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Job description

The Support Worker is part of the Croft Communities team, and the main purpose of their role is to provide care and support to service users with a learning disability to enable them to live happy and fulfilled lives reaching their full potential within their local community. The role of Support Worker always requires a team approach with effective working relationships for the benefit of the service user.

Responsibilities

• Assist service users with activities of daily living and facilitate inclusion of service users in a broad range of activities.
• Support service users with identified personal care and support needs.
• Get to know service users, their needs and interests.
• To assist and encourage service users to make decisions based upon informed choice, recognising their responsibilities.
• Assist service users with personal care and support tasks, such as washing, dressing, eating and using the toilet whilst maximising their independence.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• A minimum of 6 months caring experience (paid employment or personal caring responsibilities).
• Verbal and written communication to include numeracy skills.

Further Information

Work Time: 10 hour Night shift, based on 3 nights one week, 4 nights following week with 1 weekend in 3 off. For full list of responsibilities, essential & desirable skills, please see Job Description on employer's website by following the Apply Direct button.