Support Worker
Holywood, County Down
Our client, a residential home based on stunning grounds in Holywood are currently seeking to recruit Support workers to join their team. Salary is £24,126 - £24,917per annum Many company benefits including, Starting on 20 days annual leave pro rata plus 12 statutory days Annual incremental uplifts on a 4-point salary scale Enhanced rate for weekends/waking nights Organisation Pension Occupational Sick Pay Scheme (qualification period applies) Free parking on site Optional enrolment into the Benenden Health Commitment to development of the staff team through training and learning opportunities Death in Service Insurance Benefit 2x Salary Professional registration fees reimbursement i.e., NISCC annual renewal fee The roles are permanent. Hours of Work: Full time: 38 hours per week. Working pattern is based on a rota system that includes evenings and weekends 15% unsocial hours enhancement for weekends. Our client is seeking to employ support workers to work as part of a community with the purpose of meeting the physical, psychological, emotional and social needs of each resident with disabilities and challenging behaviour. Ideally, you will have experience supporting persons with Autism and learning disabilities. Residential Support Workers will assist the house team in providing the highest possible standard of support and care to adults with complex needs and challenging behaviour. The team create a home setting that promotes independence, choices and rights, supporting the well-being of individuals within a safe and caring environment. The Support Worker role can require an element of personal care and at times may require redirection or physical intervention as a last resort with those presenting challenging behaviours. Our client is the first residential home to be established in Northern Ireland back in 1954. Today, their vision remains the same as then; to offer a community setting where residents can lead supported, fulfilling lives in a safe environment. Set upon a 100 acre estate with the sweeping, green fields of their farm, grazed on by their herd of beef cattle and woodlands with brooks, they offer a therapeutic setting with which to base a calm and nurturing environment on. With a mixture of day pupils at their school, children and adult residential houses as well as a young adult's college, a farm with a market garden, and a range of therapies, they have many different ways to keep those they care for occupied. All interventions are individually led therefore your day can take many forms, you could find yourself supporting their residents on the farm, getting fresh vegetables grown at their Market Garden for lunch or dinner, or helping in a house-setting whilst residents go about their daily lives. They endeavour to base their houses on a family environment with some homes having live-in volunteers who give the residents a supported family unit. Our client celebrates many different customs and traditions and calendar events, and support their residents to be fully involved. With this vision and their aim of providing the best service possible, they are looking for empathetic and caring staff who share their values and a desire to help improve and add to the quality of life and wellbeing of their residents. And just as with our service-users, they believe that wellbeing at work is about creating an environment that promotes a state of contentment; something that allows employees to flourish and achieve their full potential, not only for themselves but also for the community. Key Duties & Responsibilities: Residents The Support Worker will: Assist to ensure that all work within the adult community is person centred and upholds the principles of respect, privacy, dignity, fulfilment, independence and choice. Support residents in the adult houses, workshops and the wider community. Deliver individual programs of support, for example, social and domestic help, personal hygiene and community living skills designed to enhance and maximise the capabilities and independence of the residents. Follow the resident's individual care and support plan and report any changes in, or concerns about the resident to their line manager Assist house coordinators with the assessment of residents' needs. Participate in monitoring and reviewing individual resident's skills and needs As part of the team, establish goals with residents on an individual basis to ensure the effective utilization of the individual's abilities. Participate in supporting the strengths and needs of the residents. When applicable, ensure that medication is held, stored and administered in accordance with our clients medication policy. Ensure resident's opinions, suggestions, feelings and wishes are listened to and their personal affairs dealt with in a sensitive manner. Protocols put into place to maintain the residents' safety and that of colleagues and other professionals Participate in cleaning and housekeeping as required to ensure agreed standards are maintained Assist with meal preparation and participate in the life sharing model adopted within the individual households and wider community. Deal with minor First Aid as required Be required to carry out any other reasonable duties as requested by the House Co-coordinator Criteria Criteria Essential Desirable Evidenced By: Education/Training/ Qualifications QCF level 2 OR equivalent in Health and Social Care or related discipline (In the case of applicants who do not have an QCF level II OR equivalent, but have at least 1 year's relevant care experience this part of the essential criteria will be waived) Basic numeracy and literacy (English language) skills Registered or agreeable to applying for registration with the N. Ireland Social Care Council. QCF Level 3 in Health & Social Care, Social Sciences, Nursing or equivalent Application form Experience At least six months experience in a caring field Or 1 year's relevant care experience as stipulated above Experience in a health or social care setting Experience in working with individuals with a disability Experience of dealing with challenging behaviour Application from Interview Specialist Knowledge & Skills Effective communication skills Ability to work as part of a team Team worker Caring & reliable Maintaining confidentiality Ability to work under pressure Delivery of personal care to others Knowledge of principles of social pedagogy based on Anthroposophical ideals Awareness of the ethos of Camphill, and principles of anthroposophy Application from Interview Circumstances Be flexible to work on a rota basis that includes unsocial hours, weekends Interview Other Requirements Valid work permit Access NI check Able to fulfil the Occupational Health requirements for the post Job References Work permit Valid documentation Occupational Health questionnaire 2 satisfactory references If you are interested in this position please either send your CV via the link provided or directly to Skills: Supportworker healthcare education