Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency, has a new permanent position available for a Support Worker to work full-time based in an Adult’s home in Guernsey.
The salary for this permanent Support Worker job is up to £37,967.
Main Duties:
- The post holder is a member of the adult disability service that supports people with a learning disability. The post holder can be based at the Professor Shaw Community Centre and support a variety of settings including residential homes, supported living, short break service and the outreach team
- Participate with senior staff and team members in providing and maintaining a homely environment and work in a person-centred way, respecting the rights and dignity of the individual
- To promote the well-being and general health of users, and report any change in the needs of service users to senior staff
Requirements of this job:
- Level 3 VQ Diploma in Health and Social Care or equivalent, e.g. Level 3 BTEC Advanced Certificate in Positive Behavioural Support
- To hold a valid driving licence (this may be negotiated with the manager depending on the area.)
- To have a good level of written and verbal communication skills
- Competent IT skills
- To be friendly and approachable
- An understanding of person-centred care and support
- To have patience and empathy when supporting service users
- An understanding of positive behavioural support
- Medication competency
- Desirable - An approved programme of development at Diploma Level (Level 5 HE) or equivalent, e.g. Level 4 BTEC Professional Certificate in Positive Behavioural Support
Contact:
Harry Smy is advertising this job. If you are interested in this position, please click above to apply now.
We welcome applications from care home managers, deputy managers, care coordinators, key workers, childcare workers, and others within a residential or supported living setting, as we might have other roles applicable to you.
Due to the high volume of applications, we regret that we can only respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.
As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds. Our pool of candidates reflects the clients that candidates will support within their roles. This played a significant role in Sanctuary Personnel's previous win of ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards and its two-time finalist status for the same award.
Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).
With recruitment consultants and employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself disabled or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
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