Support Worker – Adults with Learning Disabilities – Cumbria
Are you a passionate Support Worker looking for your next role? 4Recruitment services are recruiting a Support Worker to work in various homes or services based in Cumbria.
Pay rates: £14.00 - £17.86 per hour (depending on the shift)
Information on the role:
Successful candidates will start off as Adhoc with potential to be added to the rota. Candidates will be offered various shift types including day and night shifts.
What you will be doing:
Supporting individuals with their personal care, which may include skin care, bathing or showering, shaving, oral care, intimate care and continence (including management of bladder and bowels), dressing/undressing and hair care.
Supporting individuals with housekeeping duties, such as cooking, cleaning, laundry, ironing, washing dishes and running errands. Carrying out these tasks in full when individuals are unable to do so.
Promoting people’s rights and responsibilities
Working as an effective member of the team
Providing advice and information for service users and others were appropriate
Delivering agreed support packages to quality standards
Liaising with external professional groups e.g. GPs, Social Services, etc.
Ensuring record keeping is maintained to the required standard at all times and contributing to service monitoring requirements.
As appropriate, supporting services users to take their prescribed medication on time assisting them where necessary
Ensuring full risk assessments and risk management is delivered effectively.
Ensuring that work is undertaken in line with Health and Safety Requirements
Assisting the facilitation of effective care pathways
Supporting individuals to achieve goals and objectives as set out in their care/support plans
Supporting and enabling individuals to access community-based services and facilities Skills & Professional Characteristics Needed:
You will need to have excellent customer service skills
You will need to display a flexible attitude towards
You will need to be able to provide a service
You need to be comfortable with providing personal and intimate care to our service users.
You need to be adaptable and able to work in a challenging and changeable environment.
You will need to display a caring and empathetic approach to people with Learning Disabilities.
You will need to be able to undertake the moving and handling of service. Essential Requirements:
You will need to have previous experience in the care profession.
You will need vocational qualification e.g. NVQ 2/3 or
You will need to have willingness to work towards.
You need to be willing to travel to other locations within a reasonable distance of main place of work.
You will need to have a current, clean Driving Licence What we offer:
24 hour one on one specialist consultant based within your geographical area
4Recruitment Services Employee Benefits Programme
Our own dedicated payroll support ensuring you get the full benefits of your payment Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. 4Recruitment Services is an equal opportunities employer.
To discuss this vacancy in further detail or any other vacancies, please contact our Team on (phone number removed) or email (url removed)