Day Service Support Worker

1 week ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom The Open Door Edinburgh Full time

Job Title: Daycare Support Worker

Hours of work: 24 hours, standard pattern, Tuesdays (9am to 5pm), Wednesdays (9am to 5pm), Thursdays (9am to 5pm). Each day includes a 30 minute paid working lunch break.

**Salary**: Real Living Wage £12.60 per hour (£15,724.80 p.a.)

Holidays: pro-rata FTE of 30 days, including 10 public holidays

Reporting to: Day Services Manager

Purpose of Job

To provide exceptional quality emotional, social and physical support for vulnerable older people, as part of the day services staff team.

Key Outcomes:

- Service users feel respected and valued
- Service users are provided with an enriching environment which promotes well being
- Service user care plans and risk assessments are completed and maintained
- Service users are safely transported to and from their homes

Main Duties:
Service users’ well-being
- Work with all the staff to develop positive relationships with the service user, carers and others (e.g. family and friends) in order to assist in maintaining the service user’s well-being, personal skills, activities and relationships
- To support all staff in creating and maintaining a socially enriching and safe environment, and in maintaining the highest standards of quality care
- To ensure the needs of service users are met in accordance with the care plan, National Care Standards and SSSC Codes of Practice
- To assist with implementation and monitoring of individual care plans
- To participate in service users’ internal care reviews
- To work as a key worker to service users as required
- To treat all service users with respect and ensure privacy, dignity and right of choice
- To act in a non-judgemental and non-discriminatory manner and to promote equality and diversity
- To report all issues of potential concern to the Day Services Manager

Health and Safety
- To conform with Health and Safety - including infection prevention control
- To ensure the Day Service Centre and all equipment is safe for use, properly maintained and kept clean and secure

Personal care
- To offer assistance to support individuals with mobility
- To support individuals in attending to their personal care

Medication
- To prompt service users to take medication and to keep accurate records

Transport
- To escort people to and from the Day Service. From time to time moving and handling will be required of this position
- To assist with ensuring that all transport needs are appropriately organised
- To assist service users with using the stair-lift and Flex-Step

Activities
- To help set up and facilitate group activities, offering one-to-one assistance to enable individuals to participate in group activities
- To facilitate activities as required

Food preparation
- To assist with meals and refreshments including planning, ordering, food preparation, serving, clearing and washing dishes
- To take and maintain food temperature records

Record keeping
- To write daily notes in service users’ care plans
- To maintain service users’ confidentiality

Staff development
- To attend regular staff meetings, training sessions and supervision

Any other reasonable duties as directed by the Day Service Manager

**Job Type**: Part-time

Pay: £12.60 per hour

Expected hours: 24 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Discounted or free food

**Language**:

- English (required)

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 01/09/2025

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