Job Title: Support Worker
Location: Newcastle, NE5 5DQ
Salary: £9.00 per hour
Job Type: Full Time or Part Time, Permanent
The Company has a model of support that focuses on the skills and abilities of people with learning disabilities. Inspired by those they work with, together they help people build the life they want, and strengthen the communities in which they’re placed.
Currently they support people in Newcastle, North Tyneside, Gateshead and Northumberland providing day services, outreach and enabling support, and independent supported living.
The Role:
The Support Worker post is an opportunity to provide support in a person-centred way, supporting community connections, creating employment opportunities and helping people to establish a network of relationships – both by taking the initiative and working closely with colleagues with a “can do” approach in line with the Organisation’s values.
The Support Worker also provides personal assistance to people who require it; this includes personal care e.g. practical help to wash, bathe, and cook meals. This position is an opportunity to work creatively with people and the organisation emphasises a team approach to work.
The Association provides great training and support.
Support
- To provide support to a person with learning disabilities by implementing their individual support plan
- To deliver all support in a person-centred way, working with the person you support to realise their goals and ambitions
- To respond positively to changing needs
- To manage risk effectively
- To maintain accurate records as required
Personal Assistance
- To provide assistance to a person with learning disabilities to care for themselves, and their home
- To perform personal care tasks for a person with learning disabilities with their consent when they require such assistance
- To prompt self-management or assist a person with learning disabilities to take their medication
Inclusion
- To support a person with learning disabilities to participate in their community
- To respect and uphold a person with learning disabilities’ housing rights and responsibilities
- To develop and support the financial independence and welfare needs of the person, including benefit maximisation, employment, supporting them to have holidays, or take part in daytime activities
- To support people with welfare benefit issues affecting their access to work
- To support a person with learning disabilities to develop a network of friends
- To support a person with learning disabilities to meet their cultural and spiritual needs
- To support a person with learning disabilities with relationships with their family, neighbours and partner
Key Requirements:
- Experience in planning and managing your own workload
- Able to find out about any specific physical social, emotional or cultural needs of the person you support and be able to meet them
- Enable the person you support to make choices and decisions with support from advocates if necessary
- Understand and challenge prejudice, discrimination and oppression
- Communicate effectively with people with learning disabilities and within the staff team
- Enable the person you support to participate in community life
- Promote the protection of people with learning disability from abuse and neglect
- Develop own skills and understanding through training and other opportunities
- Understand the Organisation and its roles and responsibilities
- Flexibility and the ability to be able to respond to unexpected priorities
- Ability to multi-task and work through challenges seeking appropriate support when necessary
- IT Skills
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Candidates with experience of; Support Worker, Carer, Health Care Assistant, Home Care Worker, Care Support Worker, Residential Care Worker, Carer, Care Assistant, Healthcare Assistant, Social Carer, Support Worker, Enabler, Care Worker, Support Assistant, Care Helper, Care Assist, Healthcare Assistant, Residential Care Support, Social Care, NVQ2 will be considered for this role.
