Support Worker

Job Description:

BBS Recruitment is an independent recruitment agency for the transport and logistics sector, supplying to a variety of clients across London, Hertfordshire and surrounding areas. We also recruit for Social Care and Public Sector roles. 

We are currently recruiting for an experience Support Worker to join our client's social care team in Leciester. This position involves supporting adults with physical needs, including personal care and assistance with mobility.

Duties & Responsibilities of the Support Worker: 

• Support service users/tenants to express themselves and make informed choices and decisions about their lives in a way that respects their dignity and rights.
• Follow and review care and/or support plans with the service user and record progress of plans 
• Assist in the delivery of support to service users who may present behavioural challenges.
• Key holding including coordinating other shift staff, administering medications and handling money
• Assume responsibility for safeguarding adults and/or children who have needs for care and support, are experiencing, or are at risk of, abuse or neglect, and as a result of those needs are unable to protect themselves against the abuse or neglect or the risk of it.
• Maintain service user records through NCHA�s IT systems or paper records; sharing confidentially with work colleagues and other relevant people as appropriate to provide consistent care and support.
• Maintain Health and Safety and day-to-day records of financial transactions and administration; using NCHA job specific IT/ technical systems.
• Enable service users to make informed choices through joint reviews of Care and/or Support planning and recorded risk assessments.
• Maintain a safe and healthy physical environment for service users and colleagues; complying with current infection control policies and procedures and completing relevant Health and Safety training
  Respond to health and safety issues; implementing emergency procedures where necessary.
• Work on rota/shift system, including Bank Holidays and weekends and which may include night-time working and sleeping-in duties.
• You may be required to carry out other duties commensurate with the grade of the role.

Working Hours:

 8am-15:30pm

2pm-21:30pm

Requirements for the Support Worker:

• Enhanced DBS Check
• Previous Support Worker experience
• Driving Licence
• Care Training certificates

We do not offer sponsorships!

If you are interested and have the relevant experience, please apply with your CV.