Paragon Social Care

Children’s Support Worker At Paragon Social Care, we're hoping you can help us with our mission, Excellence through Understanding. We step in during those crucial periods between long-term placements, with 24/7 wrap-around support packages until a more suitable arrangement is found. If you share the same values as us at Paragon Social Care: To create a safe, stable and loving environment, to instil a culture of healthy choice, self-confidence & self-worth, to promote good physical and emotional health, and to encourage healthy relationships in all areas of life, then please do read on… An average day for you as a Support Workers may include … · Planning and participating in fun activities and outings · Establishing an emotional engagement with the young person · Ensuring the safety of the young person, this is pivotal at all times · Preparing meals for the young person · And transporting the young person to meetings, school, appointments, etc. Why work for us? · Referral bonus packages – We want to give back to you as a support staff, recommend a friend when you come on board · Flexible work/life balance – Work your shifts around your family, home life and activities with the 0-hour contract. Ideal for current agency staff! · Highly competitive pay rates – With rates between £15-£28 an hour, we hope to increase your overall job satisfaction · Casual dress – Wear something that is comfy, appropriate, and allows you to complete the job to the best of your ability · Communication – Our open and transparent communication channels will help you to feel heard, understood and supported through your journey with Paragon Social Care If you have a full UK Drivers licence, a clear DBS, full right to work in the UK and a bright and engaging personality – This could be the job for you, apply now!!!

JOB DESCRIPTION FOR DOMICILIARY CARE WORKER **Position:** Domiciliary Care Worker/Care at Home Worker ** Responsible to:** Domiciliary Care Manager Purpose of position: -To provide personal care and support to people in their own homes in line with an agreed care and support plan. -To care for service users in non-discriminatory ways, respecting each user’s dignity, individuality, cultural and social background and independence. - To work with other staff employed by the service and where involved with staff from other services in order to provide an integrated approach to people’s health and care. -To work in partnership with users’ family members and friends who are involved in their care and support. -To contribute to individual wellbeing. - To be familiar with the service’s safeguarding policy and procedures and ensure that it is always implemented. Principal responsibilities: In line with an individual’s plan of care and support and the care worker’s training and competence: · Help with their activities of daily living, eg getting up in the morning, going to bed at nights, dressing, undressing, washing, bathing and toilet arrangements · Help service users overcome any mobility problems and other physical disabilities, including helping in the use and care of aids and personal equipment · Help make a person physically comfortable by, eg making and changing beds, tidying rooms, doing light cleaning, laundry and emptying commodes where used · Help with their eating and drinking by, eg preparing meals, snacks and drinks and helping users to eat and drink if they cannot or have difficulty in doing this by themselves · Contribute to specialised care plans, eg for people with dementia, re-enablement or people with continence difficulties · Help users take their prescribed medication (as specified on their care plans) · Contribute to the care of service users who are temporarily sick and needing, eg minor dressings, bed nursing, help with feeding, etc · Contribute as needed to a person’s end-of-life care · Promote users’ mental and physical activity by, eg talking to them, helping them do things for themselves, prompting, taking them shopping, sharing with them in activities such as reading, writing, hobbies and recreations · Read and write reports, and take part in staff and service users’ meetings and in training activities as directed · Comply with the service’s guidelines and policies at all times, eg in respect of dress code, wearing of identity badges, travelling and security and safeguarding of service users · Report to the service manager any significant changes in the health or circumstances of a service user · Encourage and enable service users to remain as independent as possible · Perform such other duties as may reasonably be required. ** Person specification — essential criteria** The following personal attributes are considered essential to the post of care worker. The job holder must be: · self-motivated · organised · flexible · caring · sensitive to the needs of others and to the needs of vulnerable people · an active team player but also able to work on own initiative · a good communicator · able to follow care planning requirements and instructions. Person specification — desirable criteria The job holder must: · be flexible in terms of availability, working hours, adaptability · have previous experience of care work · have their own transport · have knowledge of local neighbourhoods. All staff are required to respect the confidentiality of all matters that they might learn in the course of their employment. All staff are expected to respect the requirements under the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation. All staff must ensure that they are aware of their responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work, etc Act 1974.