Parent Support Worker

4 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Lily Supports Full time

Welcome to Lily Supports. An innovative and empowering approach to support that places individuals with unique needs at the centre of their own lives. As a service, we feel that the journey of discovering the best living arrangement for families can be a profound and often challenging experience. Our Supported living service offers a person-centred alternative that prioritises independence, choice, and community integration.

We offer a Supported Living journey to embrace with us, where we believe in fostering a home that goes beyond the physical space — where parents are supported to reach their full potential, and individuals can truly thrive.

We are currently seeking dedicated individuals to be a part of our Supportive team based in Southgate, North London.

As a Parent Support Worker, you will provide assistance and support to individuals in need, helping them to lead fulfilling and independent lives. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of others.

**Duties**:

- To promote independence, life skills and informed choices in accordance with each Family’s Support Plan, ensuring the following points are included;
- Support Parents to make informed choices
- Support Parents to develop and reach their full potential
- Support Parents surrounding their personal hygiene need**s**:

- Ensure Parents are treated with respect at all times
- To provide a safe environment for all activities agreed
- Ensure accidents and incidents are always reported in line with company policies
- To take on a key working role for allocated Parents
- To manage behaviours adhering to strategies and procedures set out for individuals
- To promote effective communication and relationships with Parents, colleagues and professionals
- To ensure confidentiality is maintained at all times, in keeping with Data Protection Act 2018 - ensuring that Persons personal details are not disclosed to any unauthorised person and all records are maintained to Data Protection requirements
- To contribute towards the protection of individuals from abuse
- To attend any meetings in order to contribute to the effectiveness of the support being delivered
- To demonstrate understanding and awareness of our Equal Opportunities Policy and be able to put this into practice in a working environment
- To undertake any training required in order to perform the role more effectively, acknowledging any deficits in knowledge of practice, identifying training needs and formulating training plans with the direction of your line manager and HR
- To ensure Supervision is participated with every 4 to 6 weeks with your line manager
- To attend team meetings
- To work allocated hours flexibly on the team rota over day shifts, evenings, nights and weekends

Qualifications:

- Experience working with both adults and children is preferred
- L3 and above QCF/NVQ/CACHE related course
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Empathy and compassion for others
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Patience and understanding in challenging situations
- Flexibility in schedule to accommodate varying shifts

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Zero hours contract

**Salary**: From £24,500.00 per year

Expected hours: 12 - 40 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Weekend availability

**Experience**:

- Social Care Support Work: 2 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

- L3 Qualification and above (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 29/03/2024



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