Support Worker (Newcastle upon Tyne - NE5)

What does this role involve?

As a support worker, this is your opportunity to make a real difference to people\’s lives where you have the influence to make no two working days the same. Our expectation at Coquet Trust is that you are committed to providing the highest possible standards of support to individuals, by keeping their needs and choices at the heart of your every action and by encouraging them:

• To undertake Positive Risk Taking through Active Support and Positive Behaviour Support.
• To become active members of their local and wider communities, assisting toward paid employment or volunteering and generally making friendships.
• By enabling the people we support in all aspects of their daily lives including cooking, cleaning, shopping, budgeting, and paying bills.
• By supporting individuals to discover new interests, reach personal goals like travelling to new places and going on holiday.
• By working proactively with their families and friends to build positive relationships.
• By helping individuals to engage in a different hobby or leisure activity.

As well as providing physical and emotional support, depending on the role, you may be needed to provide personal care, assist with taking or administering medication, and support individuals with specific healthcare needs.

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