Waking Nights Support Worker
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 07 Awst 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | £12.21 yr awr |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | Competitive |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 05 Medi 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Stourbridge, West Midlands County, DY8 1HE |
| Cwmni: | Camphill Village Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 1127606 |
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Purpose:
Do you want the autonomy and freedom to enhance the lives of the People We Support?
You will deliver high quality support/care to the People We Support and fulfil their potential for independence, choice, inclusion, and control on a daily basis in accordance with CQC regulations and standards.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Main responsibilities:
- Working under the direction of the Team Leader, plan and provide support and care to foster the wellbeing and development of People We Support in accordance with their person-centred support and care plan, recording and reviewing progress as directed, so that residents can fulfil their potential for independence, choice, inclusion and control by, for example, supporting residents to:
- encourage and support the People We Support to maintain clean, tidy and welcoming living environment.
- support the People We Support to use appropriate laundry equipment so they can be enabled to do their laundry and clothing, so they have suitable and clean clothing to wear.
- plan, shop and prepare healthy and wholesome meals alongside the People We Support and taking into account their choices and wishes.
- support the People We Support to be healthy by assisting them to arrange and attend medical appointments.
- enable the People We Support to look after their finances by supporting them on an individual basis to budget, monitor their finances and access benefits.
- support and encourage the People We Support to maintain an active and supportive social life taking into account individual choices and wishes.
- access training, work and support.
- Working under the direction of the Team Leader, provide personal care to the People We Support where required and appropriate as part of their support and care plan (eg. bathing, hair washing etc) and where the appropriate registration is in place.
- Working under the direction of the Team Leader, ensure the People We Support receive their housing related support by enabling the People We Support to look after their finances (developing appropriate budgeting and financial training including support to access benefits and maintain them and assist them to understand and maintain their tenancy) and assisting the People We Support to access services from the landlord including to access maintenance services and reporting non-functioning safety and security measures.
- Undertake such other tasks as required by the Team Leader to develop and maintain the high quality of service required and fulfil the community’s vision.
- Work within the community’s policies and procedures and code of conduct and actively promote the equality and diversity and the human right of the People We Support to realise independence, choice, inclusion and control.
- Undertake training and continuous professional development in accordance with the needs of the service and the People We Support.
- Undertake personal development to develop and understanding of our philosophy and values and how these inform and guide practice in the key responsibilities of the role.
- Must stay awake throughout full duration of the shift.
- Respond to pull cord alarms and any calls via the landline.
- Complete hourly site security checks.
- Complete any necessary cleaning of the office, kitchen and bathrooms.
- Respond to any requests made by the People We Support, should they require assistance.
Person Specification:
Knowledge & Experience:
- Previous experience of working within a care or support setting, ideally with adults with learning disabilities (applicants without this experience will need to be able to evidence the competencies to be considered).
- Previous experience of working in anthroposophical organisations providing social care is desirable but not essential.
- Working knowledge of risk assessment, health and safety, support and care plans, safeguarding, person centred planning, equalities and human rights desirable.
- Being supportive of our values and philosophy and our approach to building community is desirable for this role.
- Must be competent with technology.
Qualifications:
- You’ll have a general education, good numeracy, and literacy skills and preferably a Level 2 or 3 NVQ in Care (or equivalent). This isn’t essential as we can support you in your training and qualifications.
Camphill Village Trust is an equal opportunity employer.
Camphill Village Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all adults who use our services and as such expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant pre-employment checks including a DBS check
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.