Support Worker

ISWP Assessment Services; Reading; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in supported living services is looking for a Support Worker in Reading. This role involves assisting young people and adults with various needs, including learning disabilities and mental health support. As a Support Worker, you'll provide essential personal care, encourage independence, and develop meaningful relationships with service users. Ideal candidates will demonstrate flexibility and professionalism while ensuring the well-being and safety of those in care.

Benefits

Decent pay rate

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Ability to travel to different locations, driving license preferred but not essential.
• Satisfactory Enhanced DBS clearance required.
• Demonstrate professionalism and understanding of equal opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Assist with day-to-day care needs including personal hygiene.
• Support service users' independence and engage in constructive activities.
• Dispense and record medication accurately.

Skills

Communication

Flexibility

Professionalism

Education

Enhanced DBS clearance

Proof of right to work in the UK

Job description

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Job title:?Support Worker

Job Type: Full time

Company:?Cedar Hope Care Services Ltd?

Salary scale:£12.31Per Hour

Reporting into:?Registered Manager?

Location:?Reading, Berkshire and surrounding areas?

Cedar Hope Care Services Ltd, part of ISWP Holding, is anOfsted and CQC regulated 16+ supported living service.Cedar Hope Care Services Ltd has a number of provisions in the Reading area, providing a range of support. We support clients who present a wide range of needs and challenges.

Role Description

This role is with Cedar Hope Care Services Ltd, supporting young people and adults in the community and in our registered services. The young people and adults needs vary and can include learning disabilities, autism, mental health, challenging behaviourand other needs.?

The Role involves shift work patterns which are as follows: 8.00 am to 2.00 pm, 2.00 pm to 8.00 pm, 8.00 pm to 8.00 am or 8.00 am to 8.00 pm.?

Duties Will Include

• Assist in carrying out individual programmes of care?
• Assist with the day-to-day individual care needs of the service user, including personal and intimate care, personal hygiene?
• Assist in providing constructive activities taking into account the particular needs of the person?
• To provide support to maximise the service users independence?
• To ensure the maintenance of high standards of nutrition, health, safety, cleanliness and personal hygiene?
• To provide support and opportunities for the service user to develop contact with people outside the service?
• To dispense and record medication?
• To work in a way that treats everyone equally and fairly, whilst promoting service users rights and dignity at all times.?
• To assist service users to plan holidays and support them if needed.?
• To support service users in conjunction with the local authority safeguarding policy.?
• To support service users in positive risk taking.?
  
  

Person Specification

• Ability to travel effectively to different locations, driving licence and access to a vehicle is preferred but not essential?
• Satisfactory clearance of an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS, formerly CRB)
• Proof of right to work in the UK?
• Ability to demonstrate awareness/ understanding of equal opportunities and other peoples behaviour, physical, social and welfare needs?
• Good report writing?
• Good English language skills?
• Demonstrate professionalism?
• Ability to travel effectively to different locations, driving licence and access to a vehicle is preferred but not essential?
• Flexibility- You must be willing to work evenings and weekends?
• Previous experience in a similar role?
  
  

These principal responsibilities are not an exhaustive list of duties, only a general guide to the post. In consultation with the post holder, the duties may change from time to time to reflect the changing needs of the service.?

Note this post is exempt from The?Rehabilitation of Offenders Act?1974 (c.53) as it involves contact with children and vulnerable adults.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Individual and Family Services

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