Supported Living Worker
Salary: £11.85 per hour
Supported Living Worker - Excellent benefits:
- Enhanced holiday & sick pay,
- free on-site parking
- healthcare cash back scheme
- free on-site gym
- free meals on duty
- excellent progression
Overview: We are currently looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Supported Living Worker to join our dedicated Supported Living services across three of our homes in Godalming. The homes support adults of varying ages with epilepsy and autism. This is a really rewarding opportunity to help vulnerable people continue to lead independent lives whilst providing them with meaningful support to offer the best possible experience for our tenants.
Supported Living Worker - Job Purpose:
This role is based across three Meath properties in Godalming, Surrey, within walking distance to our main residential care home on Westbrook Road. This role includes day shifts, weekends, evenings and sleep-in shifts.
Supported Living Worker- Key Responsibilities Include:
Support people with learning disabilities and/ or epilepsy to the highest standard and in line with their support plan, cultural needs and wishes.
• Assist and encourage people to engage in everyday home, social, leisure and work activities, according to the individual’s choice.
• Help people to develop skills to enable them to manage their daily lives, including support with banking and benefits.
• Support people to achieve planned goals and personal outcomes.
• Encourage people to become active and valued participants in their local community.
• Support and encourage people to make choices and life decisions in line with the Mental Capacity Act requirements.
• Support people with their health needs as required, e.g. taking medication and attending doctor’s appointments.
• Support people to manage their own home, including supporting individuals with maintaining their tenancies and recognising and reporting maintenance concerns or hazards.
• Support people to maintain relationships with family and friends.
• Support people with personal care if required, which may include toileting and bathing, in line with their support plan.
• Keep accurate and up to date records.
• Maintain confidentiality at all times.
• To ensure that a person’s rights, dignity, choice and privacy are respected at all times. • Participate in learning and development opportunities as required.
• Be aware of the steps to take in line with Safeguarding Adults at Risk Policies should an allegation of abuse be witnessed or made by you.
• Any other reasonable tasks that may be required.
The duties and responsibilities outlined above do not represent a full list of the tasks the post holder will be expected to perform. Other tasks may be required for the proper performance of the job and any other related tasks.
The duties and responsibilities outlined above do not represent a full list of the tasks the post holder will be expected to perform. Other tasks may be required for the proper performance of the job and any other related tasks.
Experience, Knowledge and Qualifications for this role:
- To be able to communicate with the General public, trustees, Professional bodies and all other parties on behalf of The Meath both written and verbal
- Excellent working Knowledge of Word, Excel and other operating systems.
Essential:
- Take Responsibility
- Work well independently as well as part of a team
- Flexible, Reliable and punctual
- Willingness to attend and participate in relevant training to ensure that high operational and safety standards are maintained at all times
- High degree of confidentiality with regard to all at the Meath.
Desirable:
Be aware of CQC requirements & hold a relevant Health and Social Care Qualification or be willing to work towards a qualification