Support Worker

Main responsibilities

• Support service users/tenants to express themselves and make informed choices and decisions about their lives in a way that respects their dignity and rights.
• Devise and implement individual care and/or support plans with risk assessments that are not risk averse. These may include one or more of the following examples:
  • Living as independently as possible
  • Maintaining good health and hygiene, administering medications and personal care e.g. dressing, washing, shaving and going to the toilet
  • Accessing work, education or training
  • Enjoying leisure time, activities and cultural beliefs in the community
  • Keeping in touch with family and friends and making new friends
  • Key work named service users
  • Carry out or assist in cooking and other domestic/cleaning tasks
• Follow and review care and/or support plans with the service user and record progress of plans. Assist i...