13/01/2022
EEZE CARE IS LOOKING FOR SUPPORT WORKERS WITH EXPERIENCE TO JOIN OUR TEAM
OUR HIRING LOCATION IS UB1 1EA
WORKING FOR 16+ years with LEARNING DISABILITY AND CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR
To deliver a high quality support, under the supervision of the Senior on duty or Manager, in an efficient, caring, kind and respectful manner and whilst preserving the dignity and self-respect of the resident at all times.
1. To ensure at all times, in conjunction with other members of staff, that the physical, emotional and social well-being of the residents is maintained according to his or her person-centered active support plan. This includes enabling people to engage with others and helping new residents to settle in or supporting each person with learning disabilities(including autism) to communicate feelings, experiences and needs.
2. Carry out continuous regular checks on residents throughout the night in accordance with the individuals person centred support plan with due regard for residents privacy.
3. To provide personal, emotional and practice care and support services for service users with a wide range of illnesses and disabilities and other cognitive impairments, while respecting the individuality and dignity of each person and promoting her or his independence, choice and control over current and future events.
4. To report any obvious changes in the physical health or mental state of the residents, i.e.: distress, depression, pain, bruising, sores etc.
5. Collaborate with the day support staff in preparing residents for bed or assisting them to get up in the morning.
6. To provide personal care to each individual who uses the service according to their own needs and preferences as recorded in a person centred support plan. This includes helping each person with nutrition, eating, drinking, getting up or going to bed, grooming, washing, oral hygiene, dressing or un******ng, changing, turning, bathing and using the toilet when necessary. This must be done following safe working practices including manual handling (hoisting as necessary) and infection control. You are also expected to inspect, launder and mend residents clothing, and arrange new clothes to be bought by the family.
7. To support the continence of people who use the service by responding to nurse calls for assistance in a timely manner, providing care and support following incidences of incontinence discreetly, observing an responding without delay, in a way that promotes health and dignity, ensuring that bedding and clothing is laundered as required and return ready to where to the owner.
8. To support the spiritual needs of each person according to his or her own beliefs.
9. To act as a Key Worker to people who use the service, ensuring that the planned care and support matches he person’s current needs and wishes and drawing any potential unmet needs or preferences to the attention of the Team Leader. Key Worker tasks will include reviewing their clothing and organising items to replaced or new items bought by the families.
10. To bring any significant issues concerns or events to the attention of the Team Leader as appropriate, to follow their relevant instructions and to work as part of a team, communicating openly and professionally with colleagues according to each circumstance, while respecting the confidentiality of personal information regarding each person using the service.
11. To carry out instructions given by the Manager or Team Leader in an efficient and conscientious manner.
12. To support a planned approach to risk assessment and risk taking by maintaining an awareness of the potential hazards, risks and approved working practices within and outside the building and gardens, with reference to the needs and choices of each person using the service, and following the approved means to reduce known risks to acceptable levels.
13. To assist in bed making and ensure tidiness and cleanliness in all areas throughout the home.
14. To make efficient and cost-effective use of all stores, provisions and equipment. To be aware for the need for energy conservation and follow advice communicated by the Management Team.
15. To ensure that all walking frames, wheelchairs, mobility and other personal aids or equipment are kept safely and all footplates are attached to their respective chair, with all mobility equipment returned within accessible reach of the reach of the person for whom it is intended.
16. To work proactively in a team to ensure the highest standards of care are maintained of the Home.
17. To record necessary information in the personal files of residents in conjunction with their person centred support plans e.g. bathing, food charts. To read and write reports, keeping records according to home policies, acknowledge good practices and the law.
18. To answer nurse call buzzers, the front door, the telephones within a timely manner. To greet visitors and provide appropriate hospitality.
19. To take part in staff m
