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Support Assistant

4 weeks ago

Ayr, United Kingdom Forbes House Full time

**This post is for our new younger adult independent living units.**

Forbes House Care Home is a dual registration service, providing support to adults from all ages and with diagnoses ranging from frail elderly and dementia to mental health and learning disability.

In our younger adult units, we care for residents from the age of 18 upwards to 65. Within the role of Support Assistant within our new specialist units, you will be expected to provide person centred and outcome focused care to our residents promoting independence and maximising skills through daily living tasks and living.

Joining our team, you will be part of a care and support team who are kind and caring to all of our residents and visitors. It is essential you bring with you a great work ethic and sense of humour, be an individual who is able to handle a high-stress working environment and the ability to use initiative in situations which may require the use of de-escalation and redirection is key. Training in these areas is provided, though these must be adaptable to practice.

Your role as Support Assistant will include the following duties but will not be limited to:

- Supporting service users to undertake personal hygiene tasks.
- Support service users to lead meaningful and fulfilling lives.
- Supporting service users to maximise their skills and encourage independence in as many daily living skills as possible.
- Support service users to gain new skills appropriate to individual ability.
- Support service users to be involved in activities of daily living such as laundry, meal preparation, room care and accessing the local community.
- Support service users to make informed decisions which will be beneficial to their health and wellbeing.
- Support service users to build and maintain positive therapeutic relationships.
- One year previous healthcare experience.
- Experience of working with younger adults
- Ability to demonstrate initiative in de-escalation and redirection
- A knowledge of Electronic Care Planning would be advantageous
- Adaptable to environment and change

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £12.50 per hour

Expected hours: 38.5 - 44 per week

**Benefits**:

- Canteen
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Night shift

**Experience**:

- Adult Care: 1 year (preferred)

**Language**:

- English (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 01/07/2024

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