Support Worker

The Methodist Church in Britain; Danby Botton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Camphill Village Trust is seeking a dedicated Support Worker to assist adults living in on-site accommodation. You will plan daily life, support with budgeting, meals, and personal care, and help coordinate medical appointments. A DBS check is required before appointment and a car is advantageous due to on-site site access issues.

The role involves community-based, shift-based work across the village, with a focus on person-centred care, privacy, and independence for tenants.

Qualifications

• Basic understanding of English and Maths for daily notes and supporting with finances
• DBS check required before appointment
• Ability to use digital platforms to upload data such as daily notes

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver support and care according to each person’s plan
• Promote rights, dignity and privacy; help individuals be as independent as possible
• Administer and record medication, order stock and check supplies
• Provide personal care where registered
• Plan menus, shop for, cook and prepare meals with people
• Help people budget and manage finances; assist with benefits
• Support tenancy matters and access landlord services
• Arrange and attend medical appointments with families and professionals
• Support social life, relationships, spiritual fulfilment and meaningful activities
• Keep records: support plans, daily notes, risk assessments, safeguarding reports

Skills

Proactive

Empathetic

Good listener

Team player

Calm under pressure

Lone worker

Education

Basic English & Maths

Tools

Data entry tools

Job description

This Support Worker post with Camphill Village Trust sits within its village community, supporting adults who live there as tenants. The core work is person-centred: planning daily life, cooking and budgeting alongside people, arranging health appointments, giving personal care where registered, and handling medication. Work is community-based and shift-based, with staff expected to cover anywhere on site, and the site is not served by public transport, so a car is strongly advantageous. A DBS check is required before appointment.

What the job involves

• Plan and deliver support and care in line with each person's person-centred support and care plan
• Promote people's rights, choices, dignity and privacy, and help them become as independent as possible
• Administer and record medication, and order, check and count stock
• Provide personal care where required, where the appropriate registration is in place
• Plan menus, shop for, cook and prepare meals with people, including safe food handling and storage
• Support people to budget, manage their finances and access and keep benefits
• Support tenants with tenancy matters and with accessing landlord services
• Help people arrange and attend medical appointments, and work with families and other professionals
• Support social life, relationships, spiritual fulfilment and meaningful activities
• Keep records: support plans, daily updates, risk assessments, incident and safeguarding reports, and daily monitoring sheets
• Encourage people to keep a clean, tidy home and to use laundry equipment
• Report maintenance issues through the online system and keep the maintenance log

Qualifications

• Basic understanding of English and Maths for daily notes and supporting with finances

Skills & knowledge

• Proactive, forward thinking and willing to learn new skills and ways of working
• Empathic, kind, caring and a good listener
• Able to put the people supported at the centre of everything they do
• Adaptable to changing needs, legislation and policies
• Able to stay calm and respond appropriately under pressure
• Able to work as part of a team and to lone work

Checks & eligibility

• DBS check (pre-employment)

Other

• Hard working, honest, trustworthy, reliable and transparent
• Able to travel reliably to the site, which is not served by public transport
• Knows the limits of the role and when to seek support from senior staff
• Good sense of humour that adapts to the people supported

Nice to have

• Care Certificate
• Level 1 or 2 qualification in health and social care
• Experience of using technology or digital platforms to upload data such as daily notes
• Driving licence, clean
• Own vehicle, as the site is not served by public transport
• Some experience of working with people with a learning disability and/or autism