SUPPORT WORKER

The Meath Epilepsy Charity; Godalming; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Support Worker to join their team. This role focuses on providing personal, rehabilitative, and social care to residents, ensuring their needs are met while promoting independence. With a commitment to inclusivity and diversity, the organization values collaboration and care in its approach. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills, a strong sense of confidentiality, and a willingness to work both independently and as part of a team. Join this inspiring charity and make a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals with epilepsy.

Benefits

Enhanced holiday & sick pay

Free on-site parking

Healthcare cash back scheme

Free on-site gym

Free meals on duty

Excellent progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively with various stakeholders.
• Willingness to attend and participate in relevant training.

Responsibilities

• Assist in personal, rehabilitative, and social care of residents.
• Administer prescribed medication and ensure dietary needs are met.
• Communicate relevant information about residents to team members.

Skills

Communication Skills

Teamwork

Flexibility

Reliability

Confidentiality

Education

Health and Social Care Qualification

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

SUPPORT WORKER
Salary: GBP12.85 per hour
Excellent benefits: Enhanced holiday & sick pay, free on-site parking, healthcare cash back scheme,
free on-site gym, free meals on duty, excellent progression.

Overview: Our residents are at the heart of everything we do at the Meath Epilepsy Charity. With person-centred planning, we make sure that everyone remains focused on achieving their goals and maintaining their independence as much as possible.

This role is for 30 to 40 hours per week, with shifts to include every other weekend.

Job Purpose: To assist in the personal, rehabilitative, and social care of residents.

Key Responsibilities Include:

1. To provide the direct care provision for all aspects of the individual resident's assessed needs in line with their care plan.
2. Follow all Policies and Procedures.
3. Assisting individual residents, where needed, with personal care.
4. Administering and storage of prescribed medication in line with legislation.
5. Assisting individual residents with their mobility, where appropriate.
6. Helping individual residents, where needed, to feed themselves.
7. Overseeing and helping in the serving and preparation of meals and drinks.
8. Ensuring that each resident receives a well-balanced diet.
9. Communicate and convey relevant information about the residents to team members, in order that the individual plan of care may be regularly updated, and appropriate care given, paying attention to any changes observed in the resident's physical, medical, or psychological condition.
10. Reporting immediately to the senior staff in charge, any accident or untoward incident, which may occur to a resident, member of staff, or visitor.
11. Be aware of the steps to take in line with Safeguarding Adults at Risk Policies should an allegation of abuse be witnessed or made by you.
12. To follow as appropriate the procedures of handling Medication including asking a senior member of staff to administer any drug prescribed as required which may include analgesics, laxatives, and diazepam.
13. To attend 1:1 supervision meeting with your line manager every six weeks.
14. To follow as instructed any reasonable instruction given by your line manager, manager, or senior manager as required.
15. Any other reasonable tasks that may be required.
16. To be conversant with and implement Meath policies and procedures.

The duties and responsibilities outlined above do not represent a full list of the tasks the post holder will be expected to perform. Other tasks may be required for the proper performance of the job and any other related tasks.

Experience, Knowledge, and Qualifications for this role: To be able to communicate with the General public, trustees, Professional bodies, and all other parties on behalf of The Meath both written and verbal, excellent working Knowledge of Word, Excel, and other operating systems.

Essential: Take Responsibility/Work well independently as well as part of a team/Flexible, Reliable, and punctual/Willingness to attend and participate in relevant training to ensure that high operational and safety standards are maintained at all times/High degree of confidentiality with regard to all at the Meath.

Desirable: Be aware of CQC requirements & hold a relevant Health and Social Care Qualification or be willing to work towards a qualification.
Inclusivity & Diversity: We recognise that all our colleagues are uniquely different and bring their own originality, creativity, and identity to work. We encourage people from all backgrounds to be part of our charity in supporting our inspirational residents.
Our values are embedded into our culture here at The Meath, designed by our team, and how we live our every day:
We are COLLABORATIVE We are trusting, We achieve more together, We communicate
We CARE We are person-centred, We are respectful, We are skilled & knowledgeable
We are PROUD We work as a team, We take pride in the people that we support, We take pride in our community
We are INCLUSIVE Everyone is important, Everyone has a voice, Everyone is welcome
We EMPOWER We are creative, We are positive, We support individual development & achievement