Care & Support Worker

Do you want the autonomy and freedom to enhance the lives of the people we support? We have an opening for you to join us as a Support Worker within the Care and Support Team. The purpose of the role is to provide autonomous assistance to the people we support to fulfil their potential for independence, choice, inclusion, and control. You will be responsible for ensuring that care and support is of a high standard, focused on person-centred outcomes and delivered within budget. You will ensure that all needs assessments, support plans and risk assessments are kept up to date. There will also be direct engagement and liaison with social workers, family members and key workers as required.

Location & Travel
Community-based. This role will be based at our St Albans Community.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Working under the direction of the Team Leader, planning and providing support and care to foster the wellbeing and development of people we support in accordance with their person-centred support and care plan, recording and reviewing progress as directed so that they can fulfil their potential for independence, choice, inclusion and control.
• You will support them to:

• Maintain a clean, tidy, and welcoming living environment.
• Use appropriate laundry equipment so they can be enabled to do their laundry and clothing.
• Plan a menu based on their health, individual preferences and diet choices, make a shopping list, prepare and cook the food and consider safe handling and storage.
• Be healthy by assisting them to arrange and attend medical appointments.
• Budget, access benefits, maintain their tenancy, monitor their finances and access services from their landlord.
• Maintain an active and supportive social life considering individual choices and wishes.
• Providing personal care where required and appropriate as a part of the support and care plan (e.g. bathing, hair washing etc) and where the appropriate registration is in place.
• Administering, recording, ordering and checking medication.
• Completing related paperwork which includes support plans, daily updates, person profiles, risk assessments, incident reporting, behaviour reports and notes/updates on health appointments.
• Working within the community’s policies and procedures and code of conduct, actively promoting the equality and diversity and the human rights of people we support to realise independence, choice, inclusion, and control.
• Working in close partnership with family members and other professionals involved in the person we support’s life.
• Undertaking training and continuous professional development in accordance with The Care Quality Commission, local authority requirements, the needs of the service and the people we support.
• Undertaking personal development to develop an understanding of our philosophy and values and how these inform and guide practice in the key responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Knowledge & Experience
You will preferably have experience of supporting adults with learning disabilities, autism, and distressed behaviours/emotions. However, this is not essential as training will be given. Driving license is desirable, but not essential. Sleep ins are required for this role.

Personal Attributes
You’ll have a desire to support people to achieve a life full of opportunities. Experience is not needed but an understanding of the importance of supporting someone to have autonomy in their life is. You’ll have a supportive and encouraging natural approach: our tenants live in their own homes or shared houses and will need support and guidance to maintain their home, use laundry equipment, cook, plan shopping and look after their finances. You’ll have a creative spirit and be keen to help arrange local and community-based events with the people we support e.g. coffee mornings, film clubs. You crave the autonomy and freedom to provide true person-centred support: the people we support all have differing needs and wants; you are instrumental in making it happen! You want to become a real part of someone’s life and be able to support them in all their activities. You have a passion for helping others live a fulfilling and interesting life. You like being involved in the activities of people you support: many of the people we support have interests such as swimming, crafts, socialising.

Education
You’ll have a good general education, good numeracy and literacy skills; it’s not essential for you to have any qualifications as we will support you in gaining these. You will have a general knowledge of IT skills.

Camphill Village Trust is an equal opportunity employer. Camphill Village Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all adults who use our services and as such expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant pre-employment checks including a DBS check.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.