Support Worker/carer

6 days ago


Stockport, United Kingdom Link Case Management Ltd Full time

**Job Title**:Support Worker

**Reference**: LCM96-23

**Responsible to**:Case Manager / Financial Deputy

**Reports to**:Case Manager / Parents / Financial Deputy

**Role Description**

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the current team of staff supporting Matthew, a delightful teenager living in Bramhall, who sustained an acquired brain injury at birth. For manual handling reasons, this is a 2:1 support package and the fully adapted property houses all the equipment needed to promote Matthew’s safety and independence. His hydrotherapy pool allows for the provision of water-based therapy and fun time with his younger sibling and staff will be required to support Matthew in this activity.

Maintaining cultural awareness and respecting the privacy and dignity of the client and his family, you will provide Matthew with companionship and support his independent living in a variety of locations, primarily the family home and the local community, plus support him in accessing leisure activities. Matthew uses specialist high
- and low-tech communication aids and has a fantastic, cheeky sense of humour.

Matthew enjoys playing with his pet dog and supporting Manchester United, and as a season ticket holder, he attends home matches with his support staff. He has a wheelchair accessible vehicle which staff are required to drive. Staff may be invited to accompany Matthew on family holidays, both in the UK and abroad, at no cost to yourself; although this is not a mandatory part of the employment.

Full training and supervision will be provided before and during your employment. Following
Matthew’s bespoke support plan, you will provide assistance, support, guidance and encouragement, as directed by the family, Case Manager and therapists. You will contribute to the development of care plans and risk assessments, providing feedback to the treating therapists and
Case Manager.

**Attributes**
- Patience and the ability to maintain a calm and consistent approach
- Reasonable level of fitness so as to undertake the manual tasks required of a Support

Worker
- Ability to maintain professional boundaries and develop an effective working relationship with the client and family members
- Respect for others’ beliefs, values, lifestyles and culture
- Ability to work in the family home with mínimal intrusion
- Ability to follow safeguarding strategies and identify safeguarding risks
- Responsible attitude
- Ability to adhere to strict hygiene standards

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- Open-minded approach with the ability to work on your own initiative
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Ability to model appropriate behaviours
- Awareness of safeguarding of vulnerable adults
- Good sense of humour

**Essential Criteria**
- Full UK driving licence
- Confidence driving the client’s adapted vehicle
- Ability to work on a rota basis to include weekdays & weekends (rolling rota)
- Ability to work well within a team & have a positive & caring attitude
- Physical ability to undertake all aspects of manual handling & activities
- Maintaining professional boundaries & confidentiality
- Non-smoker
- Experience of working in a client’s home or social care delivery
- Excellent written & verbal communication skills
- Ability to dynamically risk assess & problem-solve
- Ability to advocate for the client
- Punctuality & excellent time-keeping
- Honesty & being an appropriate role model
- Ability to maintain a discreet presence when Matthew requires family time
- Bubbly & enthusiastic personality
- Confident in water (swimming & hydrotherapy)
- Computer literacy

**Preferable Criteria**
- Knowledge/ experience of cerebral palsy
- NVQ/QCF (Health & Social Care) or Care Certificate
- Experience of communication aids & strategies

**Key Responsibilities**
- To undertake personal care tasks
- To undertake training, prompt & deliver medication as appropriate, and as specified in the support plan
- To undertake moving and handling training and adhere to training guidelines at all times as per health & safety guidelines
- To act as an appropriate role model at all times
- To be responsible for the client via the Case Manager

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- To motivate, support and encourage the client’s participation in a variety of educational and social activities
- To carry out a programme of support, rehabilitation and maintenance under the direction of the Case Manager, therapists and other professionals
- To undertake training, regular reviews and receive clinical supervision as arranged by the

Case Manager
- To liaise closely with the Case Manager and other professionals
- To monitor and support agreed rehabilitation techniques and strategies
- To participate in the monitoring and undertaking of equipment maintenance safety checks
- To travel with, act as driver to, and accompany the client on community activities as required
- To accompany the client on holidays/weekends away as required
- To undertake household tasks (e.g. meal preparation


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