Supportive Living Worker

Fulbridge Social Care; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Fulbridge Social Care is looking for compassionate individuals to join their team in elderly care homes and disability support settings. Successful candidates will receive full training and support, including Care Certificate and First Aid, and will play a vital role in enhancing the quality of life for service users.

Qualifications

• Successfully work with service users and make a positive impact.
• Ability to read and write clear reports.
• Participate in ongoing training and development.

Responsibilities

• Build strong professional relationships with service users.
• Maintain a safe and clean environment.
• Attend and participate in meetings as needed.

Skills

Communication

Patience

Teamwork

Education

Care Certificate

First Aid Training

Job description

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If you want to work in a unique environment where your efforts will enhance the quality of life for our service users, then we need you.

Fulbridge Social Care requires staff teams for numerous shift patterns within elderly care homes and disability support settings.

We are taking on trainee and qualified candidates as we offer full support, training including the Care Certificate, First Aid, Medication Administration, and the opportunity to gain qualifications in this field.

Please note that you would be required to complete an enhanced DBS with Fulbridge Social Care and successfully complete one of our induction assessments prior to any placements being offered.

We require individuals who have the confidence, patience, and skill set to successfully work with our service users and make a positive impact on their lives. In this role, you will be part of a team to support service users throughout the day with tasks such as supporting with meal preparation, personal care, cleaning, and shopping.

Main duties and responsibilities:

1. Build strong professional relationships with the service users and other members of staff
2. Maintain a safe, clean, and enjoyable environment for service users to live and for you to work
3. Keep up to date with all communication and information systems
4. Attend and actively participate in meetings as appropriate
5. Protect service users from any form of abuse from staff, visitors, or other service users
6. Write accurate reports for reviews and keep written records for monitoring purposes
7. Attend work reliably and punctually, following a set shift pattern
8. Ensure you keep yourself up to date with all procedures and policy changes
9. Take responsible care for the health and safety of yourself and others
10. Undertake any other additional duties as required, which are relevant to the post

Person Specification:

• Ability to form professional relationships with service users
• Ability to read and understand written work and to write clear and accurate reports
• Ability to communicate clearly and easily with service users in a variety of ways
• Ability to go wherever service users want to go and participate in all activities
• Ability to work as directed and complete tasks reliably and to a high standard
• Ability to participate in training and development
• Ability to follow a work pattern and attend work punctually and reliably
• Awareness of effective teamwork
• Awareness of the general health, safety, and welfare of service users