Permanent Residential Support Worker

MPA are currently recruiting Permanent Residential Workers with complex needs for our client Apex Housing, in the Derry/ Londonderry Area. This role will be based at Belmont Cottages.

This is a Full-time role (36 hours per week) to include weekends.

There is also a permanent part time role available (24 hours per week)

The salary for all Care Assistant positions is £25,992 per annum. (£13.47 per hour)

This is a fantastic opportunity to secure a permanent Residential Worker contract with a market leading healthcare provider in a supportive, patient centred care environment

Job Duties:

• To effectively manage the varying needs within 4 different cottages
• To provide care that is resident focused whilst ensuring that residents’ dignity and privacy are maintained at all times.
• To respect and promote the rights and entitlements of people with learning difficulties and complex needs and be responsive to individual needs of the service users
• Conduct Heath and Safety Audits as required
• To be able to effectively manage a large frequency of incidents involving adults who display complex needs
• To ensure appropriate documentation is established and maintained in respect of new residents and continuous evaluation of residents’ support plans
• Comply to all health and safety policies including accident/incident reporting and reporting all additional concerns
• To ensure all services are delivered in accordance with recognised standards including RQIA and Apex policies and procedures
• To promote the self-esteem, happiness and emotional health of service users
• To accompany service users on social and recreational outings and other appointments, as required.
• Carry our house visits with manager as required
• Attend fundraising committee meetings
• Establish and maintain good working relationships with the multidisciplinary team, residents, visitors, colleagues, relatives, other departments and all levels of management
• As a shift leader you will have direct responsibility for analysing staffing levels, coordinating workloads and delegating as appropriate
• Managing the staff within the scheme and liaising with the manager to identify and establish work targets and development objectives

Essential Criteria

• QCF/NVQ 2 Health and Social Care or equivalent
• A minimum of 1 years’ experience in a support working role with learning difficulties AND Challenging behaviour in a community/residential setting
• Must be currently registered with NISCC OR if new to the sector must achieve registration within 6 months.
• Have previous administration experiences

OR

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in a support role working with adults with learning difficulties AND challenging behaviour in a community/residential setting
• Have previous administration experience
• Must be currently registered with NISCC OR if new to the sector must achieve registration within 6 months.

AND

The above experience must include supervisory responsibility

Above experience must demonstrate the use of IT and the provision of admin support to include regulatory, scheme and resident reports

Further Information:

Employee benefits:

· Starting at 4 weeks annual leave and 12 statutory days pro rata (increases with length of service)

· Company pension scheme contributions Employer 6%, Employee 4%

· Company maternity/paternity pay

· Company sick pay

· Continuous training and development

· Free onsite parking

Employee health and wellbeing:

· Apex promotes wellbeing for employees, consisting of a number of health and wellbeing initiatives

· Access to Inspire Workplaces’ Employee Assistance Programme and online Support Hub