Activity support worker Leicester, England
Job description
Would you like to join our amazing team here at iBC Healthcare who recently won 3 major National Care Awards?
- WINNER - Frontline Leader National Award at the LD and Autism awards.
- WINNER - Regional Winner at the Great British Care Awards for Putting People First.
- WINNER - National Award Winner at the Great British Care Awards for Putting People First.
We have an excellent career opportunity for the role of Activities Support Worker to join our team here at iBC Healthcare within our Leicetser team in the LE2 area.
Have you heard what current staff have been saying about working for us…?
‘From when I applied for this job to my induction I have had non stop contact with the recruitment team, reassuring me and keeping me up to date with what's going on. iBC are amazing and I feel very welcome.’ - New Starter September 2022
Pay: £10.00 - 11.28 per hour.
Shifts: 9am to 6pm with a 1 hour break
Hours: Monday to Friday 40 hours a week
The role: To provide a needs led service to adults with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, autism, mental health and complex health needs, by adopting a person-centred approach which encourages personal growth and independence. To maintain high standards ensuring the compliance with national and local care standards.
Benefits / Package
- Market leading salary from £10.00 - £11.28 an hour
- No Experience needed for this particular role.
- A well-established healthcare provider who invests in their team.
- A growing company making a huge difference in people's lives everyday.
- Excellent management and supportive staff.
- Ongoing training and development such as mappa training .
- Career progression opportunities.
- Gain further NVQ’s such as level 2, 3 and 5.
- 28 days holiday including bank holidays
- Support Worker Awards
- Team Building Days
- Recommend a friend reward
- Excellent Induction and Training
- Free DBS
Who is iBC Healthcare
iBC are a leading Health & Social care provider in the Midlands, providing support to 100s of individuals with learning disabilities, complex needs, autism & mental health needs. We hold contracts with over 20 Local Authorities & CCGs and continue to build relationships with commissioner’s to develop bespoke care facilities.
We exist with the purpose of supporting people with disabilities to live meaningful lives by providing quality support and access to mainstream activities and opportunities throughout our various services. We promise to ensure that people that choose to use our services are listened to, valued and supported with all of their goals and aspirations.
Our ideal candidate:
- Proactive person who can use your own decision making
- Active listening skills
- Experience within the care industry, CQC or equivalent (desirable not essential)
- 1 year+ experience in a similar role
- The ability to multi-task at a very high level
- Good time management, organization, attention to detail and flexibility
- Confident with Microsoft Office.
- A ‘can do’ attitude
Key responsibilities:
- Support people with learning disabilities to the highest standard and in line with their support plan, cultural needs and wishes.
- Work closely with the team leaders in delivering high quality positive behavioural plans and person centred routines.
- Deliver routines based on individual communication needs.
- Support people with personal care if required, which may include toileting and bathing, in line with their support plan.
- To provide guidance and support to the staff team with their day to day duties and support.
- To create positive working environment which enables LHA values and business and objectives.
- Problem solving issues as they arise.
- Supporting management and team leaders with business objectives an initiatives.
- Raising staff issues with employees if they are witnessed to not following job descriptions and policies and procedures.
- Complete spot checks as requested by team leader.
- To ensure service users rights, dignity, health/wellbeing and privacy are maintained at all times.
- To direct support workers in their duties and undertake observation of support workers in their interactions with service users and other duties.
- To ensure service users rights, dignity, health/wellbeing and privacy are maintained at all times.
- To systematically solve problems on a day to day basis.
- Planning and implementing activities for groups, 1:1 and 2:1 support which meet their individual support needs and goals.
- Monitoring of goal sheets for each individual in the service.
- To monitor and assist with activity risk assessments within the service.
- Promote and implement LHA values through activity based activities.
- Promote social, educational, independence, daily living skills and other recreational activities.
- To organise community activities and day trips for individuals.
- Complete monthly activity reports.
- Overseeing the smooth delivery of activities throughout the week.
- To ensure a safe environment and to protect the service users from harm.
- To assist and the support the team with incidents and accidents by ensuring records are completed accurately.
- Ensure daily paperwork is completed accurately by the teams they support.
- To solve day to day problems as they arise with the team leader on shift or in the absence of a team leader.
- To maintain client and business confidentiality at all times.
- Keep accurate and up to date records.
- Work positively with colleagues, families and external organisations and professionals.
- Improve the support provided by discussing any new ideas.
- Participate in learning and development opportunities as required.
- Undertake any other duties as appropriate.
If you have any questions or would like some further information on the role, please 'APPLY' now and we can arrange a phone call at your earliest convenience. We can’t wait to hear from you.
INDMP
