Waking Nights Support Worker
Waking Nights Support Worker
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Job Description
Hours:
37.5 hours per week (19:45pm-07:15am 3 nights a week on a 4 week rolling rota)
Week 1 - Tues Wed and Fri
Week 2 - Mon Thurs and Fri
Week 3 - Tues Sat and Sun
Week 4 - Tues Fri and Sat
Purpose:
Do you want the autonomy and freedom to enhance the lives of the People We Support
You will deliver high quality support/care to the residents and fulfil their potential for independence choice inclusion and control on a daily basis in accordance with CQC regulations and standards.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Main responsibilities:
- Working under the direction of the Team Leader plan and provide support and care to foster the wellbeing and development of residents in accordance with their person-centred support and care plan recording and reviewing progress as directed so that residents can fulfil their potential for independence choice inclusion and control by for example supporting residents to:
- encourage and support the residents to maintainclean tidy and welcoming living environment
- support residents to use appropriate laundry equipment so they canbe enabled to do their laundry and clothing so they have suitable and clean clothing to wear
- plan shop and prepare healthy and wholesome meals alongside the residents and taking into account their choices and wishes
- support residentsto be healthyby assisting them to arrange and attend medical appointments
- enable residents to look after their financesby supporting them on an individual basis to budget monitor their finances and access benefits
- support and encourage residents to maintain an active and supportive social life taking into account individual choices and wishes
- access training work and support
- Working under the direction of the Team Leader provide personal care to residents where required and appropriate as part of their support and care plan (eg. bathing hair washing etc) and where the appropriate registration is in place.
- Working under the direction of the Team Leader ensure residents receive their housing related support by enabling residents to look after their finances(developing appropriate budgeting and financial trainingincluding support to access benefits and maintain them and assist them to understand and maintain their tenancy) and assisting residents to access services from the landlord including to access maintenance services and reporting non-functioning safety and security measures.
- Undertake such other tasks as required by the Team Leader to develop and maintain the high quality of service required and fulfil the communitys vision.
- Work within the communitys policies and procedures and code of conduct and actively promote the equality and diversity and the human right of residents to realise independence choice inclusion and control.
- Undertake training and continuous professional development in accordance with the needs of the service and the residents.
- Undertake personal development to develop and understanding of our philosophy and values and how these inform and guide practice in the key responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification:
- Previous experience of working within a care or support setting ideally with adults with learning disabilities (applicants without this experience will need to be able to evidence the competencies to be considered).
- Previous experience of working in anthroposophical organisations providing social careis desirable but not essential.
- Working knowledge of risk assessment health and safety support and care plans safeguarding person centred planning equalities and human rights desirable.
- Being supportive of our values and philosophy and our approach to building community is desirable for this role.
- A current valid (minimum 2 years) manual UK driving licence is essential.
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. Successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant pre-employment checks including a DBS check
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.
The charity
Established in 1954 Camphill Village Trust is a charity that supports adults with learning disabilities autism and mental health challenges. In our 70thyear we honour our past provide for the present and will lead the future.
Our focus on humanity and nature was inspired by our past and remains as key to the Trusts ethos today. This is reflected in our focus on social and green care integration valuing everyones contribution enabling personal pathways to development celebrating the changing seasons and respecting the rhythm of natural life.
We operate in both rural and urban communities building on our care (social) farming legacy. Our historical focus on enabling potential for people with support needs through farming organic horticulture and enterprise centred on nature and traditional skills continues to play to our strengths.
The benefits
Below is just a taste of what we offer:
Life cover for all employees so families will receive payment if a colleague dies at work (subject to cover terms and conditions).
Employees who introduce a friend to work with us receive 150 through payroll (Terms & Conditions apply.)
Employee assistance programme with 24/7 helpline for advice and support. Also available to your immediate family
We contribute to a pension scheme along with your personal contributions
Annual leave entitlement 25 days per year PLUS statutory bank and national holidays
Free parking at most communities
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