Support Worker

Support Worker
Camden
Full time role: 36/hrs a week
£18/hr
Start date: ASAP
AKTON Recruitment us looking for a Support Worker in the Camden area. Must have Enhanced DBS in place already.
Shift Patterns:
Am PM
7:30-02-30
7:45-02-45
8:00-03:00
Log days:
7:30-09-30
7:45-09-45
08:00-10:00
Night Shits:
09:30Pm-07:30 (AM)
10-00pm -08:00 (AM)
Role Purpose:
* To support people with Disabilities to take control of their lives and, making use of the local community, to meet planned goals and outcomes.
* To provide high quality support to adults with Disabilities, to include physical and emotional support and personal care.
Technical Knowledge and Experience:
Essential:
* NVQ Level 2
* Manual handling
* Safe handling and administering of medication
* Food and hygine
* Infection control
* Epilepsy awareness ( exceptions can be made and knowledge can be shared via induction)
* Safe guarding Adults awareness
Desirable:
* NVQ 3 or above
* Lone working
Dealing with challenging Behaviours
* Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and other stakeholders
* Ability to communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders, using diverse methods and media
* Ability to plan and support people to access their planned activities, or to devise programmes for people who remain home in the daytime
* Ability to record information and write concise reports
* Ability to undertaking moving of people, following training in safe manual handling
Knowledge
* Demonstrable knowledge of Valuing People Now
* Principles of Personalisation and Person-Centred Approaches
* Understanding of the economic position in social care and the drive for efficiency
* Understanding of epilepsy, Autistic Spectrum Conditions and other long term conditions
Experience
* Experience of paid or unpaid work with people with learning disabilities