Support Worker

Support Worker Camden Full time role: 36/hrs a week £18/hr Start date: ASAP AKTON Recruitment us looking for a Support Worker in the Camden area. Must have Enhanced DBS in place already. Shift Patterns: Am PM 7:30-02-30 7:45-02-45 8:00-03:00 Log days: 7:30-09-30 7:45-09-45 08:00-10:00 Night Shits: 09:30Pm-07:30 (AM) 10-00pm -08:00 (AM) Role Purpose: * To support people with Disabilities to take control of their lives and, making use of the local community, to meet planned goals and outcomes. * To provide high quality support to adults with Disabilities, to include physical and emotional support and personal care. Technical Knowledge and Experience: Essential: * NVQ Level 2 * Manual handling * Safe handling and administering of medication * Food and hygine * Infection control * Epilepsy awareness ( exceptions can be made and knowledge can be shared via induction) * Safe guarding Adults awareness Desirable: * NVQ 3 or above * Lone working Dealing with challenging Behaviours * Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and other stakeholders * Ability to communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders, using diverse methods and media * Ability to plan and support people to access their planned activities, or to devise programmes for people who remain home in the daytime * Ability to record information and write concise reports * Ability to undertaking moving of people, following training in safe manual handling Knowledge * Demonstrable knowledge of Valuing People Now * Principles of Personalisation and Person-Centred Approaches * Understanding of the economic position in social care and the drive for efficiency * Understanding of epilepsy, Autistic Spectrum Conditions and other long term conditions Experience * Experience of paid or unpaid work with people with learning disabilities