Work area: Designated locality or neighbourhood
Hours of work: As agreed
The main objectives of the post
1. To provide high-quality person-centred support to individuals, both within their homes and in the community, in accordance with the Key’s aims and principles and the Codes of Conduct and Practice issued by the Scottish Social Services Council.
2. To help individuals plan their support, accessing both formal and informal support networks, and to promote the rights and choices of the people you support.
3. To constantly monitor the quality and appropriateness of support, and to ensure good ‘team work’ is developed and maintained between all people involved in a person’s support.
Responsibilities with people who are supported
1. To build warm, caring, and positive relationships with people receiving support, and to keep the individual’s best interests in mind at all times.
2. To provide direct practical help, advice and guidance to individuals in all areas of their life as required. This support should respect the person’s rights and personal dignity and value, and should be provided in a non-discriminatory, sensitive, image-enhancing, and empowering manner.
3. Areas of support activity may include personal care (including intimate areas of self-care), domestic home care, financial matters, emotional and physical wellbeing, education or employment, and general social or leisure areas.
4. To work creatively to help individuals recognise achievements, celebrate successes, assist informed decision making, identify problems and find ways of resolving them.
5. To use person-centred planning tools to help individuals identify future aspirations and current support needs.
6. To support individuals to co-ordinate their own formal and informal support.
7. To liaise with other agencies to enable access to appropriate resources and services.
8. To help individuals share accommodation positively, identify common issues and find solutions.
9. To support advocacy and promote active participation within Key.
General
1. To communicate effectively and work positively with managers, other employees, and members of the public.
2. To take personal and professional development seriously, including active involvement in supervision and training.
3. To maintain records in various areas.
4. To understand and maintain confidentiality in relation to your work.
5. To provide support in line with agreed practice/local arrangements.
6. To help ensure that people’s homes are safe and comfortable.
7. To be aware of the Health and Safety Policy of Key and understand your responsibilities.
8. To follow all procedures and practices of Key.
9. To conduct yourself in a manner consistent with the expectations of other bodies.
10. To undertake other duties as requested by individuals you support or your line manager.
About The Role
Being a support worker is a role where you can make every day matter. It's a job with challenges that make your heart beat faster, where you can give something of yourself and empower amazing people on their journey.
We are Key and Community Lifestyles, two organisations that support disabled people of all ages to make everyday matters.
Our teams know that good support is essential for a good life. We work alongside every person we support and their family to help them live life to the full.
We are recruiting now in your area. Join us in making every day matter!
Benefits
1. Main Grade Hourly rate of £12.50 (Induction and Relief Register rate £12).
2. Sleepover hourly rate of £12.
3. Competitive annual leave and company sick pay.
4. Payment of annual SSSC fees for contracted Support Workers.
5. Enhanced pay for work on targeted Public Holidays.
6. Paid Membership of Disclosure Scotland’s PVG Scheme.
7. Full, in-depth training for your role.
8. Fully funded SVQ qualification with support provided.
9. Employee Assistance Programme offering free confidential counselling.
10. Free access to occupational health support.
11. Credit Union Membership.
12. Cycle to Work Scheme.
13. Blue Light Card registration offering discounts.
14. Concerts for Carers registration.
About The Company
People we support are actively involved in everything we do through our strong partnership with TAG (The Advisory Group). TAG supports people to play a central role in shaping the strategic direction of the organisation and ensuring the quality of our services.
For over 30 years, Key has been making a positive impact in the lives of countless individuals across Scotland.
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