Community Support Worker - Leeds, United Kingdom - Reed Social Care

Reed Social Care
Reed Social Care
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Leeds, United Kingdom

1 month ago

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Role:
Community Support Worker


Location:
Leeds (LS26)


Hours: 14.25 hours per week (Thursday, Friday evenings and weekends)

Rate of pay:
£ £13.00 per hour


Reed Community Care are working on a number of new Care Packages supporting children and young people in the Leeds area.

We are looking for a highly skilled Community Support Worker with a minimum of 6 month's experience in Health and Social Care Settings.

You will be required to work with a young male identified as needing additional support. The Service User is a 21-year-old male with Quadriplegia and requires the use of a wheelchair, Epilepsy and Hydrocephalus.


You will be required to support him to access the local community and take part in activities, support with personal care and preparation of food and drink.

The service user has a strict exercise regime to support lower limb maintenance, you will work closelywith the Community Rehabilitation Team who will provide guidance on exercises/stretches which you will assist the Service User to complete.


What we are looking for:


  • Individuals who have experience supporting service users with varying needs including Autistic Spectrum Conditions, Mental Health Conditions and Challenging Behaviour.
  • Individuals who can demonstrate a range of deescalation techniques to support service users who may display challenging behaviour
  • Individuals with the ability to positively engage young people with additional needs
  • To be able to commit to an assignment, to ensure structure and stability for our service users.

Your day-to-day duties:


  • Maintain a safe environment through the utilisation of support plans and personcentred risk assessments.
  • Work in collaboration with service users and their families to ensure we are meeting the needs of individuals in our care
  • Supporting service users physical and emotional wellbeing including, Personal Care, Medication Management and Behaviour Management.
  • Motivate service users to access the local community and take part in activities that would have a positive impact on their life.

Why work with Reed Community Care?

  • Reed Health and Social Care are one of the UK's biggest providers of skilled care and support professionals to the public, private, and third sectors.
  • Access to our Industry Experts who will be on hand throughout the process offering advice and providing ongoing support throughout your assignment.
  • You will receive a thorough induction prior to enrolment, ongoing development opportunities such as Epilepsy, Medication and PEG Feed Training.
  • Online Timesheet Management System and Weekly Payments
Whether you are looking for short term shift cover or a longer-term position, you can be assured that our Industry Experts will be on hand to offer support and advice on roles best suited to you and your commitments


Requirements:


  • Right to work in the UK
  • Reference information covering the last 2 years of your work history
  • An uptodate CV with all employment accurately recorded since leaving full time education.
  • To be able to commit to an assignment, to ensure structure and stability for our service users.
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