Supportive Living Worker

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

Job summary

Fulbridge Social Care is hiring Supportive Living Workers to enhance the quality of life for service users. Applicants will play a crucial role in elderly care, assisting with daily tasks and participating in their activities, with comprehensive training provided.

Benefits

Full support and training

Care Certificate

First Aid training

Opportunity to gain qualifications

Qualifications

• Ability to form professional relationships with service users.
• Ability to write clear and accurate reports.
• Ability to go wherever service users want to go.

Responsibilities

• Support service users with daily activities like meal preparation and personal care.
• Maintain a safe, clean environment for service users.
• Attend work reliably and follow set shift patterns.

Skills

Communication

Patience

Confidence

Job description

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Fulbridge are hiring a new team of Supportive Living Workers who are enthusiastic, motivated and care enough to make a difference. 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 require staff teams for numerous shift patterns within elderly care homes and 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 basic tasks such as supporting with meal preparation, personal care, cleaning and shopping.

Main duties and responsibilities :

• Build strong professional relationships with the service users and other members of staff
• Maintain a safe, clean and enjoyable environment for service users to live and for you to work
• Keep up to date with all communication / information systems
• Attend and actively participate in meetings as appropriate
• Protect service users from any form of abuse from staff, visitors or other service users
• Write accurate reports for reviews and keep written records for monitoring purposes
• Attend work reliably and punctually and follow a set shift pattern
• Ensure you keep yourself up to date with all procedures and policy changes
• Take responsible care for the health and safety of yourself and others
• 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 to attend work punctually and reliably
• Awareness of what effective teamwork is
• Awareness of the general health, safety and welfare of service users