Support Worker - Health and Social Care Apprenticeship - Northhampton

We are looking to recruit caring, passionate and enthusiastic individuals to support our service users in our residential settings. The homes support up to 6 residents. Your role will be to provide one to one support for our residents including personal care, cooking for / with them, accompanying them on days out, and generally providing a friendly face for them to engage with. Other duties include record keeping and medication administration. 

To share in home making activities with the people we support, helping them to gain skills to promote independence. Arranging and sequencing activities and following direction from shift leading staff or senior staff members that will request you support people throughout the day. To carry out daily tasks according to in-house schedules and record all events throughout the day and abide by the written guidelines. To provide opportunities for the people we support to practice existing skills and to develop new useful skills. To accompany the people we support on outings, holidays, dental and hospital appointments, to and from day work placements.  To assist the people we support to be actively involved in their care and support plans and tell us how they prefer their needs to be supported. e.g. purchasing of their own clothing personal effects. To work with visiting teaching, medical, psychology, physiotherapy, PBS, and other specialist staff in devising and carrying out joint programmes for the care and training of each service user. To observe, record and report to the Manager the progress/decline of each person supported. To administer medications to services users of the home in accordance with their specific          prescriptions and MAR sheets. Report any complaints by or on behalf of the people we support to the Manager, using the Albany Care Group complaints procedure. To report to the Manager accidents, illness and alleged or witnessed abuse involving the people we support, immediately. To welcome everyone’s relatives, friends, social contacts, advocates, in a respectful, polite and friendly manner, listen and give relevant information. To report to the Manager potential hazards in equipment and building in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act. To attend staff meetings as required and to participate in discussions. To participate in in-service training, both in-house and core training curriculum study days. To strictly observe confidentiality rules and adhere to GDPR To report for duty dressed in an appropriate manner, which is suitable for work within the home. To work diligently in the home and to respect the people we work with wishes, so far as it is possible. To promote the home and its work, in the local community. To ensure that local community facilities are used by the service users for training and recreation purposes.

In return for your dedication and care we reward all our employees with a competitive salary package and an extensive training program. We also believe in career progression and promoting from within. Our staff are as special as the people we support, and we strive to bring excellence into every aspect of what we do.

Excellent induction programme Full training programme Free DBS checks Competitive salary with pay review after completion of probation Career progression Employee assistance programme

Should you hold a Full UK Driving License you will be required to drive company vehicles.

 

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Training:

Paragon Skills is a leading national Apprenticeship training provider, supporting over 4,000 learners and 1,500 organisations. Paragon Skills has some of the highest success and achievement rates in the industry.

It has an Ofsted Grade 2 Good rating and an overall achievement rate of 71.4%, exceeding the national average of 65.6%. Using a blended approach, learners are always at the forefront of our priorities. All learners are assigned a Personal Tutor who will be their main point of contact.

This involves regular catch-ups, check-in emails and calls. Your employer will agree to give you 20% of your working hours solely towards your study.

This will give you every chance to achieve the highest grade possible! On completion of this 12 month apprenticeship you will have gained; Adult Care Worker - Level 2 Apprenticeship 

Training Outcome:

Possibility of a full time role after the completion of the apprenticeship

Employer Description:
Albany Care Group support people who have a wide range of learning disabilities, autism and additional health needs, that are not life-limiting, to live the life they choose, gain increased independence and achieve their goals and ambitions. ​ We successfully support individuals with the most complex needs and challenging pasts to be an active member of their community, enabling them to have greater choice, control and to live a meaningful life. ​ We always base our personalised support on the specific needs, choices and ambitions of the individual, following our principles of person-centred thinking, Active Support and Positive Behaviour Support.

Working Hours :
x3 12Hrs Shifts (08:00-20:00)

Skills:
Communication skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Customer care skills