Support Worker - Learning Disabilities - Yorkshire
| Job Title: | Support Worker - Learning Disabilities - Yorkshire |
| Contract Type: | Temporary |
| Location: | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Industry: | |
| REF: | 969044 |
| Job Published: | 3 months ago |
Job Description
Yorkshire – Bradford/ Rotherham
Umbrella Pay- £14 - £18.48 (rates below)
Shift work – mornings, evenings, nights
- Direct work with service users with Learning Disabilities
- Enable service users with individual needs to improve their quality of life and be part of their communities
- Promote independence, wellbeing, rights, responsibilities and choice among service users
- Provide day to day care and support to enable the individuals to live as independently as they wish
- Delivering agreed support packages to quality standards
- Supporting individuals to achieve goals and objectives as set out in their care/support plans
- Supporting individuals with their personal care, which may include skin care, bathing or showering, shaving, oral care, intimate care and continence (including management of bladder and bowels), dressing/undressing and hair care
- Supporting individuals with housekeeping duties, such as cooking, cleaning, laundry, ironing, washing dishes and running errands; carrying out these tasks in full when individuals are unable to do so
- Supporting and enabling individuals to access community based services and facilities
- Ensure risk assessments are completed when appropriate
- Liaising with external professional groups e.g. GPs, Social Services
- Undertake any other duties reasonably requested by the line manager
- Participating in training and other development opportunities
- Keep and maintain records of work done
- Recent and extensive experience working with children or adults with Learning Disabilities
- Comfortable with providing personal and intimate care to our service users
- Able to undertake the moving and handling of service users following training
- Display a caring and empathetic approach to people with Learning Disabilities
- Excellent customer service skills
- Child and Adult DBS registered to the update service
Please email all CVs to Sammy Davis or call 02085149110 mobile 07570 819 831
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