Support Worker

Location: Folkestone/Ashford Contract Type: PermanentHours: Full time (40hrs)Salary: £12.21ph Are you looking for a rewarding career where you can really make a difference to individuals’ lives? As a support worker not only will you change people’s lives by doing something you enjoy. You will learn about yourself as an individual and gain some of the best life experiences. What will you be doing? As a support worker no two days are the same, and every day is different. Your role will consist of a variety of tasks as well as delivering person-centered support and promoting individuals’ independence. Some tasks involved in the role will include: • Accessing the local community – Supporting with shopping, going out for lunch or even a day out at the theme park• Daily living support – Assisting with meal preparations, helping around the home such as vacuuming and washing clothes.• Companionship – Sharing conversations and spending time together.• Personal Care – Cleaning, showering and assisting with medication.• Running errands – Assisting with tasks such as food shopping or picking up prescriptions.• Supporting someone to achieve their goals in life. Hours: Full time (40hrs) - Fully flexible between 7am-10pm including weekends. Main Responsibilities • To work with your staff team and others in the development of support, assisting people we support with plans which accurately reflect their own needs, strengths and wishes.• Maintain effective knowledge of all company procedures and policies, help develop the company and its policies to provide outstanding support to every person we support.• To ensure that all statutory requirements are adhered to familiarise yourself with local commissioning and main contracts under which we provide support (SIS).• Actively assisting in the prevention of accidents to people we support, staff teams and others• Promote housing cleanliness and maintenance to a sociably acceptable standard including maintaining up-to-date Health and Safety and risk assessments.• Supporting people to maintain accommodation and grounds, recognise self-neglect and report any concerns.• Recognising poor or bad practise and reporting at all times anything which concerns you.• Promoting and adhering to all aspects of Health & Safety at work, making sure you report all and any issues that may be a risk to you or others.• Maintain professional boundaries at all times. Qualifications • NVQ Level 2 in Social Care or equivalent or willing to work towards the qualification• Minimum 2 years’ experience in the care sector is essential.• Experience working in a supported living setting with individuals with autism and learning disabilities.• We’re all about working smarter and are paper free so you’ll need your own smartphone to stay on top of care plans, log notes and view rota’s. Employee Benefits We provide all of our staff with an excellent training programme which includes online training courses, short courses as well as nationally recognised qualifications. We also have a fantastic range of benefits for our staff which include: • Quarterly employee recognition awards with the chance to win a £150 gift card of your choice.• Fully funded qualifications to support you in your role and with career progression.• Enhanced rates of pay over the Christmas period for support shifts.• Your wellbeing matters to us Our Employee Assistance Programme gives you 24/7 access to tools like health plans, mindful resources and free counselling to support your mental and physical wellbeing. PCAS Kent is an Equal Opportunities employer, and we are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of our service users. Therefore, this post is subject to appropriate references and an enhanced DBS check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.Please note we are unable to offer sponsorship. You may also have experience in the following: Support Worker, Social Care Worker, Support Assistant, Care Assistant, Learning Disability Support Worker, Autism Support Worker, Supported Living Support Worker, Community Support Worker, Residential Support Worker, Mental Health Support Worker, Health & Social Care Worker, Personal Care Assistant (PCA), Complex Needs Support Worker, Independent Living Support Worker, Care and Support Worker REF-225 290