Support Worker

The role is to support people who live in the home with daily life skills and activities, Updating support plans and risk assessments. Updating daily notes and ordering medication and general housing keeping of the service.
Working with other professionals involved in the clients care.
You will also be administering medication and supporting clients to health care appointments., As a Support Worker, you will provide high quality care and support to our clients to enable them to live their best life. You will be passionate in making a difference to our client's lives, helping them to fulfil their aspirations and ambitions.
Bringing creativity and a can-do approach, you will personify our values of being Person-Centred, Respectful, Open, Understanding and Dedicated (PROUD).
· Ensure that all support and care are provided in a way that protects clients from abuse and exploitation, maintains their dignity, and supports positive risk-taking.
· Each one of our clients is different and has different needs and no two days will ever be the same.
· Support quality inspection processes, cooperating with on-site inspectors in relation to information requests.
· Work always in accordance with Health and Safety requirements, such as Manual Handling, Food Hygiene, Fire Safety, infection control, and Risk Assessment procedures.
· Carry out a range of household duties in accordance with the needs of the client including cooking, cleaning, laundry, and other domestic duties as required.
· Willing to provide an appropriate level of care and support to clients, in accordance with their care plan.

· Understanding of the importance of maintaining accurate written and numerical records
· Ability to undertake a wide range of and domestic duties (specific to each service)
· Understand or willing to learn how to use computer packages (such as Nourish, Civica, Teams, Word, Outlook and the Internet) and to undertake relevant training and qualification in care if required.
· Able to work cooperatively as a team member contributing towards a positive working culture.
· Able to liaise and communicate effectively with carers, families, inspectors and other external stakeholders.

Rising to £12.41 after successful completion of probation, increasing to £12.60 after a further 12 months in post.
St Annes are recruiting full and part -time Support Workers based at our Mental Health residential services in Dewsbury. We have a full-time and 22 hour post.
The right candidate will need to be fully flexible and able to work all shift patterns, including weekends, Bank Holidays and Sleep Ins. You will also be required to work across both services at times to cover annual leave etc., St. Anne's wants to reward its employees for their hard work. Employee benefits include;
+ Rising annual leave each year to a maximum of 33 days (including statutory holidays)
+ 24 Hour Employee Assistance Programme
+ Continuous opportunities for ongoing training and career development
+ Cycle To Work scheme
+ Refer A Friend recruitment initiative
+ Flexible working opportunities (where applicable) upon successful completion of probation period
+ Group Personal Pension Scheme
+ Discounted income protection scheme
+ Free car parking at most services
+ Free life assurance cover