Support Worker

6 months ago

Knowsley, United Kingdom Utopia Social Care Full time

**WORK FOR A COMPANY THAT CARES ABOUT ITS STAFF**:

- **CQC REGULATED "GOOD" 2018**

**WE ARE LOOKING TO RECRUIT FLEXIABLE PART TIME 16HRS - 25 A WEEK OR BANK STAFF - Car Drivers Preferred**

**Great opportunity for someone looking for a new role in social care, supporting our most vulnerable in their own homes. We are a small company with real person centred values and support our staff through training and one to one support. We are looking for caring, compassionate and self motivated individuals to join our team of community Support Worker. We offer care and support to individuals living in their own homes. We are looking for individuals whom have flexibility and are able to work unsociable working hours to meet the needs of the people we support.**

**Access to training and development, pension scheme.**

**Car Driver Preferred but not Essential**

**Job Summary**

Position: Community Support Worker

Responsible to: Operations Manager

**Purpose of Position**

To share with other staff in meeting the personal care and support needs of the people we support in a way that respects the dignity of the individual and promotes independence. Care provided by support workers is expected to include care that would reasonably be given by members of the person we support’s own family and will not include tasks that would normally be undertaken by a trained nurse. Only when trained to do so would support workers undertake any specialist tasks.

**Principal Responsibilities**
- To assist the people, we support with all personal care needs including, undressing, washing, bathing and toileting needs.
- To assist the people, we support with mobility problems and other physical disabilities, including incontinence and help in use and care of aids and personal equipment.
- To support and care for the people we support who are dying.
- To engage in the promotion of mental and physical well-being of the people we support through talking to them, taking them out, sharing with them in activities such as reading, writing, hobbies and recreations.
- To make and change beds and all domestic tasks within the household.
- Where required, to assist with the people we support’s laundry, including using a laundrette where necessary.
- To read and write reports, and take part in staff and the people we support meetings and in training activities as directed.
- To perform such other duties as may reasonably be required.
- To comply with the organisation’s policies and procedures at all times, which includes the people we support’s care plan and medication needs.
- To report to the operations manager any significant changes in the health or circumstances of a service user.
- To encourage the people, we support to remain as independent as possible.
- All staff are required to attend mandatory training where appropriate, this includes induction and National Vocational Qualifications or their equivalent.
- To enable and assist the people we support to maintain on a day to day basis as much autonomy and independence as possible.
- To support and assist the people we support in identifying risks and recording the support plan which minimises and manages the identified risk
- To agree and record with the people we support their needs wishes and preferences and how these will be met.
- Identify and support appropriately the people we support with capacity and those who lack capacity.
- Record appropriately all decisions which relate to the people we support who lack capacity.
- Involve and consult with the people we support, their families, representatives or advocates to ensure that the service user’s views are expressed and acted upon.
- Attend reviews of care as appropriate.
- Update and continually improve practice by a mutually agreed method which may include attendance at staff meetings, learning support briefings and one-to-one supervision.
- Take responsibility in conjunction with line manager for identifying further learning.
- Be aware of requirements regarding codes of practice and relevant codes of conduct where appropriate issued by professional bodies.
- Understand the requirement of the New Fundamental Standard Regulations 9 - 20, in relation to the Care Quality Commission Inspect regime and its importance to your workplace practice.
- Promote good practice and be vigilant in recognising and reporting practice which does not meet the defined standard.
- To assist and contribute to any regulatory body inspection or monitoring visit.
- To act at all times, to safeguard service users from any form of abuse and to report such concerns immediately.

Please Note: The above list is not exhaustive but should be used as a template of chosen tasks to form the required job description Social Care Practitioner.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Contract, Volunteer, Permanent, Apprenticeship

Pay: £12.05-£12.30 per hour

Expected hours: 25 per week

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee

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