Support Worker

As a Support Worker your role and responsibilities are to provide a quality service, in line with the Dementia Care & Support at Home Limited guidelines and policies and procedures. In simple terms, you would be required to provide a service by promoting independence through positive reassurance and communication strategies with the upmost adherence to dignity, respect to our service users, who expect a quality and most importantly a reliable service within their home or other residential premises such as a shared accommodation specifically for vulnerable adults.

As your role would be to deliver our services to our service users within their homes and or other permissible residences, therefore we put our trust in you to provide a confidential, reliable, dignified, person-centered service, which are needs-led to meet the specific individual needs of our service users.

Daily duties and tasks will include but not limited to the provisions of requested personal care needs, social care needs and enabling care and support services to all our service users within the local communities of Swinton and Greater Manchester.

PARTNERSHIP WORKING:
As a Support Worker, your role will involve you working with many people who have a variety of roles. This is known as ‘partnership working’.
Developing good partnership relationships improves the quality of care provided.

1. To deliver high quality of care to Service Users and their families

To provide the highest quality of care to service users in their own homes in accordance with their support plan, in person-centred approach.

The range of tasks that the Support Worker may be required to undertake covers and not limited to personal care, domestic/practical tasks, and enabling, promoting independence.

Personal care includes washing, dressing, bathing, showering, toileting and medication monitoring and/or assistance.

Social duties include preparing and cooking meals, essential cleaning, shopping, assistance and support with bill paying and health & safety including fire checks.

Enabling and support may include such activities as supervising, monitoring and coaching to empower service users to be as independent as possible and have control over their own lives. Support Workers may also be required to escort or accompany service users to outings, appointments or other events.

To be aware of the personal needs and requirements of your service users, communicating successfully, not only with your service user, their family, friends and other healthcare professionals.

Ensure that all care is completed within the Dementia Care & Support at Home Limited

Policies and Procedures, Care Quality Commission Fundamental Standards and all contractual and legislative requirements.

Additional Pay:
Signing bonus

Benefits:
• Company pension
• Flexible schedule
• Sick pay
• DBS paid
• Travel time / Mileage Allowance

Schedule:
Day shift

Application Question(s):
• Do you hold a valid UK Driving License?
• Do you have your own or access to a vehicle ?
• Do you have Business Car Insurance?

Language:
English (required)

Work Authorisation:
United Kingdom (required)