We are looking for experienced Support workers to work with individuals who have mental health, Autism, learning disabilities or physical disabilities. We are looking for experienced Support workers to work with individuals who have mental earning disabilities or physical disabilities, providing live-in-care to them in thier own homes, these opportunities will be throughout the UK.
Main Duties include
* Living in a clients home for a period of time and providing them with support as per their care plans.
* Giving and receiving reports on the condition and progress of services user as instructed and in accordance with service users’ care at all times.
* Ensuring that service users gain maximum benefit from their care and support provided by CAP247 Care Ensuring that service users gain maximum benefit from their care Care.
* Communicate with service users, their relatives, and visitors in a polite and courteous manner, respecting their individual needs, beliefs, wishes and preference.
* Maintain confidentiality of information relating to service users, and organisation.
* Protect service users from danger and abuse. Protect service users from danger and abuse.
* Assist service users with their personal hygiene according to their choice and preference and continence needs and pressure area care, if required. Assist service users with their personal hygiene according to their choice and continence needs and pressure area care, if required.
* Assist service users with their personal hygiene according to their choice and continence needs and pressure area care, if required.
* Grooming and dressing according to service users wishes, always maintaining dignity and privacy.
* Providing emotional support for an individual and their families.
* Support service users service users with payment of bills, attending G.P appointments, writing with payment of bills, attending G.P appointments, writing letters etc
* Encouraging and supporting the development of personal skills through hobbies and interests.
* Teaching life skills, such as shopping, using public transport and paying for bills.
* Working with other healthcare professionals to ensure that all care needs me highest possible standards.
* Prepare service users and their environment transfer using appropriate equipment as trained.
* Prepare service users and their environment for safe moving and handling and ropriate equipment as trained.
* Maintain the health and safety of yourself and others by identifying and reporting any potential danger, and adhering to health& safety training and policies.
* Assist and support service users with all daily living tasks including activities, cooking,
* Working with individuals who require the use of behaviour support and risk management.
Qualifications/Skills:
* Must have in date Enhanced DBS registered to the update service (or be willing to complete one)
* Care certificate or equivalent n Health and Social care, (diploma in Health and Social care, NVQ 2+)
* Secondary/high school diploma or equivalent
* Mandatory trainings
* At least 6 months UK experience in the field
* Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
* Empathy and Compassion
* Problem solving and organisational skills
* Time management skills
* Be willing to live in the clients home to provide care to them