About Botton Village:
Botton Village is nestled in a huge valley on the edge of the Yorkshire Moors. If you love being surrounded by the most stunning and inspiring scenery, you’ll love it here!
We’re quite unique: there’s a village shop, café, supported homes, a walled garden, woodworking and creative studios, massive greenhouses, a 200-seater theatre and stunning scenery at every turn.
People are supported in their homes in the village. The people we support have a wide range of activities they can participate in or learn. Many of the items we make are sold in our shops or online. Our craft workshops provide creative experiences in woodworking, textiles, pottery and art.
Purpose:
To provide autonomous assistance to the People We Support to fulfil their potential for independence, choice, inclusion, and control.
Duties & Responsibilities:
* Encourage the People We Support to maintain a clean, tidy, and welcoming living environment and support to use appropriate laundry equipment so they can be enabled to do their laundry and clothing.
* Plan, shop and prepare healthy and wholesome meals alongside the People We Support considering their health, choices and wishes.
* Encourage the People We Support to be healthy by assisting them to arrange and attend medical appointments.
* Enable the People We Support to look after their finances by supporting them individually to budget, monitor their finances and access benefits.
* Working under the direction of the Team Leader, provide personal care where required and appropriate as a part of their support and care plan (e.g., bathing, hair washing etc) and where the appropriate registration is in place.
* Administering and recording of medication, order/check medications.
* Related paperwork includes support plans, daily updates, person profiles, risk assessments, incident reporting, behaviour reports and notes/updates on health appointments.
Person Specification:
* You must have a current, valid UK driving licence with access to your own vehicle.
* You will preferably have experience of supporting adults with learning disabilities, autism, and distressed behaviours/emotions. However, this is not essential as training will be given.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.
Camphill Village Trust is an equal opportunity employer.
Camphill Village Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all adults who use our services and as such expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to complete the relevant pre-employment checks including a DBS check.