Support Worker

Job title:Support Worker

Job Type: Full time

Company:Cedar Hope Care Services Ltd

Salary scale:£11.50 to £12 Per Hour

Reporting into:Registered Manager

Location:Reading

Cedar Hope Care Services Ltd (part of the Independent Social Work Partnership (ISWP) Group) is a Reading based company. Cedar Hope Care Services Ltd is led by qualified professionals including registered nurses and social workers.

Role description:

This role is with Cedar Hope Care Services Ltd, supporting young people and adults in the community, within their homes and in our registered services. The young people and adults needs vary and can include learning disabilities, autism and mental health, Alzheimers, dementia and other needs.

The Role involves shift work, patterns are as follows: 8.00 am to 2.00 pm, 2.00 pm to 8.00 pm, 8.00 pm to 8.00 am or 8.00 am to 8.00 pm.

Duties will include:

• Assist in carrying out individual programmes of care

• Assist with the day-to-day individual care needs of the service user, including personal and intimate care, personal hygiene

• Assist in providing constructive activities taking into account the particular needs of the person

• To provide support to maximise the service users independence

• To ensure the maintenance of high standards of nutrition, health, safety, cleanliness and personal hygiene

• To provide support and opportunities for the service user to develop contact with people outside the service

• To dispense and record medication

• To work in a way that treats everyone equally and fairly, whilst promoting service users rights and dignity at all times.

• To assist service users to plan holidays and support them if needed.

• To support service users in conjunction with the local authority safeguarding policy.

• To support service users in positive risk taking.

Person specification:

• Satisfactory clearance of an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS, formerly CRB)

• Proof of right to work in the UK

• Ability to demonstrate awareness/ understanding of equal opportunities and other peoples behaviour, physical, social and welfare needs

• Good report writing

• Good English language skills

• Demonstrate professionalism

• Ability to travel effectively to different locations, driving licence and access to a vehicle is preferred but not essential

• Flexibility- You must be willing to work evenings and weekends

• Previous experience in a similar role

These principal responsibilities are not an exhaustive list of duties, only a general guide to the post. In consultation with the post holder, the duties may change from time to time to reflect the changing needs of the service.

Note this post is exempt from The? Rehabilitation of Offenders Act?1974 (c.53) as it involves contact with children and vulnerable adults.

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