Supported Living - Support Worker - Austhorpe Road, LS15 Leeds, England
Job description
Amethyst Care & Support Group are currently looking for a reliable team of Support Workers to support people within their own homes in a supported living service in Crossgates, Leeds 15.
If you would like to make a difference to peoples lives and promote independence to those who are vulnerable, then this job is for you.
Key responsibilities.
- Assist Service Users in their personal care ensuring optimum independence, dignity, and respect of individuals where applicable.
- Support with the preparation of meals beverages, encouraging and assisting, promoting independence.
- Ensure cleanliness is promoted at all times whilst supporting individuals within peoples own homes and service communal areas.
- Ensuring all relevant documentation are kept up to date and in line with the organisations Data Protection policy. This includes care plans, communication logbooks etc.
- Understand personal responsibilities with regard to Health and Safety at Work legislation, particularly in relation to moving and handling of Service Users and fire safety and evacuation procedures.
- All of your actions will demonstrate respect for the rights of people you support, and for their decisions and choices. You will promote peoples individuality, where necessary advocating on their behalf.
- Some of your time may involve providing physical care, assistance or prompting in accordance with the individuals care plan, respecting their dignity and preferences. This could include supporting people to wash, dress, take medication or manage their continence.
- You will support people to achieve their personal outcomes in relation to managing their daily life. This could include support to use transport, keep their home clean, prepare meals, use community leisure facilities, visit family and friends, and attend college or work.
- Through person centred planning you will coach people to express their aspirations, develop new skills and to recognise and use their talents.
- Work in a way that promotes trust and builds rapport with each individual, their family and significant others.
- Keep good records, communicate effectively and share information as appropriate whilst maintaining confidentiality and data protection requirements.
What you'll need to succeed
This is an ideal opportunity for someone who has an interest in mental health and wants to make a difference to peoples lives.
The key is the ability to demonstrate a passion to deliver excellent service to vulnerable adults in a dignified manner. You will need to be able to work independently as well as within a team, and have the confidence to interact with individuals with patience and compassion.
To meet our commitment to providing safe, high quality services to our tenants, we will complete an enhanced background check with the Disclosure and Barring service, which will include a check of the Adult Barred list, once an offer of employment is made.
About Us
Our organisation was built on a simple mission to provide safe care and support to individuals with varying needs, enabling them to live as independently as possible within their own home.
To fulfil this vision, we work with partners to make our services and neighbourhoods new and old - sustainable and vibrant places, where our tenants want to live. We put people at the heart of everything we do and to guide us in every decision we make.
We firmly believe that by serving people better every day, we will support a healthier, better cared for, and more prosperous society in the future. Our colleagues are crucial to our success in achieving this. Therefore, we are committed to investing in colleagues and creating the opportunity for them to develop. Our working environment has been designed to be one that brings out the very best in people.
What you'll get in return
We offer a wide range of benefits.
- £11.00 per hour.
- 28 days annual leave plus your birthday day off
- Free Enhanced DBS
- Work Mobile Device
- Free training to empower and enable you to carry out your role efficiently.
- Ongoing support, coaching and mentoring from the Senior Management Team
Our promise
All actions taken by Amethyst are both inclusive and reflective of our strong work ethics and commitment. As such, all employment decisions at Amethyst are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race or religion, sex or sexual orientation.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found so we do encourage you to complete the application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
