Support Worker

**About us**

Our community has been a home for people with social, emotional, intellectual and learning disabilities since 1978, providing day and residential care in beautiful surroundings near Dunkeld, Perthshire. Corbenic is a Scottish registered charity where individuals live and work with others in healthy social relationships, based on mutual care and respect.

**What makes us different**
- We are an independent charity, part of the worldwide Camphill family providing a holistic residential environment that meets the social, physical, emotional and economic needs of it’s residents.
- We offer our residents an exciting and varied range of workshop opportunities including day service, bakery, craft, pottery, estate, gardens, woodwork, horses & farm.
- We have international volunteers who come each year for 12 months to live, work and share their lives with the Residents, bringing with them an energetic & multicultural vibe.
- A strong focus on the therapeutic impulse of Corbenic, we offer therapies such as art, massage, eurythmy, therapeutic riding & horse care and hill walking.
- As in all Camphill Communities the cultural life is strong, and it is often centered around the Festivals which are celebrated throughout the year.

**JOB DESCRIPTION**

Title of Post: Support Worker

Purpose of Job: a) Supporting residents and ensuring their daily needs are met appropriately

b) Domestic support including cooking, cleaning and laundry

Accountable to: House Co-ordinator & Assistant House Co-ordinator, Care and Support

Management Team

Responsible for: Residents (supporting the HC, AHC & SSW)

Collaborate with: Residential House Team, Workshop Leaders, Care & Support Team

**1. GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Support residents on a daily basis and ensure their needs are met in line with Corbenic’s value statement and fully aligned with current regulatory guidance and Corbenic Policies across key areas including:

- Administration of medication
- Incident management
- Safeguarding
- Care planning and risk assessment
- Management of resident finances
- Providing holistic care and support taking into account all aspects of residents’ needs, wishes and preferences
- Ensure to provide high quality person-centered support based on support plans

**2. CARE PROVISION**
- Assist & Support residents attending health care appointments and external reviews as required, which may involve driving duties
- Take an active part in working shifts each week, involving morning, evening and weekend work and provide personal care according to the needs of the house
- Supporting residents to use their preferred method of communication, implementing communication aids
- Supporting residents to engage in daily programs including attending morning and afternoon workshops as well as other activities
- Support residents in accordance with their personal care plan and promoting and respecting resident’s individual needs, requests and wishes
- Provide all aspects of personal care as required
- Administer medication to residents as and when required in compliance with Corbenic’s ‘Management of Medication’ Policy
- Take responsibility for the residents’ rooms, ensuring it is safe, tidy and personal, based on individual residents’ needs and wishes
- Incident reporting and following through on actions as and when required

**3. CARE AND SUPPORT PLANNING**
- Contribute in care planning process by providing input to senior residential staff based on observations when working with residents
- Ensure that residents’ meal choices are met whilst maintaining a healthy and balanced diet
- Collaborate and liaise with other domestic and workshop care staff to ensure a team approach for care planning is taken
- Act as advocate for residents by promoting their rights, independence and personal choices in an objective manner
- Promote residents’ choices
- Assist in the implementation of resident holidays

**4. DOMESTIC SUPPORT**
- Domestic duties such as cooking, cleaning and laundry
- Ensuring these tasks are completed to a high standard in compliance with regulatory requirements

**5. REGULATORY COMPLIANCE**
- Adhering to and promoting the Health & Social Care Standards, SSSC Codes of practice & Corbenic Standards and Value Statement
- Follow and meet the above standards and all other Corbenic policies.
- To maintain the confidentiality of information relating to residents, students, volunteers and staff
- Take an active ownership of maintaining excellence throughout all areas of support provided to residents, flagging up issues/breaches in policy with the HC/AHC
- To treat all residents, staff and volunteers fairly, equally and with dignity and to follow equality, diversity and inclusion policies and guidance
- Contribute in completing existing monitoring systems where relevant, to ensure the health and safety of residents, staff and volunteers, including fire folders, cook-safe folders, cleaning schedules, etc.
- Ensure SSSC regist