Health and Social Care - Support Worker Apprenticeship - Wallingford

Job description

Joining us as a Support Worker, you’ll help individuals with varying levels of personal care, as well as eating and drinking, shopping, household tasks; but perhaps most importantly, fun and fulfilling activities. From music to cinema and theatre trips, to even going on days out and holidays, you’ll make sure everyone has varied and exciting experiences — and you’ll get to join in! (Lunch & Dinner provided while on shift)

1. To communicate clearly with people using a method (words, signs, pictures etc.) of the persons choice.
2. To help people to maintain and increase their independence by
i. supporting them to do the things they can do for themselves;
ii. assisting them with things they need help with
iii. empowering them to do new things.
3. Help with daily care involving personal care, healthy diet, housework, bed making, cleanliness, safety of home, understanding the role of the tenant, using a wheel chair, hoist, transferring to and from vehicles.
4. To understand the needs, wishes and dreams of people and support them accordingly through person-centred planning and to evaluate peoples’ plans to ensure they are live and appropriate.
5. Include the community in the lives of people by ensuring they stay in touch with families and friends, meet new people and lead full lives.
6. Support people to make informed choices within their lives, encouraging them to understand consequences and risks. This will require flexibility and adaptability to be able give any required emotional support to the person and deal with any potential issues that this might incur.
7. Encourage people to live healthy lives and support them to manage health problems. To ensure people’s health action plans are up to date and accessible to all concerned with keeping people healthy and well.
8. Help people to stay safe by assisting them to learn what is safe and what isn’t and to manage situations that may put them at risk.
9. To work positively with other people, including family and friends, as well as other staff, services and professionals such as GP’s, community nurses, psychologists and care managers.
10. To ensure people are supported to run their own homes according to their tenancy agreements.
11. To adhere to Health & Safety regulations at all times and report potential hazards to the appropriate person in line with Health & Safety policy.

Benefits Include; 

• 30 days annual leave (including bank holidays) for full-time staff (pro-rata for part time)
• £68 per night for sleep-ins. (Breakfast included)
• Company Pension Scheme - 5% Employer Pension Contribution
• Flexible working hours
• Free comprehensive ongoing training, including a unique Leadership Development Programme with the ability to progress to Assistant Support Manager within 18 months.
• Employee benefits package with Perkbox (saving you up to £800 per year)
• Recommend a friend incentive scheme for employees
• Wellness programs
• Company events & social hours

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