Support Worker - Adult

Support Worker - Supported Living Services- Adult

Your new role
To provide support to adults with a learning disability in their own homes and
to access activities and facilities of their choice within their local community.
The service:

It supports disabled adults to make informed choices and have control of their lives regarding everyday living and their home.

Actively promotes community presence and participation.

Meets customers communication needs to ensure everyone is as engaged as possible.

Must be a driver and own vehicle and be happy to use for work purposes

Main Duties / Role Responsibilities:

Provide support that enables adults with a learning disability to live in their own homes, providing support with everyday living which may mean providing support on a lone worker basis and on a rota basis.

Support people in a person-centred way ensuring that the person's needs and wants are always your main priority.

Write individual Support Plans with the people you support and take responsibility for putting the plan into practice. Comply with the individual's Support Plan.

Produce risk assessments for individuals, activities and environments

Communicate with Learning Disabled Adults in a way that meets each individual's communication needs and convert and change information
into a range of different formats, so they meet individual information needs including easy reading formats using photographs and symbols, video and audio methods.

Keep in touch with, and talk to, family members, carers, colleagues, other professionals and organisations as required, so that all the services people want to use, fit together well.

Attend individual reviews and other meetings, and give verbal and written feedback regarding the service the individual receives. This includes writing down information and storing information (e.g. on contact sheets, communication books and monitoring forms) in a way that protects people's private information in line with the Data Protection Act.

Ensure that support is delivered in a way that is sensitive to cultural needs and recognises and actively promotes equal opportunities and anti-oppressive practice.

Provide an appropriate level of physical and personal care in a way that recognises and promotes customers' right to be treated with dignity and respect.

Ensure that people you support have choices regarding their food and drink and have enough food and drink to be healthy and hydrated

To administer medication (including rectal and oral) following training, and according to agreed procedures.

To be aware of, and take the right actions, in situations of abuse or potential abuse involving a vulnerable adult, in line with Safeguarding Adults policy and procedures

Contribute to service development, both within the service and in partnership with other agencies.

Work as a member of the team, attending supervision, team meetings and training as required.

Health and Safety policy and procedures and carry out Health and Safety checks.

Be responsible for security and safety of services and equipment when required.

Handle petty cash and individuals' money whom we support and keep appropriate financial records of transactions.

To undertake other duties that maybe required from time to time. These shall be reasonable and commensurate with your knowledge base, skills, grading, and experience and will be agreed following discussion with your line manager.

What you need to do now

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