Bank/Relief Support Worker

Bank/Relief Support Worker
Camphill MK T-Shirts
Salary: 12 per hour (zero hours contract)
Do you want to be part of a unique Community where people live, work, learn and celebrate life together?

About the Role:
The support of service users with their general welfare, housing related tasks and pursuing their social and educational activities. Also to ensure that service users have a detailed Person Centred Plan to include agreed goals and action plans that assist them in achieving and maintaining independent life skills.

About Us:
[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] is a charity providing unique person centred support, based on a modern view of the Camphill movement, for adults with learning disabilities and autistic spectrum condition, as well as a number of people living in the Milton Keynes area who have a learning disability.

Key Responsibilities:
Ensure, together with colleagues, that service users experience a safe, healthy and purposeful environment, in accordance with CMKC policies and procedures and statutory requirements.
Prepare and maintain written needs and risk assessments and support plan for allocated service users, in cooperation with people and others (in a Person Centred way).
To support people in making their own decisions and informed choices and to assist them in promoting and maintaining their independence.
To ensure information communicated to people is accessible to them.
To support people to manage their own finances, budgeting and dealing with statutory bodies and services.
To support people to access a range of leisure activities and other services.
To support people to manage their personal care and health needs.
To support people to maintain their tenancy and look after their home which they share with other people.
To work with people to ensure planning of healthy diet choice.
To support people with attending meetings and appointments if required.
Provide emotional support and appropriate intervention for distressed or challenging people.
Monitor the health of people and ensure the safe handling of any medicines.
To maintain accurate records as required.
Support people to maintain regular contacts with their own families and/or other significant individuals according to the persons wishes.
To liaise with other agencies as required, i.e. regarding service users annual reviews.
Ensure service users are aware of CMKCs safeguarding adults procedures, comments and complaints procedures and document any incidents, accidents or complaints accordingly.
Support any community based activities.
Staff Training and Personal Development:
Participate in supervision and staff appraisal.
Attend staff meetings when required.
Participate in on-going in-house and external professional and personal development activities.
General:
Flexible approach to work as you will be required to work a rota, which includes some evenings, weekends, bank holidays and sleep-ins. Work will be offered sometimes at short notice, to cover planned and unplanned staff absences, for short periods; this will be on a casual, adhoc basis.
Build a professional working relationship with residents, colleagues and relevant professionals.
Represent CMKC in a positive and professional manner.
Maintain appropriate confidentiality at all times
Adhere to all CMKC policy and procedure.
Comply with CMKC and Adult Social Care Workers Code of Conduct.
Attend internal and external meetings, as required.
To provide cover in other CMKC houses as required.
To participate in trainings, meetings, personal development.
To work in accordance with CMKC mission statement and statement of values.
Undertake any other ad hoc Community development projects that may be required.
The above list of duties is indicative only and not exhaustive. You are expected to carry out all such duties as are reasonably commensurate with the role.

The most important thing is a caring attitude, genuine interest in people and willingness to work in accordance with our Mission and Vision Statement.

Why Join Us?
We are keen on staff development! We offer excellent professional and career development and training opportunities, including professional qualifications.

We promote a diverse, friendly and high-quality working environment.

We offer the opportunity to work amongst a team of dedicated, creative and supportive colleagues.

We provide a fully paid DBS, generous holiday and work pension scheme.

If you are interested in this unique opportunity, then please apply by submitting your CV and a short supporting statement.

If you are interested in this unique opportunity, then please apply by submitting your CV and a short supporting statement, outlining:

What is it about working with us in this position that interests you and what skills, experience and values can you bring?

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Please Note: we review applications frequently and interviews will take place shortly after we shortlist them. If we feel we have received a sufficient number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert early. Dont hesitate and apply as soon as possible.

We are an equal opportunities employer that promotes diversity within our workforce and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of sexual orientation, race, age, gender, disability, religion or belief.

All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references, an enhanced DBS check and eligibility to work in the UK.