Company:
Achieve Together
Position:
Support Worker - Poolemead
Poolemead Centre, Watery Ln, Twerton, Bath BA2 1RN, UK
In office
Part time - 18 or 22.5 hours
About us
At Achieve together, we strive to support and inspire the people we care for in order to give them the resources, skills and confidence to live their lives independently, and to the fullest.
Without our incredible team of Support Workers, we simply wouldn’t be who we are today. We’re always on the hunt for hard-working, passionate people who want to make a difference and help others – so what are you waiting for?
Job Description
As a Support Worker, you’ll deliver excellent care, celebrate achievements, encourage fun and creativity and engage directly with our wider community. This is more than just a job – you’ll be helping the individuals we care for gain independence and live healthy, happy and fulfilling lives.
At Achieve together, you’ll embark on a career adventure like no other, with dedicated training opportunities along the way to develop your skills as a Support Worker and beyond. Whatever your aspirations, we can help you reach your goals and forge a long-lasting career in social care.
You will support people both in their home and in their local communities and we have a range of working patterns to suit you, including full time, part time and flexible opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
• Enhancing and enriching quality of life for people we support by enabling them
to keep moving towards agreed goals and life skills. This will involve supporting
those individuals to plan and engage in activities in line with their individualised
activity planner.
• Maintain the general health, wellbeing and emotional needs of people we
support. This includes but is not limited to, ensuring a high standard of personal
care which could include intimate care, attending health appointments,
administering medication in line with company policies and responding
appropriately to any medical or health concerns.
• Achieve together is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of
people we support. Support Workers must ensure the safety of people we
support complying with all health and safety requirements and all other relevant
legislation, safeguarding policies and best practice. Ensure all concerns around
safety and safeguarding are reported immediately.
• Encourage people we support to access a range of opportunities and
experiences, supporting them to maximise their inclusion and participation in
the community according to their needs, wishes and preferences.
• Supporting new team members.
• Supporting people we support to stay connected with family and friends, and to
participate in social and community activities including annual holiday and
professional networks.
• Maintain accurate and detailed records in line with legislation and organisation
policies and procedures. This includes, but is not limited to, preparing and
implementing care plans, risk assessments, writing daily reports, behaviour
support documentation, health appointments and accident/incidents and
completing other environmental records.
• Maintain and work with an up to date knowledge of each individual’s preferred
method of communication.
• Involve people we support in maintaining the cleanliness of the home to a high
standard.
• Work as part of a team in a constructive and supportive manner, attending and
participating in regular team meetings and contributing to a culture of open
communication and constructive feedback with colleagues.
• Support behaviours that challenge, safely and supportively, by using the skills
and approved approaches (both theoretical and practical) learnt through
training, resulting in promotion of positive behaviour management.
• It is the nature of the work that task responsibilities are in many circumstances
unpredictable and varied. All team members are expected to work in a flexible
way when the occasion arises in order that tasks which are not specifically
covered within their job description are covered.
Requirements
Although it would be beneficial to have some experience of healthcare work, it isn’t absolutely necessary as we provide full training. As long as you’re passionate, hard-working and empathetic, you’ll fit right in.
Benefits
Flexible hours to suit a range of lifestyles
Career progression and training opportunities
Employee welfare and wellbeing initiatives
Recognition schemes, team events and social activities
Employee discount schemes across a range of retailers and services
Wagestream - a financial health app that gives you the ability to receive optional pay advances
Staff incentive schemes such as Refer a Friend, Employee of the Month and Heroes Awards