Job Title: Social Care Worker
We are seeking a highly motivated and caring Social Care Worker to join our team at Ice-Creates.
About Us:
Ice-Creates is 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 supports 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:
* 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.
* Support must also be in accordance with a low arousal and non-aversive manner.
* Personal outcomes are achieved in keeping with each Service User, with clear goals, steps for achieving such and timeframes.
* Work in line with evidence-based practices.
Regulation:
* Maintain a high level of hygiene and cleanliness of the residential setting and ensure that all procedures relating to safe food practices and infection control are carried out and documented.
* Follow medication administration procedures, ensuring medication is administered using the 10 rights of medication administration. Ensure documentation procedures are followed correctly and all actions are exercised in a timely manner.
* Adhere to all policies, procedures, regulations (in particular HQIA Framework), Employee Handbook, and working practices of the organisation.
* Participate in meetings and service user reviews; and feedback information to management and the wider MDT when appropriate to do so.
* Attend and participate in all regulatory, mandatory and development training as assigned by the organisation and/or your line manager.
Person Specification – Social Care Worker:
* 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.
Essential Behaviours:
* Places the Service User's needs as the key focus in all activities.
* Delivers support & care according to care plan.
* Treats everyone with respect.
* Uses initiative to get the job done - within acceptable boundaries.