Support Worker

Reference

PRI93820

Location

Princes Street, Roath, Cardiff, South Wales, CF24 3SL

Priory Group Division

Adult Care

Salary

12.00

Hours

26

Vacancy Type

Permanent - Part Time

Job Advert Role Description

Princes Street is a 5 bedded specialist community home for adults with either a diagnosis of Autism, Mental Health and/or an associated Learning Disability. The home is ideally located for safe, structured and gradual reintegration into the community along with good transport link to Cardiff city centre.

Knowing that you’re making a difference to people’s lives is rewarding in itself. But our many roles offer much more than that. As well as helping you grow and develop your talent, we want you to feel proud of where you work and what you do.

We are currently looking to recruit a highly motivated Support Worker at Princes Street who has experience of providing practical and/or emotional support to adults with mental health problems, learning disabilities and behaviours that challenge.

You will be required to:

Provide excellent standards of person centred support to the people who use our service, maintaining the highest levels of privacy and respect, enabling them to lead as independent lives as possible and realise their potential.

Ensure that the people who use our service have any personal needs or requirements met; including personal care, participation in activities and support with daily living tasks.

To support people who use our service in achieving their outcomes in the way that they choose.

Complete daily administration such as medication administration, updating records and completing accurate daily notes.

Through own professional behaviour, including adhering to policies and procedures, contributes to the maintenance of safety, security and confidentiality standards.

To undertake keyworking responsibilities for individual residents, supporting the individual to plan goals and personal outcomes and ensure that these are comprehensively documented and reviewed.

Driving is not required but would be beneficial.

Division DBS info

Disclosure

All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland, and the cost of this will be covered by Priory. We are an equal opportunities employer.

Social Care Wales

As of October 2022 it will be mandatory for all care workers in Wales to register themselves with Social Care Wales. For more information on this, please visit:  https://socialcare.wales/registration/adult-care-home-worker-registration#section-35677-anchor