Support Worker

The Methodist Church in Britain; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Full time

Job summary

Camphill Village Trust is seeking a dedicated support worker to assist tenants with personal care, meals, budgeting and housing-related tasks within a supported community. You will follow person-centred plans and work both in teams and independently, with DBS checks required before appointment.

Responsibilities include recording daily notes, managing medication, helping tenants access services, cooking healthy meals, supporting finances, and promoting wellbeing.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Plan and provide support and care in line with person-centred support and care plans, promoting wellbeing and development
• Provide personal care where appropriate and registered, with regard for dignity and privacy
• Administer and record medication, and order, check and count medications
• Plan, shop for, prepare and cook healthy meals with people supported, including safe food handling and storage
• Support people to budget, monitor their finances and access benefits, and deliver budgeting training to tenants
• Provide housing-related support to tenants, helping them understand and maintain their tenancy and access landlord services
• Keep support plans, daily updates, risk assessments, incident and behaviour reports and health appointment notes up to date
• Complete daily monitoring records such as food, fridge, freezer and medication cabinet temperatures, and bowel, weight and fluid charts
• Support people to attend medical appointments and to maintain healthy, active and social lives
• Encourage people to keep a clean, tidy and welcoming home, including laundry
• Work in partnership with family and professionals, attend team meetings and 1-2-1 supervision, and complete training and audit actions
• Report safeguarding concerns and safety events promptly, and report maintenance issues through the online PALS system

Job description

This support worker post sits within a supported community run by Camphill Village Trust, working under a Team Leader. The work centres on person-centred support, including personal care, medication, meals, budgeting and housing-related support for tenants. Shifts involve working as part of a team and lone working, with staff expected to cover any part of the site as needed. A DBS check is required before appointment.

What the job involves

• Plan and provide support and care in line with person-centred support and care plans, promoting wellbeing and development
• Provide personal care where appropriate and registered, with regard for dignity and privacy
• Administer and record medication, and order, check and count medications
• Plan, shop for, prepare and cook healthy meals with people supported, including safe food handling and storage
• Support people to budget, monitor their finances and access benefits, and deliver budgeting training to tenants
• Provide housing-related support to tenants, helping them understand and maintain their tenancy and access landlord services
• Keep support plans, daily updates, risk assessments, incident and behaviour reports and health appointment notes up to date
• Complete daily monitoring records such as food, fridge, freezer and medication cabinet temperatures, and bowel, weight and fluid charts
• Support people to attend medical appointments and to maintain healthy, active and social lives
• Encourage people to keep a clean, tidy and welcoming home, including laundry
• Work in partnership with family and professionals, attend team meetings and 1-2-1 supervision, and complete training and audit actions
• Report safeguarding concerns and safety events promptly, and report maintenance issues through the online PALS system

Qualifications

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

Skills & knowledge

• Proactive and forward thinking
• Empathic, kind and a good listener
• Willing to learn new skills and ways of working
• Adaptable to changing needs, legislation, policies and procedures
• Calm and able to respond appropriately to challenges in stressful situations
• Good problem solver with a practical approach on shift

Checks & eligibility

• DBS check and other relevant pre-employment checks

Other

• Able to work as part of a team and to lone work
• Puts the people supported at the centre of everything
• Promotes quality of life and the communication methods people use
• Supports newer staff and advises on code of conduct and good practice
• Recognises the limits of the role and seeks support from senior staff
• Hard working, honest, trustworthy, reliable and transparent

Nice to have

• Care Certificate
• Level 1 or 2 health and social care qualification
• Experience using technology or digital platforms to upload data such as daily notes
• Driver with a clean licence
• Some experience of working with people with a learning disability and/or autism