Support Worker

• Supporting the individuals with administration of medication
• Supporting with personal care needs and nutritional needs
• To support with making and attending medical appointments, ensuring accurate comprehensive records are kept
• Supporting with food shopping and individual’s personal shopping needs
• Supporting with laundry duties and cooking and cleaning
• Supporting with finances and other administrative tasks
• Supporting with moving and handling requirements and using hoists
• Supporting with social activities and accessing community-based services including those required to promote health and wellbeing
• Offering emotional support to the individuals and acting as a positive role model enabling the people we support to lead a fulfilling positive lifestyle
• Writing daily notes and completing relevant forms such as accident/incident forms
• Completing daily observation sheets, ensuring a smooth flow of information to facilitate good communication within the staff team, as well as professionals who require viewing of these
• Complying with policies and procedures of the organisation and that all recording systems are completed accurately on a regular basis
• Working under the supervision of the line manager to enable the implementation of individual’s care plans
• Working under the supervision of a line manager, to prepare individual assessments, internal and external review meetings, writing review reports, organizing individual’s review meetings, liaising with family members, care managers and other relevant professionals
• Keeping all individuals safe and reporting any changes or health concerns
• Attending training, participating in supervision sessions with nominated line manager and attending staff meetings as required

• Caring person
• Passionate about empowering others
• Ready to learn new skills
• Friendly, hard-working with a fun spirit and good sense of humour

Care experience

• Fantastic paid training and career progression opportunities
• Paid DBS
• Flexible work arrangements with opportunities to take on additional bank shifts
• 30 Days Annual Leave
• Nest Pension and Death in Service Benefit
• Dedicated Employee Assistance Programme and Access to Mental Health First Aiders
• Aspens High Street Stores - 20% discount on all items
• Refer a Friend scheme
• Recognition schemes, including ‘Employee of the Month’