Support Worker - Community Living Services

The Methodist Church in Britain; Wokingham; Sur place; GBP 21 000 - 27 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Perkbox rewards

25 days annual leave pro rata + 8 bank

Additional health and wellbeing day

Training and development programme

Career progression opportunities

Résumé du poste

Optalis in Wokingham offers a Support Worker role within Community Living Services, helping adults, many with learning disabilities, live independently in their homes and communities. The job covers personal care, medication prompts, budgeting and community access.

Shifts run from early morning to 10pm with sleep-ins and every other weekend; lone-working experience is valued. DBS with adult barred list is required and a driving licence is highly desirable.

Qualifications

• Enhanced DBS check with adult barred list.
• Proof of right to work in the UK.
• Full, clean UK driving licence, highly desirable for many vacancies.

Responsabilités

• Encourage choice and control over daily life while giving appropriate support
• Deliver personalised care to individual needs and support plans
• Provide personal care, including bathing and washing
• Help with meals, shopping, budgeting and a safe, clean home
• Administer or prompt medication in line with care plans and legal guidelines
• Manage health needs, promote healthy lifestyle choices and escalat concerns
• Recognise and report abuse, neglect or exploitation under safeguarding policies
• Support access to local services, social activities, employment or education
• Help people build links with friends, family and the community
• Develop and maintain skills, and plan social and leisure activities
• Provide sleep-in and overnight assistance on rota shifts
• Keep accurate records of support, incidents and progress towards goals

Connaissances

Lone-working experience

Can-do attitude

Flexibility

Description du poste

This Support Worker post sits in Optalis's Community Living Services, delivering adult social care for Wokingham Borough Council and the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead. The work is about helping adults, many with learning disabilities, to live independently in their own homes and communities, covering personal care, medication prompts, budgeting and community access. Shifts run from 7am to 10pm with sleep-ins and every other weekend, and lone-working experience is valued. Optalis does not offer visa sponsorship, and Enhanced DBS with adult barred list is required.

What the job involves

• Encourage choice and control over daily life while giving appropriate support
• Deliver personalised care to individual needs and support plans
• Provide personal care, including bathing and washing
• Help with meals, shopping, budgeting and a safe, clean home
• Administer or prompt medication in line with care plans and legal guidelines
• Manage health needs, promote healthy lifestyle choices and escalat concerns
• Recognise and report abuse, neglect or exploitation under safeguarding policies
• Support access to local services, social activities, employment or education
• Help people build links with friends, family and the community
• Develop and maintain skills, and plan social and leisure activities
• Provide sleep-in and overnight assistance on rota shifts
• Keep accurate records of support, incidents and progress towards goals

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check with adult barred list
• Proof of right to work in the UK
• Full, clean UK driving licence, highly desirable for many vacancies

Other

• Can-do attitude and genuine passion for empowering people and respecting their dignity and beliefs
• Flexibility to work a varied shift pattern including weekends and bank holidays
• Outgoing, quick thinking, problem solver and trustworthy

Nice to have

• Experience supporting individuals with learning disabilities
• Previous experience of working in a lone environment
• Understanding of person-centred care principles
• Awareness of health and safety regulations, including infection control
• Knowledge of mental health, learning disabilities and physical disabilities
• Training in first aid, medication administration and safeguarding adults

What’s offered

• Perkbox rewards with discounts on cinema, shopping, health, travel and insurance
• 25 days annual leave pro rata, rising to 30, plus 8 bank holidays and a day off for your birthday
• Additional health and wellbeing day
• Comprehensive paid training and development programme
• Career progression opportunities and support
• Voice in the service through forums
• STAR awards reward scheme
• Generous pension scheme