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Upward Care; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Upward Care in Solihull, West Midlands, is seeking a thoughtful Support Worker to help adults in a supported living setting. You will provide person-centred assistance, including daily tasks such as shopping, cooking, personal care, and medication administration, working to individual care plans.

Ideally you will hold an NVQ Level 2 in care or an equivalent qualification. We welcome applications from candidates with no experience who can demonstrate caring values, optimism, and ambition to help

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 in care or equivalent qualification.
• Experience in residential care or supported living preferred; candidates with no experience but strong caring qualities welcome.
• Ability to provide person-centered support including shopping, cooking, personal care, and medication administration.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centered support to adults in their own homes including shopping and cooking.
• Assist with personal care and administer medication as required.
• Maintain records and communicate effectively to meet service users' needs.
• Develop career through training and development as needed.

Skills

Caring nature

Flexibility

Record keeping

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 a Support Worker to join our supported living service in Solihull, West Midlands.

Brief Job Description:

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

You will need to maintain care, support and management 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.