Care and Support Worker

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Providing appropriate physical, emotional or intellectual support to people using services that will enable them to fulfil their aspirations as determined through the     individual care and support planning process. This will include planned and unplanned care including responding to attendant call systems.
• Providing appropriate support that ensures that the dignity and privacy of each individual is promoted at all times, and that maximises the potential of each individual to live as independently as they are able to.
• Attending to the personal care needs of individuals as outline in individual care plans. This includes assistance, support, encouragement and undertaking washing, dressing, grooming and continence care and associated manual handling procedures to enable such care to be delivered.
• Attending to the health care needs of individuals as outline in the individual plan of care.
• Supporting people using the service to access a range of community opportunities.
• Contributing to the care and support assessment and care planning process for individuals.
• Contributing to ongoing assessment and monitoring of people using services by maintaining and updating records.

Requirements:

• Attainment of NVQ 2.
• Experience of providing care and / or support to vulnerable adults.
• Ability to maintain written records, as required.
• Ability to communicate effectively with people using services.
• Ability to promote independence through working practices.
• An understanding of and commitment to anti-discriminatory practice.
• Ability to work flexibly, with a range of people using services, and to respond quickly to meet service delivery needs.
• Ability to travel to meet the needs of service users and the service.
• Enhanced DBS, dated within the last 12 months. On the update service? You could be fast tracked through our recruitment process today.
• Willingness to complete an enhanced DBS if you do not currently hold one.

Working with Archer Resourcing Ltd:

‍We have been helping professionals find exciting new roles for a number of years, so we know exactly where to look when it comes to sourcing the best opportunities. We operate across the UK, and, with amazing relationships with the biggest employers in UK criminal justice giving you the best chance of landing your next role.

We have a reputation for recruiting efficiently, however, we can only respond to candidates who meet the exact requirements of the position. If you have any queries about a role or application, then please call Archer direct on the provided contact details.

Due the high demand of CV's received we are unable to respond to all applications. However, we may hold your CV on file and contact you for future suitable roles.

We also offer a £250 referral bonus should you know of anyone who may be interested.

‍Must be eligible to work in the U.K