Support Worker

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Hourly rate:£13.47 - £13.90 (Plus 10% unsocial hours for qualifying shifts)

Hours per week:37 & 30 hours

Interview date:

To be confirmed after shortlisting

Bradbury Manor short break Service Promoting Health, Ensuring Care

We are passionate about our community and take pride in our work. We encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do through trust and respect, empowering people to develop skills, collaborate and innovate to find solutions, be open, take responsibility, to listen and learn.

At Bradbury Manor, we provide short breaks away from the family home supporting customers, enabling them to take part in meaningful activities.

We work with families, paid and unpaid carers to ensure that they are also involved and listened to, we will support the customer in the most appropriate way to enable them to maximise their independence.

We will provide regular training opportunities to support you in this role and you will be supported to undertake a 26-week probationary period with regular meetings throughout this period to monitor progress.

Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a 'One Council' ethos. Thats why we focus on getting the things that matter to our people right.

Work in a person-centred way with customers and promote their wellbeing, choices, dignity and independence. This will be achieved through the key-worker system.

Planning activities for and with customers, taking into account differing needs, wishes andpreferences.

Creation of menus taking into account medical conditions, wishes, preferences, diets, etc

Support customers either living in their own home, or whilst visiting the settings.

Where appropriate, support customers to understand and maintain their tenancies, or licenceagreements.

Support customers moving into or out of the property; to be involved in the planning, preparationand execution of the move, or stay at short break services.

Encourage and support customers in their personal, social (including religious), and leisure andwork activities.

Support customers maintain and develop relationships.

When required undertake sleeping-in duties or waking night duties on the premises.

Act as a link person between the customer and work, college or leisure establishments and advising those establishments as necessary on the requirements or needs of the customer.

Provide emotional and practical support for customers with everyday issues or when customers are faced with more difficult decisions or experiences.

Assist/support customers with all aspects of their financial and home management so that financial commitments (paying bills, shopping, benefit claims, etc) are met.

Assist customers with household tasks.

Where required, assist customers in administering their own medicine, or administer medication to customers if this is required.

Seek advice and guidance from Senior support workers and the Team Leader.

Only in exceptional circumstances will the postholder will be responsible for running shifts andshould normally have access to more senior staff members whilst on shift.

Focus on the individual, their strengths, choices, assets and goals through person centredplanning

• General Education to GCSE A*-C or equivalent skills and experience
• Current knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance in relation to working with, and the
• safeguarding of, vulnerable adults
• Willingness to undertake L2 Diploma in Health & Social Care (Adults)
• Proven ability to use a variety of communication methods effectively
• Physically fit and able to perform all requirements of the job role
• Previous experience of building good working relationships and team working
• Proven ability of being able to remain calm and make decisions in difficult situations
• L2 Diploma in Health & Social Care (Adults) or equivalent
• Knowledge of First Aid and experience of applying it
• Awareness of health and safety requirements and able to perform moving & handling safely
• Knowledge…