Waking Nights Support Worker

TN United Kingdom; Whitby; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking compassionate individuals to provide person-centered support to adults with learning disabilities. In this fulfilling role, you will help foster independence and choice, guiding individuals in daily activities such as meal preparation, financial management, and social engagement. Your supportive nature will empower tenants to achieve their personal goals while promoting a welcoming environment. Join a team that values creativity and autonomy, where your contributions can make a significant impact in the lives of those you support. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a community-focused organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for individuals in need.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting adults with learning disabilities is preferred.
• Good numeracy and literacy skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Plan and provide support and care to foster wellbeing.
• Encourage tenants to maintain a clean living environment.
• Assist tenants with budgeting and accessing benefits.

Skills

Support for adults with learning disabilities

Personal care

Meal preparation

Budgeting and financial training

Community engagement

Education

Good general education

General knowledge of IT skills

Job description

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to the stated preferences of the person being supported, this role is only open to female applicants.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Main responsibilities:

• Working under the direction of the Team Leader, you will plan and provide support and care to foster the wellbeing and development of the people we support in accordance with their person-centred support and care plan, recording and reviewing progress as directed so that the people we support can fulfil their potential for independence, choice, inclusion and control, supporting them to:
  • Encourage the people we support to maintain a clean, tidy, and welcoming living environment.
  • Support to use appropriate laundry equipment so they can be enabled to do their laundry and clothing.
  • Plan, shop and prepare healthy and wholesome meals alongside the people we support considering their health, choices and wishes.
  • Encourage the people we support to be healthy by assisting them to arrange and attend medical appointments.
  • Enable the people we support to look after their finances by supporting them individually to budget, monitor their finances and access benefits.
  • Support and encourage tenants to maintain an active and supportive social life considering individual choices and wishes.
• Working under the direction of the Team Leader, provide personal care where required and appropriate as a part of their support and care plan (e.g. bathing, hair washing etc) and where the appropriate registration is in place.
  • Administering and recording of medication, order/check medications.
  • Meal preparation: planning a menu based on their individual preferences and diet choice, making a shopping list, preparing the food, cooking the food, safe handling, and storage of the food.
  • Related paperwork includes support plans, daily updates, person profiles, risk assessments, incident reporting, behaviour reports and notes/updates on health appointments.
• Working under the direction of the Team Leader, ensure tenants receive their housing related support by enabling tenants to look after their finances. This includes developing appropriate budgeting and financial training including support to access benefits and maintain them and assist them to understand and maintain their tenancy. Assisting tenants to access services from the landlord.
• Work within the community’s policies and procedures and code of conduct, actively promoting the equality and diversity and the human rights of tenants to realise independence, choice, inclusion, and control.
• Undertake training and continuous professional development in accordance with The Care Quality Commission, local authority requirements, the needs of the service and the people we support.
• Work in close partnership with family members and other professionals involved in the individual’s life.
• Undertake personal development to develop and understanding of our philosophy and values and how these inform and guide practice in the key responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification:

Knowledge & Experience:

• You will preferably have experience of supporting adults with learning disabilities, autism, and distressed behaviours/emotions. However, this is not essential as training will be given.
• Driving License is desirable, but not essential.

Personal Attributes

• You will have a desire to support people to achieve a life full of opportunities. Experience is not needed but an understanding of the importance of supporting someone to have autonomy in their life is.
• You’ll have a supportive and encouraging natural approach: our tenants live in their own homes or shared houses and will need support and guidance to maintain their home, use laundry equipment, cook, plan shopping and will need help looking after their finances.
• Someone who is also keen to help arrange local and community-based events with the people we support. You’ll have a creative spirit and be keen to get involved or help create events e.g. coffee mornings, film clubs.
• You crave the autonomy and freedom to provide true person-centred support: the people we support all have differing needs and wants; you are instrumental in making it happen!
• You want to become a real part of someone’s life and be able to support them in all their activities.
• You have a passion for helping others live a fulfilling and interesting life.
• You like being involved in the activities of people you support: many of the people we support have interests such as swimming, crafts, socialising

Education

• You’ll have a good general education, good numeracy and literacy skills; it’s not essential for you to have any qualifications as we will support you in gaining these.
• You will have a general knowledge of IT skills.

Camphill Village Trust is an equal opportunity employer.

Camphill Village Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all adults who use our services and as such expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant pre-employment checks including a DBS check.

We Reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.