Support Worker

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Support Worker

Job Description:

• To provide a professional and residential care service to all Service Users and to promote the development of the individual’s full potential.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• To ensure that high standards of professional care and practices for service users are established and maintained, including appropriate attention to their physical, cultural, social, educational, recreational and emotional needs.
• To participate in the decision making process concerning future plans for each service user within their home environment.
• To prepare reports and to participate in case reviews on each service user.
• To ensure that service user’s medication is administered as prescribed by the General Practitioner for Action for Care Limited.
• To undertake ‘Keyworker’ responsibilities.
• To promote and contribute towards effective communication within the residential staff team and between service user and staff, to ensure that continuity of care is maintained.
• To contribute towards the maintenance of sound administrative practices within the home; to establish and maintain a detailed case recording system for each resident.
• To undertake sleeping-in duties.
• To participate in and contribute to staff training and development programmes as and when required.
• To assist as necessary in the overall running of the home and to provide assistance where necessary.
• To deploy volunteers effectively and supervise students and trainees as appropriate
• To assist in fostering, developing and maintaining contacts within the local community.
• To carry out any other duties as required.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Job Title: Support Worker

| SKILLS / Qualities Requires | |

| --- | --- |

| Relevant Qualifications, eg. NVQ | |

| Essentials | |

| Desirable | Yes |

| Good verbal Communication skills | |

| Essentials | Yes |

| Desirable | |

| Good written Communication skills | |

| Essentials | Yes |

| Desirable | |

| Knowledge of Learning Disabilities | |

| Essentials | |

| Desirable | Yes |

| Experience of working with people who have learning difficulties and Challenging Behaviour | |

| Essentials | |

| Desirable | Yes |

| A commitment to people with Learning Disabilities having a quality of life in the community | |

| Essentials | Yes |

| Desirable | |

| Knowledge of Residential Care | |

| Essentials | |

| Desirable | Yes |

| Knowledge of Person Centred Planning | |

| Essentials | |

| Desirable | Yes |

| Ability to work as a team member | |

| Essentials | Yes |

| Desirable | |

| Knowledge of basic First Aid | |

| Essentials | Yes |

| Desirable | |

| Knowledge of medication | |

| Essentials | |

| Desirable | Yes |

| Knowledge of Health & Safety practice | |

| Essentials | Yes |

| Desirable | |

| Understanding of Equal Opportunities Policy | |

| Essentials | Yes |

| Desirable | |

| Commitment to undertaking further training | |

| Essentials | Yes |

| Desirable | |

| Domestic Skills-Housekeeping, Healthy Eating, Cooking, Finance | |

| Essentials | Yes |

| Desirable | |

| A hobby or interest to share with others | |

| Essentials | |

| Desirable | Yes |

| Full current Driving Licence | |

| Essentials | |

| Desirable | Yes |

| SKILLS / Qualities Requires | Essentials | Desirable |

| --- | --- | --- |

| Relevant Qualifications, eg. NVQ | | Yes |

| Good verbal Communication skills | Yes | |

| Good written Communication skills | Yes | |

| Knowledge of Learning Disabilities | | Yes |

| Experience of working with people who have learning difficulties and Challenging Behaviour | | Yes |

| A commitment to people with Learning Disabilities having a quality of life in the community | Yes | |

| Knowledge of Residential Care | | Yes |

| Knowledge of Person Centred Planning | | Yes |

| Ability to work as a team member | Yes | |

| Knowledge of basic First Aid | Yes | |

| Knowledge of medication | | Yes |

| Knowledge of Health & Safety practice | Yes | |

| Understanding of Equal Opportunities Policy | Yes | |

| Commitment to undertaking further training | Yes | |

| Domestic Skills-Housekeeping, Healthy Eating, Cooking, Finance | Yes | |

| A hobby or interest to share with others | | Yes |

| Full current Driving Licence | | Yes |

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