Care Worker - Learning Disabilities Residential Care
Islington
£20/hr
Start date: 01/01/2025
Full Time: Mon - Fri 40/hrs a week
PRIMARY JOB FUNCTION
To provide, as part of a team, 24 hour support to adults with severe learning disabilities and complex care needs. The post involves providing support with all aspects of daily living
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Offer personal care to residents in a respectful, dignified and non judgmental manner using appropriate manual handling techniques and equipment if required and participate in training relevant to this.
- Support residents in accessing and participating in community based activities such as Adult education classes, social events, sports groups etc
- Participating in sleeping-in duty, waking night duties, and work at evenings, weekends and bank holidays as required.
- Responsibility for the ongoing management of the establishment in the absence of supervisory staff.
EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE
At least six months experience in a paid or unpaid capacity working directly with adults with learning disabilities. NVQ3 Required for qualified post
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITY
- Ability and knowledge to help promote the independence of service users and ensure needs relating to their physical, emotional intellectual and social being are met.
- Ability to offer personal/physical care to residents in a dignified and non - judgmental manner using appropriate manual handling techniques and equipment if required and participate in training relevant to this.
- Experience of working with people from different racial backgrounds and cultures. Ability to develop, plan and implement individual and group programmes/activities for clients. To enable clients to develop their skills and access community resources.
- Ability to communicate and work effectively with people with disabilities and their carers. Ability to communicate and work effectively with other staff and other professionals and outside agencies
