Support Worker Daleholme- Casual UK Manual Driving License Essential

Job Overview

Support Worker Daleholme
Starting salary £13.71ph
Our Daleholme service assists clients 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We require enthusiastic, caring individuals to take them to art classes, discos and out for countryside drives. We have a variety of shifts including days, nights and sleep overs.

About the role

We are looking for someone who loves listening to music, cooking or likes to make people laugh. This rewarding role involves providing high quality care and support to our clients to enable them to live their best life. You will be passionate about making a difference to our client’s lives, helping them to fulfil their aspirations and ambitions.

Main duties of the job

• Prepare person-centred support plans with clients which reflect their views and aspirations and respect their beliefs and opinions, reviewing and amending them as necessary and considering the client’s changing needs and wishes.
• Support clients to fulfil their aspirations, supporting them to live as independently as possible, in accordance with their skills and abilities.
• Communicate in an open and transparent way with clients and other team members, acting with integrity and doing what you say that you will do.
• Develop clients’ skills and knowledge, promoting choice, arranging activities and outings.
• Keep appropriate, accurate records, including daily notes, with full involvement of the client.

Qualifications

• Care Certificate or required to undertake Care Certificate

Person specification

• Experience working in care (employment or carer at home) is desirable.
• Able to carry out the physical requirements of the role including but not limited to climbing stairs/using hoists/pushing wheelchairs/moving people/night work.
• Understand or willing to learn how to use computer packages (such as Word, Outlook and the Internet).
• Able to work cooperatively as a team member.
• Able to liaise and communicate effectively with carers, families, inspectors and other external stakeholders.
• UK Driving license is essential.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

St. Anne's is a Disability Confident employer. We are actively working to recruit and retain people with disabilities and long-term health conditions into our workforce.

Additional information

Contact Name: Sally Harrison
Job title: First Line Manager
Email address: Sally.harrison@st-annes.org.uk