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Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency, has a new permanent position available for a Support Worker to work full-time in a residential setting, adult team. The salary for this permanent position is £31,966 - £37,967 per annum.
- Support Worker
- Guernsey
- £31,966 - £37,967
Job Purpose:
The post holder is a member of the adult disability service that supports people with a learning disability. The post holder can be based at the Professor Shaw Community Centre and support a variety of settings, including residential homes, supported living, short break service and the outreach team.
Main Duties:
- To participate with senior staff and members of the team in providing and maintaining a homely environment, and work in a person-centred way, respecting the rights and dignity of the individual
- To promote the well-being and general health of service users and report any change in the needs of service users to senior staff
- To act as a key worker to designated service users. The key worker role will include tasks such as:
- Act as shift leader when allocated by manager, this will include - allocating tasks to other staff members, organising activities to be undertaken on shift
- To undertake a specific area of responsibility as directed by the manager, including but not limited to:
- To administer medication as described within the Adult Disability Medication Policy.
- To provide and assist service users, as stated in their care plan, in all aspects of their personal care needs as required by their condition, culture and wishes with sensitivity, respect and dignity
- To advocate on behalf of service users and present accurate verbal, electronic and written reports as required
- To ensure compliance with policies established for the Health and Safety of the service users and staff
Key Criteria:
- Level 3 VQ Diploma in Health and Social Care or equivalent e.g. Level 3 BTEC Advanced Certificate in Positive Behavioural Support
- To hold a valid driving licence (this may be negotiated with the manager dependant on area.)
- To have a good level of written and verbal communication skills.
- Competent IT skills.
- To be friendly and approachable.
- An understanding of person centred care and support
- To have patience and empathy when supporting service users.
- An understanding of positive behavioural support.
- Medication competency.
Desirable:
- Approved programme of development at Diploma Level (Level 5 HE) or equivalent e.g. Level 4 BTEC Professional Certificate in Positive Behavioural Support
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself disabled or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this as soon as possible. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
Contact:
This job is advertised by Harry Smy; if you are interested in this position, please click above to apply now.
We welcome applications within a residential or supported living setting from care home managers, deputy managers, care coordinators, key workers, childcare workers and more, as we might have other roles applicable to you.
Due to the high volume of applications, we receive, we are regretfully only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients’ requirements.
As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates reflects the clients that candidates will support within their roles. This very much played a significant part in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care at the Recruiter Awards, as well as being a two-time finalist for the same award. Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI).
