Independence Plus Senior Support Worker Birmingham, England
Queen Alexandra College
Full Time
Birmingham, England
22218 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Description
The post-holder will be the designated Senior Support Worker for one or more designated Independence Plus houses, providing support to IP clients, enabling them to develop independent living skills and to access activities they enjoy and the wider community.
The post holder will work in collaboration with the IP Homes Manager to ensure consistency and quality of the provision, in line with individual support plans and QAC policies and procedures. The post holder will also act as role model, mentor and support to designated staff during the day to day running of the designated home(s).
Key Responsibilities
- The post-holder will be required to work in any of the College’s Supported Living homes and be expected to undertake a significant amount of lone working and work within the Community.
- Provide support to the IP Homes Manager in ensuring that the day to day operation of designated home(s) is safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led and in compliance with any statutory or other requirements.
- Provide guidance within the designated home(s) to Support Workers and support the IP Homes Manager to ensure all supervisions & appraisals are complete and with managing staff induction, absence and performance management, in line with College policies and procedures and in conjunction with the HR Team.
- Allocating work/activities to individual staff, as required.
- Undertaking and leading regular Team/House meetings.
- Understand and respect individual client’s right, choices, personal dignity, privacy and aspirations.
- Support through the use of prompts and guidance clients’ personal care needs, such as assistance with dressing, toileting and washing
- Support clients to make their choices, in a broad range of life spheres.
- Comply with the regulations and College policies laid out for the Supported Living Service.
- To support students with healthcare needs including, but not limited to, Diabetes and Epilepsy.
- Help plan, promote and maintain good care practice and contribute to team work through good communication with other support staff and through team meetings and training as directed.
- To monitor daily support and achievements via the ‘Care Log’ system on Databridge MIS
- Contribute to the implementation of care programmes, Action Plans, and targets.
- Liaise with clients’ families, where appropriate, providing appropriate information.
- Encourage clients’ to undertake leisure activities and assist in the planning and implementation.
- Encourage integration and inclusion into the wider social community
- Maintain effective record systems to a quality standard which complies with internal and external regulations.
- Actively partake in professional supervision and attend training as required to develop and enhance your existing skills.
- Keep up to date with any significant changes in the client’s situation within the IP home and other provisions with reference to the staff team, relevant meetings, care log, communications book, support plans, targets and reviews.
- Support with on entry and ongoing assessments of individual client’s needs. Contribute to and manage the implementation of person centred care plans and key working systems.
- Support the IP Homes Manager in ensuring the staff team regularly review and update support plans to a high standard.
- Provide advice and guidance regarding independent living tasks and leisure activities, ensuring staff are confident with activity planning and risk assessing.
- To have a good working knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act and to support with Mental Capacity Assessments/ DOLs/ Best Interest meetings.
- Support the IP Homes Manager in facilitating clients’ and families’ access to and take up of other support services and benefits, liaising with other organisations as appropriate and sign posting families to relevant agencies.
- As appropriate, ensure that all medicines are administered as directed/prescribed and in accordance with QAC’s medication policies. Support the staff team with following the medication policy and health protocols.
- Maintain effective record systems to a quality standard which complies with internal and external regulations.
- Be familiar with all policies and procedures pertaining to IP activities, including Health and Safety, Complaints procedures, First Aid and Safeguarding etc.
- Support the IP Homes Manager to ensure compliance/application of the health and safety policies within the IP homes, including completion of health and safety checks and risk assessments as required.
- To support the IP Homes Manager with ensuring the rota meets service needs. Arrange cover for staff absence as required and act as a point of contact for the team.
- Respond flexibly to timetable or rota requirements, including sleep-in requirements - i.e. occasional cover for sickness or holidays of colleagues and devise cover for sickness or holidays of colleagues.
- Perform such other duties commensurate with the status of the post as the Principal shall from time to time decide.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
To hold an NVQ level 2 qualification in Health & Social Care.
To hold an NVQ level 3 qualification in Health & Social Care.
Have a willingness to complete training and development, as required
Skills and Expertise
To be able to follow company policies and procedures
Excellent oral communication and interpersonal skills
Excellent written communication skills with a high level of attention to detail
An ability to adapt communication style for staff, students and other service users
To be committed to supporting clients with their independent living skills
Able to prioritise work and contribute to work effectively within the team.
To have a proven ability to complete written reports.
Experience and Knowledge
To be able to relate, motivate and communicate with young adults with disabilities
To have previous experience of working with young people with visual impairments, Autism or learning disabilities, either in paid employment or on an unpaid basis.
Understanding of confidentiality and data protection |
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To be able to build effective working relations with other members of the IP/residential teams. |
To have an understanding of and commitment to equal opportunities.
To be able to keep calm and follow procedures in stressful situations
To have knowledge of or experience of Makaton and PECS
To have experience in organising leisure activities.
How to apply
We look forward to receiving your application and knowing more about your qualifications, skills, personal qualities and experience that you would bring to the role and to QAC. Please take time to review the job description above.
Please upload a CV/Resume* with details of your full employment history (since leaving school, including education, employment and voluntary work) including reasons for any gaps in employment. This should also include a statement of the personal qualities and experience you believe are relevant to your suitability for the post and how this meets the job description and person specification requirements. Your CV/Resume* will be re-produced in a standard format by the system (without personal identifiers) to assist us in our anonymised shortlisting process.
Under Section 7 of SVGA 2006 it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. The College's Safeguarding Policies are available here
Please be aware this job can close early if we have the required interest and applications.
About Queen Alexandra College
Queen Alexandra College (QAC) is a national residential College and registered charity that supports a diverse range of student/client abilities and needs.
Our College provides education, training, routes to independent living and employment through an innovative, holistic approach to learning and support.
QAC offers a vibrant, varied and fun educational experience for both residential and day students. Our curriculum aims to maximise adult life, independence and work opportunities for all students. Class sizes are small and support levels high.
All students, clients and staff are supported within safe and well-resourced environments. We have educational and learning sites based in Birmingham, one of Europe’s most welcoming and vibrant cities, with a rich and diverse culture. Our main site is based in Harborne, a pleasant leafy Birmingham suburb, on a friendly and green 8-acre campus with excellent facilities and resources.
As QAC has grown, we now have new educational and learning sites – Pinewood Campus (dedicated to employment progression) and Umberslade Campus (dedicated to horticulture and outdoor learning).
QAC makes a positive difference to the lives and learning of people with disabilities and learning difficulties. We have high expectations of staff, students and clients whilst being responsive, innovative and collaborative. Our College values drive how we work with students, clients, stakeholders and as a team.
We continue to attract and retain staff of the highest calibre, who are proud of QAC’s achievements and who wish to be an integral part of ongoing and future successes.
As Leaders in Diversity which drives the culture at QAC and we warmly welcome applications from individuals who share our values, from all backgrounds, to add to our committed and diverse team.
Queen Alexandra College
www.qac.ac.uk
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Unknown / Non-Applicable
201 to 500 Employees
Company - Public
