Support Worker

**Support Worker - Communities of Pembrokeshire**

**Hours**: Part Time (8 hours minimum) up to full time 37.5 hours per week

**Salary**: £11.00 p/hr (08.00-20.00 Monday-Friday); £13.86 p/hr (20.00-08.00am Monday-Sunday); £14.63 p/hr (08.00-20.00 Saturday and Sunday)

**Based at**: Various Communities with Pembrokeshire-Haverfordwest, Tenby, St Dogmaels, Newport (Pembs), Fishguard, Milford Haven, Pembroke Dock, Saundersfoot, Narberth.

Adferiad Recovery delivers a flexible and coordinated response to the exceptional circumstances faced by people with co-occurring mental health and substance use conditions and related issues. Vulnerable people facing complex life challenges need consistent and seamless support to ensure they remain engaged with vital health and wellbeing services - and to prevent them becoming disenfranchised and isolated.

**Role Purpose**:
Under the direction of the All-Wales Domiciliary Care Registered Manager Adferiad operates domiciliary care services including domiciliary home care services, palliative care services and respite services for Carers. In line with our commitment to principles of empowerment, self-management, wellbeing and recovery and ensuring compliance with internal and external quality standards inspection and regulation (including CIW).

**About this job**:
This service is delivered in people’s own homes within the local communities of Pembrokeshire. This service is generic and therefore supports individuals with a wide age range and variety of support needs - including individuals with physical disability, mental health, learning disability, frailty and their Carers.

As a member of our dedicated team, working as a Support Worker you will be working 1:1 (occasionally 2:1) as part of a dedicated team to provide support with day-to-day living including support with personal care, medication, manual handling and accessing the local community to promote social inclusion, while focusing on promoting the wellbeing, rights and independence of the individual.

Rosters are created and managed to ensure continuity of support staff for individuals while minimising travel and promote good work/life balance for support staff.

**Role Responsibilities**:
All Adferiad Support Workers will have and be given the qualifications, experience and competencies commensurate with the levels of care they are expected to provide and in accordance with the Social Services Wellbeing Act:
This includes supporting individuals if required with:

- All aspects of personal care.
- Mobility and transfers - all staff are trained in accordance with the All-Wales Manual Handling Passport.
- Administration of prescribed oral medication - all staff must complete Agored Cymru accredited Medication Training.
- Social Inclusion - accessing the local community and participating activities of their choice.

And:
Completion of detailed observations and reports in relation to individuals which can be shared with health professionals to ensure adequate care arrangements are in place from statutory/voluntary services to meet the individuals needs if continued care and ongoing support is required.
- Maintaining records and statistics required to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the service
- Communicate effectively with Health Care Professionals, families, and Carers
- Continuous professional development, attending training courses and other as required.
- Carrying out all reasonable tasks commensurate with the post as directed by line manager.
- Implementing the Adferiad Equal Opportunities Policy and all other Adferiad policies and procedures.
- Working to a rolling shift pattern - including mornings, evenings, and weekends.
- To be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children.
- Working to a rolling shift pattern - including mornings, evenings and weekends.
- To be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children.

**Person Specification**:

- There are no specific qualifications at this point but there must be evidence of commitment to personal and career development relevant to the post.
- NVQ / QCF Competencies in Health & Social Care Level 2 or higher would provide some evidence of competence for the post. All staff would be required to hold or complete this as part of their employment in order to register with Social Care Wales.
- Must have a full license as will be required to drive individual’s mobility vehicle

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

**Salary**: £11.00-£14.63 per hour

Expected hours: 8 - 37.5 per week

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Discounted or free food
- Health & wellbeing programme

Schedule:

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

**Experience**:

- Support Worker: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: In person