Support Worker - London, United Kingdom - Akton Recruitment

Akton Recruitment

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Support Worker

Camden

£20/hr

Start date:
ASAP

AKTON recruitment is working closely with the local authorities and we are searching for a Support Worker in the Camden area months contract with chance of extension.

Job Capsule Supplementary Information:
Support Worker, Disabilities Accommodation Services

This supplementary information for the Support Worker

Disabilities Accommodation Services is for guidance and must be used in conjunction with the Job Capsule for Social Care Job Family at Level 2.

Salary Level:
Currently Level 2, Zone 1

Role Purpose:

To support people with Disabilities to take control of their lives and, making use of the local community, to meet planned goals and outcomes.
To provide high quality support to adults with Disabilities, to include physical and emotional support and personal care.

Example outcomes or objectives that this role will deliver:

Participate in the care planning, monitoring and review process
Promote equality of opportunity, choice, privacy, dignity, rights and independence
Support customers to develop and maintain relationships and be attuned to customers' wellbeing needs
Participate in organising and leading activities in the community and the service
To follow organisational policies and procedures
Ensure the safeguarding of vulnerable adults
Participate positively in the supervision and appraisal process for performance management

People Management Responsibilities:

Relationships:

The post requires working effectively with a range of internal and external stakeholders, including customers and their relatives and friends, other professionals, colleagues and members of the community, and the ability to communicate with each at a level that is meaningful to them is essential.

Work Environment:

Part of a busy vibrant supported living service, which requires all workers to be flexible to adapt to changing needs and demands of customers
Working with people who may need handson support in all areas of daily living, including people moving, personal care and administration of medication
Some customers may display behaviours which challenge the service
Universal precautions required to inhibit spread of infection.
The service operates across seven days and will require the postholder to be available to work at any time within this; including evenings, weekends and bank holidays, and sleepin cover.

Technical Knowledge and Experience:

Essential:

NVQ Level
Manual handling
Safe handling and administering of medication
Food and hygine
Infection control
Epilepsy awareness ( exceptions can be made and knowledge can be shared via induction)
Safe guarding Adults awareness

Desirable:

NVQ 3 or above
Lone working

Dealing with challenging Behaviours

Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and other stakeholders
Ability to communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders, using diverse methods and media
Ability to plan and support people to access their planned activities, or to devise programmes for people who remain home in the daytime
Ability to record information and write concise reports
Ability to undertaking moving of people, following training in safe manual handling

Knowledge

Demonstrable knowledge of Valuing People Now
Principles of Personalisation and Person-Centred Approaches
Understanding of the economic position in social care and the drive for efficiency
Understanding of epilepsy, Autistic Spectrum Conditions and other long term conditions

Experience