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Dementia Support Worker

3 months ago


Sunderland, Sunderland, United Kingdom Orchard Care Homes Full time
Extraordinary People, Exceptional Care


Do you want to begin a fulfilling career in care, with excellent training and progression opportunities? Whether you are new to care or you're an experienced carer, at Orchard Care, we value our Care Assistant and invest in their career within our homes.

Dementia Support worker - Bank

£12.31 per hour

LOCATION - Archer Road, Farringdon, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, SR3 3DJ

We are not able to offer Sponsorship for this position.

Introduction to the role


We take dementia care seriously, it is our passion and the reason why we are one of the leading specialists in the UK.

Our ambition is to change the way people with dementia are supported and the role of Dementia Support Worker is vital to our success.


As a Dementia Support Worker, you will have responsibility for the delivery of exceptional care to a designated group of people living with dementia.

The Dementia Support Worker will ensure that people are treated with respect and dignity, your approach is empathetic, compassionate, and focused on ensuring their life is the best it can be, promoting the strengths and abilities of each person.


In specially designed areas, you will engage with individuals, ensuring you understand their needs, encourage, assist, and support people to participate in appropriate leisure activities and activities of daily living, normalising life as much as possible with joy and happiness.

This role does involve aspects of personal care and you may support individuals who show signs of being distressed.

With support from the team, you will receive tailor made dementia training to enhance your skills and the lives of people living with dementia.

Main Duties


To assist with delivery of individual peoples care and support plan, working as an integral part of the caring team, to deliver the highest standards of individualised care to people who are living with a complex dementia, adopting a holistic approach which encompasses the individual needs of both the person and their families.


Ensuring that people retain their identity, are comfortable, are engaged in meaningful activities, that communication is appropriately facilitated, that they retain their independence, that their choices are always met, they are treated with respect and dignity and given their rights to privacy.

About Orchard Care Homes


Just south of the city of Sunderland Archers Court is a light and friendly nursing home, focusing on high quality care for older people, some of whom are living with dementia.

Winner of the Gold trophy for Best Smaller Care Home Group at the CHA (Care Home Awards) 2021.

Orchard Care Homes has been providing care for older people for over 15 years.

We are committed to being at the heart of the local community and delivering the same level of care that we would all wish for our loved ones.

We believe in investing in our people.

Your professional development is actively encouraged and you will receive plenty of training and progression opportunities across our portfolio of homes.


Benefits:

Access to Blue Light Discount Card.

Excellent training and progression opportunities, from day one, with career pathways to enable you to grow and develop.

Recognition schemes, such as 'Making a Difference' and recognising our dedicated staff team.

Free Uniform and car parking.

Access to our 24/7 Employee Support Hub offering confidential support on personal and professional issues.