Support Worker - Adult Residential (ID:591)

Swanton Care and Community; North East; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A care and community support organization in the North East of England is seeking compassionate individuals to empower those we support to achieve their personal goals and aspirations. The role involves promoting well-being and facilitating various social activities while ensuring the dignity of each individual. Ideal candidates will possess excellent communication skills, adaptability, and a dedication to respecting personal choices and diversity. Join our team in making a meaningful impact on the lives of those we serve.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic, compassionate, and committed to supporting individuals.
• Ability to promote health, well-being, and engage in recreational activities.
• Ability to complete a range of records and documents.

Responsibilities

• Empower individuals to achieve their goals and aspirations.
• Promote health, well-being, and cultural beliefs of individuals.
• Assist nurses in delivering complex health support.
• Facilitate social and recreational activities.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Adaptability and flexibility

Job description

About you

Are you enthusiastic, compassionate and committed to supporting people in a way which respects their personal choice, promotes their access to the community and their engagement in a wide range of activities?

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.

The Role

To provide 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.
• Support Nurses with the delivery of complex health support.
• Facilitate social, educational or work activities such as visiting family and friends, supported employment, walks, shopping and other recreational activities of their choice.
• Complete a range of records and documents.