Support Worker

Job overview

Job summary

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic support worker to work within our successful and friendly My Time Epsom service.

My Time Epsom is Day Service  for adults who have a learning disability and is based in the Epsom  area. The service is extremely popular and is open weekdays Monday to Friday

Main duties of the job

The main purpose of this post is to work with individuals in the planning and delivering of high quality activities based within the service and the local community. Our record keeping is predominantly computer based so the candidate will need to be computer literate.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To promote, support and deliver meaningful activities and promote engagement with activities at all times within the service and in the wider community.
• To communicate effectively and appropriately with people who use The MyTime service.
• To attend to care needs identified within the care plan ensuring respect, privacy and dignity at all times.
• Help to maintain/develop relationships between individuals and their families/carers/others.
• To maintain the safety of people at all times, alerting senior staff to any identified risks whether perceived or actual.
• To work with individuals in a respectful and person centred way
• Undertake training as necessary in line with the development of the post and as agreed with line manager as part of the personal development planning process.
• To contribute to a healthy and safe working environment by adhering to health and safety regulations and Trust policies and to contribute to the prevention and control of health care associated infection by adhering to Trust policies and guidelines.