Support Worker

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking a Support Worker for Parkhill Lodge Learning Disability Service, Lord Hardy Court, on a temporary fixed-term maternity cover basis. The role is part-time, 26 hours per week, to support adults with personal care, daily living, health, social integration and emotional support.

The post involves providing activities, helping access community resources, monitoring plans with the Key Worker, and maintaining confidential records in line with policies.

Qualifications

• Provide a wide range of activities to stimulate and motivate service users.
• Support access to community resources and adhere to measures to reduce risks.
• Work with the team to provide sensitive care and guidance in personal care, daily living, health and social integration.

Responsibilities

• Contribute towards the monitoring and assessment of service users plans, reviews and assessment of risks via their Key Worker.
• Adhere to agreed individual support plans communicating any areas of concern about these plans to their Key Worker or line manage
• Assist service users to deal with behavioural difficulties and other vulnerabilities
• Assist with the administration of medicines as required
• Maintain confidential unit records and record progress in service user’s files adhering to departmental policies and procedures

Job description

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

Directorate: Adult Care, Housing & Public Health

Temporary Fixed Term (cover maternity leave), Par time, 26hrs per week for Parkhill Lodge Learning Disability Service within Lord Hardy Court

A Support Worker is required at the above home on a temporary basis, to cover maternity leave.

Provide a wide range of activities to stimulate and motivate service users both on an individual basis and in groups, including supporting them to access community resources and adhere to agreed measures to reduce any associated risks.

Work with the team to provide sensitive care and guidance to service users in areas of personal care, daily living, health, social integration, and emotional support in line with principles of an ordinary life and in compliance with departmental policies and procedures

Contribute towards the monitoring and assessment of service users plans, reviews and assessment of risks via their Key Worker

Adhere to agreed individual support plans communicating any areas of concern about these plans to their Key Worker or line manage

Assist service users to deal with behavioural difficulties and other vulnerabilities

Assist with the administration of medicines as required

Maintain confidential unit records and record progress in service user’s files adhering to departmental policies and procedures

This post involves working with adults and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme and can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. For further information, please visit our website.

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