Support Worker

Purpose of Role

Role: Support Worker

Location: Darlington, Co Durham   Salary: £8424 - £9295 (pro rata)   Hours: 25 per week (shifts including weekend work required)   Duties to include:

• Supporting people with all of their personal care needs
• Support people to do the things that they want to do
• Support people with household tasks and all their cleaning needs
• Support people with activities of their choice both inside and outside of their home

To support me you need:  

• To be able to read, write, work with numbers and use a computer
• To be willing to take part in training and learn more about your job

It would be even better if you also had:

• Experience of working with people with learning difficulties and mental health needs
• An NVQ about Care or supporting people

During the time you are working with me I expect you to work according to the Support Staff Competencies which say you should be good at: 

• Team Working
• Values and Equality
• Communication
• Problem Solving and Decision Making
• Professional Knowledge and Practice
• Personal Development
• Organising and Planning
• Community and Connections

Requirements

You will have a caring and friendly nature, a sense of humour, be approachable and non judgemental and have an enthusiastic, positive approach in supporting us to do the things that as individuals we want to do.

You will be willing to support us in all aspects of our personal care including intimate personal care, support with medication and support with eating and drinking.

Ideally you will share some of our interests some of the things we like to do include ten pin bowling, swimming, rock climbing, going to shows and concerts, going to the local pub, football, walks, shopping, family visits and going away on holiday.

You will respect that you will be supporting us in our own home and will support us to develop skills in all aspects of running our home including completing household tasks and paying bills etc.

Driver preferred but not essential.

Things you will make happen

• Get to know us, what?s important to us and how we want to be supported
• Listen to us and support us to have a voice and be heard, whether we can speak or not
• Communicate with us in ways we understand so we can make decisions
• Support us to try out new things
• Support us to be a part of the community
• Work as part of a team
• Make sure that your support of us is organised in a way that ensures we get what we need
• Help us work out what we could do (which we might not have done before) safely
• Figure out with us what goes well and what doesn?t and what needs to change
• Keep records and paperwork up to date and accurate
• Be professional when you talk to our friends, family or other people who are important to us

This list is only a guide and there will be other things you will be expected to do.

The Individual