Job Profile
Job Title: Support Worker
Salary grade: £12.23 - £12.53
Location: Nuneaton
Responsible to: Community Day Ops Manager
Role Purpose:
To provide support to adults with a Learning disability to access activities and facilities of their choice within their local community.
The service:
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Supports Learning Disabled adults to make informed choices and have control of their lives.
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Actively promotes community presence and participation.
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Meets customers communication needs to ensure each individual is as engaged as possible.
Main Duties / Role Responsibilities:
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Provide support that enables adults with a learning disability to achieve outcomes defined in their individual Support Plans which may mean providing support on a lone worker basis.
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Support people in a person centered way ensuring that the persons needs and wants are always your main priority.
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Write individual Support Plans with the people you support and take responsibility for putting the plan into practice. Comply with individual Support Plans.
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Enable people to learn to travel on their own or use the transport that anyone else might use including public transport.
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Assess and minimise the risks people may face in undertaking activities or using mainstream services in the community, and produce risk assessments for individuals, activities and environments. Help people with a learning disability understand any risks and issues they face (including behaviour issues) and support them to manage these safely.
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Communicate with Learning Disabled Adults in a way that meets each individual’s communication needs.
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Keep in touch with, and talk to, family members, carers, colleagues, other professionals and organisations as required, so that all the services people want to use, fit together well.
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Attend individual reviews and other meetings, and give verbal and written reports regarding the service the individual receives. This includes writing down information (e.g. on contact sheets, communication books and monitoring forms) in a way that protects people’s private information in line with the Data Protection Act and Individual Support Solutions Ltd procedures.
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Ensure that support is delivered in a way that is sensitive to cultural needs and recognises and actively promotes equal opportunities and anti-oppressive practice.
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Provide an appropriate level of physical and personal care in a way that recognises and promotes customers’ right to be treated with dignity and respect.
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To administer medication (including rectal and oral) following training, and according to agreed procedures.
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To be aware of, and take the right actions, in situations of abuse or potential abuse involving a vulnerable adult, in line with Safeguarding Adults policy and procedures
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Contribute to service development, both within the service and in partnership with other agencies.
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Work as a member of the ISS team, attending supervision, team meetings and training as required.
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Ensure that Health and Safety responsibilities are carried out in accordance with ISS Health and Safety policy and procedures and carry out Health and Safety checks.
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Be responsible for security and safety of service bases and equipment when required.
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Handle petty cash and to keep appropriate financial records of transactions.
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To undertake other duties that ISS shall from time to time require. These shall be reasonable and commensurate with your knowledge base, skills, grading and experience and will be agreed following discussion with your line manager
