Community Support Worker

2 weeks ago

Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom Queen Alexandra College Full time

Description:

Permanent Role

52 Week Contract

38 hours a week


To be part of a team of staff supporting young people with disabilities, to live as independently as possible in the community, and to provide person centred support based on the needs and wishes of each individual client.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Promote the aims and ethos of the QACs Community Services in all aspects of their work
  • Understand and respect individual client's right, choices, personal dignity, privacy and aspirations.
  • To support clients to undertake activities which are a priority to them including leisure, household, developmental, vocational, volunteering, social and health related activities and in all aspects of these maximise clients' opportunities to be as independent as possible
  • To provide support to clients to undertake shopping activities including support with money management as agreed
  • To provide support to plan, prepare and cook meals as agreed
  • To provide support to undertake activities of daily living within the home including household organisation and chores as agreed
  • To provide support with managing post, correspondence and bills as required
  • To provide support to attend appointments including medical / healthcare appointments, benefits related appointments and similar as required
  • Support clients with identifying, planning and taking part in leisure activities.
  • Encourage integration and inclusion into the wider social community including by facilitating contact with key individuals in the clients life such as family and friends and supporting clients to develop the skills to independently maintain relationships
  • To support the client with learning key routes on public transport that they may wish to travel independently
  • To promote the clients self
- esteem and confidence at all times

  • To provide emotional support and reassurance to the client and to liaise with colleagues as required if there are key concerns about the client's wellbeing.
  • Help plan, promote and maintain good care practice and contribute positively to team work through good communication with other community support workers and attend team meetings.
  • To monitor daily support and achievements via the 'Care Log' system on Databridge MIS
  • Contribute to the implementation of care plans, risk assessments, client reviews, and targets.
  • Liaise with clients' families, where appropriate.
  • Liaise on a regular basis with College personal tutors and other staff where the client is a QAC student.
  • Maintain effective record systems to a quality standard which complies with internal and external regulations.
  • Actively partake in professional supervision and attend mandatory training as required
  • To work under the Director of Community Services on a day to day basis
  • Become familiar with all policies and procedures, including Health and Safety, Client Complaints procedures, First Aid and Safeguarding.

How to Apply:


Please upload a CV/Resume* with details of your full employment history (since leaving school, including education, employment and voluntary work) including reasons for any gaps in employment.

This should also include a statement of the personal qualities and experience you believe are relevant to your suitability for the post and how this meets the job description requirements.

Your CV/Resume* will be re-produced in a standard format by the system (without personal identifiers) to assist us in our anonymised shortlisting process.


About Queen Alexandra College:


Queen Alexandra College (QAC) is a national residential College and registered charity that supports a diverse range of student/client abilities and needs.


Our College provides education, training, routes to independent living and employment through an innovative, holistic approach to learning and support.

QAC offers a vibrant, varied and fun educational experience for both residential and day students. Our curriculum aims to maximise adult life, independence and work opportunities for all students. Class sizes are small and support levels high.

All students, clients and staff are supported within safe and well-resourced environments.

We have educational and learning sites based in Birmingham, one of Europe's most welcoming and vibrant cities, with a rich and diverse culture.

Our main site is based in Harborne, a pleasant leafy Birmingham suburb, on a friendly and green 8-acre campus with excellent facilities and resources.


As QAC has grown, we now have new educational and learning sites - Pinewood Campus (dedicated to employment progression) and Umberslade Campus (dedicated to horticulture and outdoor learning).

QAC makes a positive difference to the lives and learning of people with disabilities and learning difficulties. We have high expectations of staff, students and clients whilst being responsive, innovative and collaborative. Our College values drive how we

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