Community Support Worker - Attleborough, United Kingdom - JMR HEALTHCARE LTD
Description
Community Support Worker
Job Type:
Permanent
Hours:25hpw
Pay:
£11.00 per hour
Location:
Wymondham/Attleborough
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JMR Recruitment are currently looking for a Community Support Worker on behalf of a Service requiring support for their Respite and Outreach Services in and around Attleborough/ Wymondham._
We are recruiting a Community Support Worker on behalf of a thriving Supported Living in Attleborough.
You MUST have at least one year work experience working with individuals with learning disabilities and willing to commute around the Wymondham/Attleborough area to provide cover to various services.
Roles and Responsibilities
- To undertake sleepin duties to ensure appropriate cover for the service, as required.
- To keep a proper account of the expenditure of any monies belonging to the organisation and/or individual service users.
- To undertake domestic tasks, usually in association with service users, to ensure proper standards of health, hygiene and catering.
- To take responsibility, with service users, for menu planning and food preparation.
- To support service users to complete benefit forms and to find work/volunteering roles.
- To act as key worker to nominated individual service users, developing knowledge of their particular and individual requirements and working with them on plans to meet their needs.
- To monitor the health and welfare of service users, always aiming to achieve in practice the principles of normal living.
- To undertake risk assessments and monitor the risk of particular activities to ensure that, within the limits set by the individual's needs for growth and change, the individual is not exposed to unnecessary risk.
- To support service users in their medication regime, in line with defined policy and practice.
- To provide a link for information, communication and support between the service and the carers and supporters of service users.
- To liaise with the carers and supporters, ensuring that their views and those of the service user are heard.
About You
- Proven experience in a support/care role.
- NVQ Level 2 in Care or equivalent is desirable.
- Be conscientious, caring, and compassionate.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.
- A full driving licence with business insurance (or willingness to get business insurance).
Employee Benefits
- Workplace pension
- Sick Pay
- HSF Health Plan/Perkbox
- HSF Assist
- Access to Wellbeing Service
- Refer a Friend Scheme
- Monthly Staff Draw
- (Carer, Care Assistant, Healthcare Assistant, Crisis Care, Agency, Full time work, Part time work, HCA, Youth Support Worker, Care, Support work, Support worker, Community care)_
Job Types:
Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 25 per week
Salary:
From £11.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Free parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Wellness programme
Physical setting:
- Day centre
- Homecare
Shift:
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Night shift
- Overnight shift
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Attleborough, Norfolk: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- care: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
Work Location:
One location
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