Support Worker

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Disability Day Opportunities service is looking for Support Workers to provide compassionate, safe, effective and responsive support that will assist service users in maximizing their independence.

This role involves providing support with a range of personal and practical tasks that will achieve agreed personal goals, so that wherever possible service users are able to exercise choice and control in maintaining their wellbeing.

After following an individuals plan, staff will report back to their manager, giving accurate feedback and record on progress towards agreed outcomes.

Key duties:

• To promote and ensure service delivery which values and respects the dignity, diversity, rights and responsibilities of individuals.
• To support and participate in peoples chosen activities. Promoting citizenship and community engagement.
• Including, but not limited to, activities both in the persons home and community that will promote both physical and emotional wellbeing, volunteering, and life skills development.

Role Requirements:

• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience of delivering care and support to people with a disability or older people, to enable them to live independently.
• Able to work flexible hours and in a range of environments. Able to lone work Willingness and ability to travel around the borough with a good knowledge of the Sandwell area.
• 18 years old or over.
• Able to work as a team and use own initiative.
• Able to prioritise workload and deliver high standards of support to our customers using a person-centred approach. Able to travel across the borough.
• Will be required to undertake and complete the care certificate or equivalent.
• Will be required to undertake specific training to Adult Social Care that will enable individuals care and support needs to be met appropriately.
• The pos-tholder will undertake an Enhanced Adults DBS check.

For further information or an informal discussion about the role, please contact Ella Blewitt on 0121 569 4467 or Email: Ella1_blewitt@sandwell.gov.uk

Hours

2 posts are available at 37 hours and 25 hours per week.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Role Requirements:
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience of delivering care and support to people with a disability or older people, to enable them to live independently.
• Able to work flexible hours and in a range of environments. Able to lone work Willingness and ability to travel around the borough with a good knowledge of the Sandwell area.
• 18 years old or over.
• Able to work as a team and use own initiative.
• Able to prioritise workload and deliver high standards of support to our customers using a person-centred approach. Able to travel across the borough.
• Will be required to undertake and complete the care certificate or equivalent.
• Will be required to undertake specific training to Adult Social Care that will enable individuals care and support needs to be met appropriately.
• The pos-tholder will undertake an Enhanced Adults DBS check.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Address

Freeth Street

Oldbury

B69 3DE

Employer's website

https://www.sandwell.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)