Support Worker

3 months ago

Colchester, United Kingdom CoCoCare Ltd Full time

CoCoCare is an innovative vocational day service for adults with disabilities, based in Colchester. We run workshops on everything from sports to woodwork and everything in between, led by a team of experienced, driven staff with a range of skills from all walks of life. If you’re looking for a job with variety, excitement, and a chance to enjoy new experiences then this is the job for you.

Our workshops come under 5 main areas:
**Sports and Leisure**: Everything from abseiling to driving 4-wheel drive vehicles, from ice skating to laser tag, if it’s a sport or leisure activity we’ll give it a go

**Performing Arts and Media**: Creating stage shows, filming movies, using editing software, using theatre grade puppets, bringing multi-sensory experiences to lifethe only thing limiting our creative flair is imagination

**Employability and Enterprise**: We cover employable skills from woodwork, catering and work experiences in the wider world, as well as planning, development and creation of bespoke products for sale. We aim to give a thorough grounding in developing entrepreneurial skills.

**Developing Independence**: We all have a right to independence, and we aim to help people develop their skills to be as independent as possible. We cover personal care, relationships, housekeeping, money handling, cooking and the simple joy of enjoying the world outside your front door.

**Creative Arts**: Innovative art and design, taking inspiration from contemporary creatives, as well as artists from history and around the world. We explore traditional and digital media to create a wide range of engaging artworks.

As a support worker you’ll be working alongside our customers to engage in our workshops and activities, meaning your working day can give you amazing opportunities to join in with and enjoy beside our customers. No two days will ever be the same

Your responsibilities will include:

- Get to know our customers, what’s important to them and how they want to be supported.
- Advocate for and support those around you to have a voice and be heard.
- Communicate and give information in ways that our customers can understand, allowing them to make their own choices and decisions.
- Support our customers with their own personal and health care in a way that is sensitive, respectful and has been agreed with that person.
- Give our customers the help they need to engage in our workshops and activities.
- Encourage and support our customers to try new experiences, challenge themselves and take planned risks in their lives.
- Encourage and support our customers to be a part of our communities.
- Work well as part of our customers’ support teams.
- Ensure the safety of our customers and others.
- Keep up-to-date, accurate digital records.
- Work alongside people important to our customers’ lives.
- Treat our customers with kindness, respect and dignity.

**Your responsibilities to your team and to CoCoCare**:

- Be flexible in your work.
- Follow CoCoCare’s ways of working, rules and procedures.
- Keep digital records and paperwork up to date and accurate.
- Attend team meetings and supervisions.
- Attend relevant training as required.
- Be an excellent ambassador for CoCoCare.

**Essential Skills**:

- Be able to read and write in English.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Be able to problem solve and to ‘think outside the box’.
- Flexibility
- Able to maintain confidentiality.
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to record accurate and factual notes.
- Attention to detail.
- Excellent organisational skills
- Be able to work both independently and as part of a larger team.

**Essential qualities**:

- Is committed to the rights of people with disabilities.
- Can use own initiative.
- Takes an interest in the people you support.
- Takes pride in what you do.
- Has a positive outlook.
- Is punctual and reliable.
- Has a good sense of humour

**Desirable qualities**:

- Experience of working with people with disabilities.
- Health and Social Care NVQ Level 3.
- Food Hygiene certificate.
- First Aid Certificate.
- Full UK Driving License.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 7 - 36.25 per week

**Salary**: From £10.50 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Free flu jabs
- Free parking

Day range:

- Monday to Friday

Physical setting:

- Day centre

Shift:

- Day shift

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person

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