an environment where no two days are the same? Are you flexible with your working hours? Can you see yourself providing care to adults who need your support? If you have answered a big YES to these questions, we would love to hear from you

We are looking for Support Workers to join our supported living services in the West Midlands.

Brief Job Description:

The Support Worker will support vulnerable adults in their own homes providing support to individuals in a person centred way which includes various activities i.e. shopping, cooking, assisting with personal care and administering medication.

You will need to maintain care, support skills as detailed within the individual care plans and risk assessments. Record keeping and communication skills are essential to ensure effective teamwork to meet people’s needs. You will be required to undertake such training and development as necessary from time-to-time be develop your career.

Ideally you will have previous experience working within a residential care or supported living setting with vulnerable people and hold NVQ Level 2 in care or an equivalent qualification. However, applications from candidates with no experience who can demonstrate the caring qualities and values that we seek in our staff are welcome.

So, are you caring? Inspirational? Optimistic? And Ambitious? – These are easy words, but the real job of a support worker is the blend all this to enable our service users to lead a fulfilling, independent and as satisfying a life as they possibly can.

The Support Worker will have a responsibility to deliver our service in accordance with standards agreed with the Registered Manager, Registered Provider, relevant regulations, and in line with accepted best practice.