Specialist Support Worker

Your new company
Our client offers person-centred, independent living options across the whole care pathway - including outreach support to access the community, various supported living options and supporting those with complex physical, learning or mental health needs and developmental disorders. Every person they support has their own tenancy agreement and their own from door - the emphasis is on delivering support that is grounded in the individuals needs, wishes and aspirations of the person receiving it. The organisation pride themselves on positive risk-taking and working in a person-centred way at all times.

Your new role
To provide support to individuals in order to enable them to achieve as much independence and autonomy as possible and participate in a wide range of experiences of their choosing.
All employees in this role are required to be vigilant and proactive in reporting any safeguarding concerns they may have about vulnerable individuals in their care. This includes reporting concerns about abuse, neglect, and exploitation, as well as concerns about the general wellbeing of vulnerable individuals. As such, Area Managers, Team Managers, and Support Workers must be fully aware of their responsibility.
What you'll need to succeed

A minimum of 1 year's experience working as a Support Worker, we will consider experience with various client groups or lived experience that is recent.

Job Description

Support and Care
Support individuals to lead a full and active life in line with their wishes and choices, considering their assessed needs. Get to know people as individuals, what is important to them, how they want to be supported and what they want to achieve. Have a flexible and innovative approach to facilitating and supporting the people who use our service in decision-making, promoting choice and involvement at all times.

• Provide individuals with emotional support when needed whilst maintaining a person-centred approach with all aspects of individuals' support, adapting to their different individual needs.
• Support individuals to participate in their chosen activities and to access other services and facilities within their community.
• Support individuals in achieving their outcomes in the way that they choose.
• Support individuals to maintain and extend an appropriate circle of support (friends, family etc) in accordance with their wishes.
• Support individuals to manage their finances responsibly as required in accordance with safeguarding procedures, support plans and risk assessments in line with the organisation's policies and procedures.
• Support individuals to manage their medication responsibly as required in accordance with safeguarding procedures, support plans and risk assessments in line with the organisation's policies and procedures and following any other relevant guidance provided by health professionals. In registered services, NICE guidelines will also apply.
• Support individuals to maintain a clean and safe environment appropriate to their needs.
• Be respectful to individuals at all times, promoting their dignity, privacy and individuality, ensuring that confidentiality is maintained.
• Enable individuals to make their own choices and decisions by providing information to them in a way they can understand, in order to support them to have a voice and be heard.
• Sensitively and respectfully support individuals with their personal care/hygiene and healthcare as required.
• Raise individuals' awareness of healthy living and enable, encourage and support them to maintain a healthy lifestyle, providing guidance as needed.
• Ensure that individuals are supported in line with their individual support and care plans and participate in the development of support plans as required.
• Ensure that individuals are supported in line with their individual risk assessments and participate in the development of risk assessments as required.
• Ensure that individuals are supported in line with the Mental Capacity Act.
• Provide housing related support, including enabling individuals to maintain their tenancy where applicable.
• Support people who challenge, using agreed, person-centred methods in line with their individual support plans and risk assessments, and the relevant training provided.
• Undertake key-working responsibilities as directed.

What you'll get in return
Comprehensive Induction Programme including paid time to attendCompetitive rates of payPensionContinuous learning and development opportunities, including access to bespoke trainingHealth cash back scheme28 days annual leave for full-time employees increases to a maximum of 30 days based on length of serviceAdditionally, one day annual leave for your birthday!£500 recommend a friend schemeApprenticeships in Health & Social Care, Business Leadership & ManagementOpportunities to develop through our Leadership Development Programme

What you need to do now
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