Support Worker - Adult Residential (ID:552)

Swanton Care and Community; Dinnington; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A community support organization in Dinnington seeks compassionate individuals to provide practical assistance and emotional support to people with learning disabilities. Responsibilities include promoting health and well-being, facilitating social activities, and performing general housekeeping duties. Experience in the field is preferred, but training will be provided.

Qualifications

• Experience of challenging behaviour and/or learning disabilities preferred, but training will be provided.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Must be enthusiastic and committed to supporting individuals.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical assistance and emotional support to individuals.
• Promote health, well-being, and individual aspirations.
• Facilitate social and recreational activities.
• Perform general housekeeping duties as needed.
• Complete necessary records and documentation.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Adaptability

Compassion

Job description

About you

Are you enthusiastic, compassionate and committed to supporting people in a way which respects their dignity? Here at Swanton, we are looking for people who share our core values and are able to apply these to the work that they do. At the heart of our ethos are five key words, these underpin the PRIDE we take in our services.

‘Potential, Responsibility, Integrity, Diversity, Empathy’

You will need to be adaptable and flexible with excellent communication skills and able to work as part of our team. Experience of challenging behaviour and/or learning disabilities is preferred but all training will be provided.

The role

• To provide practical assistance and emotional support to empower the people we support to achieve their goals and aspirations, respecting everyone’s individuality and enabling them to make appropriate choices to live the life they wish, in line with their individual support plans.
• Promote the health, well-being, physical, emotional, cultural and spiritual beliefs of the people we support and ensure they are met in an inclusive way.
• Facilitating social, educational or work activities such as visiting family and friends, walks, shopping and other recreational activities of their choice.
• General housekeeping duties that can include shopping, domestic duties as well as, possibly, elements of personal care.
• As part of the role, you will need to complete a range of records and documents.