Social Care Worker - Mid Ulster Domiciliary Care Services *Waiting List* **£2,000 Sign on bonus (T&C's apply)
Job Title: Social Care Worker
Department: Support & Care
Salary Scale: £31,050 per annum (rising to £35,300 with service)
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Cookstown/Dungannon/Magherafelt/Draperstown
Hours of Work: 39 per week
(Covering a 24 hour, 7 days per week Rotational Shift Roster)
About Trinity
You are joining Trinity Support & Care Services, an innovative organisation, providing quality assured, safe, and person-centred residential care and outreach support services to children and adults with intellectual disabilities.
Key purpose of the job:
As a Social Care Worker, you will provide holistic support with day-to-day living for individuals with a learning disability, autism, or associated mental health needs. You will deliver person-centred and empowering provisions of support to meet the individual needs of our service users.
Main responsibilities
The following duties are typical for this role. The post holder may not perform all of the listed duties and/or may be required to perform additional or different duties from those set forth below to address business needs, changing practices, and/or to meet the needs of the Service User.
Service User
* Provide assistance to Service Users in all aspects of personal care.
* Ensure the Human Rights of each Service User are exercised with the utmost degree of integrity and respect.
* Ensure a safe environment is maintained at all times for both Service Users, work colleagues, and visitors to the unit/house.
* Encourage each Service User to live in accordance with their own wishes and preferences, promoting their individuality through new opportunities and skills development.
* Provide Service Users with the correct and relevant information to allow for informed decision-making.
* Support Service Users in the least restrictive ways, incorporating positive risk-taking in their decision-making abilities.
* Deliver support in a low arousal and non-aversive manner.
* Ensure personal outcomes are achieved with clear goals, steps for achieving such, and timeframes.
* Prioritize supports and keep key commitments accordingly.
* Work in line with evidence-based practices.
* Support individuals to live life to their fullest potential and remain (or become) socially valued members of their communities.
* Contribute positively and professionally to your staff team and the wider organisation.
Regulation
* Maintain a high level of hygiene and cleanliness in the residential setting, ensuring all procedures related to safe food practices and infection control are followed and documented.
* Maintain folders, written reports, risk assessments, and complete daily paperwork.
* Follow medication administration procedures, ensuring medication is administered using the 10 rights of medication administration and that documentation procedures are correctly followed.
* Adhere to all policies, procedures, and regulations (particularly RQIA Framework), Employee Handbook, and working practices of the organisation.
* Participate in meetings and service user reviews, providing feedback to management and the wider MDT when appropriate.
* Attend and participate in all regulatory, mandatory, and development training as assigned by the organisation and/or your line manager.
* Effectively contribute to the team dynamic within your work location/other work locations to provide a high-quality, professional service at all times.
Person Specification – Social Care Worker
Qualifications & Experience
Third Level Qualification or equivalent in Social Care or a related discipline and/or a minimum of 2 years’ employment experience in a similar role (e.g., Day Services; Domiciliary Care; Residential Care; Learning Disability; Autism). Experience of supporting individuals who present with challenging behaviour is required.
Other
It is essential that applicants hold a full (i.e., not provisional) and current UK/ROI driving licence and access to a car, along with business insurance for work purposes or have access to a means of transport that enables the applicant to carry out the duties of the post.
*Applies only to applicants who have a disability under the Disability Discrimination Act.
BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES
The following behavioural competencies are essential behaviours that should be demonstrated to successfully perform this role:
* Operational Level
* Meeting Service User Needs - Understanding of Care Plans and Documentation
* Problem Solving & Decision Making - Knowledge of Safety Protocols and First Aid
* Respect for Diversity and Equality
* Achieving Results - Understanding Ethical and Legal Aspects
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