Support Worker

Job overview

2 x Band 2 Support Worker, Full Time, Permanent 

Our care homes support people with learning disabilities and a range of additional support needs which may include autism, additional health needs and behaviours that can challenge. We support people in the wider community, and work closely with relatives, carers, friends, advocates, colleagues, other professionals and members of the public.

The prime function of the support worker role is to meet the needs of the individuals living in our homes by helping to promote their personal development physically, socially, emotionally and spiritually and aim to help them achieve their maximum independence, goals and aspirations.

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• Support people using our services in line with their individual care plan to promote as much independence as possible
• To assist with all aspects of personal care (supporting continence needs, showering, bathing etc.) in accordance with individual’s support needs
• Participate in the ongoing monitoring of the health (mental and physical) and behaviour of people using the service.
• Reporting and recording all relevant information and reporting to senior staff any changes in the person.
• Act as a key-worker for named individuals within the service.
• To promote, support and deliver a range of activities within the service and in the wider community.
• To provide person centred support as identified within the care plan ensuring respect, privacy and dignity at all times.
• Help to maintain and develop relationships between individuals and their families, friends and significant others.
• Participate in and contribute to meetings.
• Involve people in the development of their own care and support packages.
• Ensure confidentiality in all matters relating to each person is maintained.
• To maintain the safety of people at all times, alerting senior staff to any identified risks whether perceived or actual.
• There is an amount of manual handling involved including assisting people with walking, sitting and other activities of daily living and by means of wheelchairs and mechanical aids within recommended guidelines.

Working for our organisation

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.

We look forward to receiving your application!