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Delight Supported Living Ltd; Falkirk; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Flexible hours

Training & development

Supportive managers

Job summary

Delight Supported Living Ltd. is recruiting compassionate Support Workers to join our new services in the Falkirk area. You will provide person-centred care, create a homely environment, and support daily living activities.

We offer flexible hours, training and development opportunities, and supportive managers focused on independence and dignity for the adults in our care. Right to work in the UK is required; a full driving license is ideal but not essential.

Qualifications

• Right to work in the UK.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Full driving license ideal but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centred care.
• Create a homely environment for service users.
• Support daily living activities and mobility.
• Observe and promote service users’ rights, dignity and independence.
• Liaise with senior staff and maintain accurate reports.
• Support other team members and coordinate shifts.
• Adhere to policies and procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Encourage client independence and motivation.
• Accompany service users on community activities.

Skills

Excellent communication

Empathy

Teamwork

Job description

Delight Supported living is recruiting Support Workers for new Supported living Services.

We will be providing care and support to vulnerable adults in the area. We are offering competitive rates, and we are a real living wage employer.

Duties

• Ensure you are providing a homely environment for service users.
• Provide person centred care.
• Creating and implementing organisation procedures to maintain quality standards.
• To look after the physical, emotional, cultural and social needs of the service users using a person-centred approach.
• To observe and promote the service user’s choice, independence, dignity, privacy, fulfilment and other rights.
• To actively support other support workers.
• Working on observations and undertaking report writing.
• Observing and monitoring service user well-being, and proactively ensuring any unusual physical, mental or emotional situations / occurrences are immediately reported and escalated to senior members of staff and documented in accordance with policy / procedures.
• To adhere to all regulatory and statutory obligations policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Retain knowledge of service users care and support plan.
• Proactively and continuously encourage client independence and motivation.
• Being a companion to the service user by talking and listening to them.
• Accompany service users on trips into the community.
• Any other duties necessary to give person centred care to the service user.

Benefits

• Competitive rates of pay.
• Flexible working hours.
• Training & Development opportunities.
• Supportive Managers and colleagues.

Requirements

• Right to work and live in the UK.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Full driver’s license ideal but not essential.

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