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Support Worker – Supported Living

Key Details

SOC CODE: 6145; Care Workers and Home Carers

JOB TITLE: Support Worker – Supported Living

FUNCTION: To provide personalised support to adults with mental health, learning disabilities and substance misuse issues who live in supported living services in Enfield and Haringey. The support will enable people to live as independently as is possible given their particular needs.

LOCATION: Haringey and Enfield

RESPONSIBLE TO: Community Care Manager

RESPONSIBLE FOR: Junior staff on occasions as directed by the line manager

HOURS: 33; including evenings, weekends and sleep-ins required

PAY RATES: £12/hr for day; £13/hr for nights and weekends and £30-60

for sleep-in nights

QUALIFICATIONS: None

EXPERIENCE: 3 months in care desirable, our service will provide adequate

induction and completion of the Care Certificate

Skills

Should include but not limited to:

Good communication/interpersonal skills
Being able to build therapeutic rapport with clients
To respect clients and fellow staff
To maintain safety of clients and fellow staff
Patience
Easy-going personality
The ability to multi-task
Being able to think quickly
Punctuality
Willingness to learn
Being a good listener
Kindness and empathy
Willingness to go the extra mile
Being able to take responsibility

Outline of Responsibilities

To provide support, with Personal Care, to tenants/service users, as outlined in their person-centred support plans etc to enable them to lead as independent lifestyle as is compatible with their needs and in accordance with their aspirations.
Using Person Centred Planning to develop and maintain support based on the identified needs and individual aspirations of the tenants. To ensure that tenants make use of opportunities in the community for a meaningful and independent life to maximise their full potential. To work to ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements.
With the support of the service manager to assess suitability of prospective tenants into the supported living scheme using the ECS eligibility criteria in liaison with Adult Social Care Departments and other key stakeholders, ensuring equal opportunities.
Where the property is owned by an independent landlord, ensure the tenants are supported to maintain their tenancy agreements and that the property remains health and safety compliant.
To liaise with Care Managers and other professionals to identify the changing needs of tenants and to access appropriate services as required.
Carry out risk assessments and ensure support plans are in place for tenants, including reviews. To promote a balance between the expressed wishes and choices of tenants whilst ensuring that tenants do not expose themselves to uncalculated risks or harm.
To provide or find information, advice and guidance to tenants, or support in accessing the appropriate services to do so, on matters relating to finance, good housekeeping, health, neighbours, safety, security and daily work and leisure activities and ensure that this is done in a way that respects dignity, privacy and choice.
To support tenants in accessing local services and resources in the community in order to develop independence and fulfilment in all aspects of life.
To respond flexibly to emergencies, this may involve arranging appropriate assistance or attending to problems out of hours etc.
Attend ECS meetings to ensure participation in forward planning and continuity of Services and Quality Standards.
To comply with ECS policy and procedures as indicated in the staff and centre handbooks and other ECS literature. To ensure that you are familiar and working within ECS policies and procedure.
To ensure that you have understood the ECS equal opportunities policy and to ensure that duties are carried out within the policy and best practice.
To undertake such training and development as the job may require.
To carry out any other reasonable duties as directed by your manager (such as painting, decorating, gardening, etc).

Job Application Form

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