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Job Description
Job Summary: The Social Care Worker is responsible for ensuring a high-quality standard of care and support to all day attenders in Stewarts Care, in accordance with New Directions standards.
- Provide oversight and governance of the assigned day service.
- Manage day-to-day planning and activities of the assigned day services.
- Lead a team within the assigned day service.
- Provide staff supervision and have a good oversight of staff training and performance.
- Establish and maintain relationships with the people we support based on equality and respect.
- Reporting to the Service Manager on a regular basis on the effective operation in their work location.
- Ensure that the needs of the people we support are being constantly met.
- Maintain full and effective communication with families and anyone else involved in supporting and caring for the people we support.
- Develop and maintain effective communication with all colleagues regarding the people we support.
- Implement operational plans as determined by Care Management.
- Facilitate the people we support with the development of life skills, education, and personal goals through their keyworker role.
- Ensure that all efforts are made to cater for the physical and emotional needs of the people we support to ensure the highest quality of care.
- Have oversight and governance of the activities as detailed in each person's personal support plan.
Requirements:
- Level 7 Degree in Social Care.
- Ability to demonstrate a strong commitment to the values of Stewarts Care to improve the lives of our service.
- Ability to work on own initiative.
- Experience of working with people with complex needs in a variety of different situations.
- Excellent organisational and communication skills.
- High initiative and integrity.
- Must have knowledge of all relevant legislation and New Directions standards and a proven ability to implement same.
- Demonstrate a genuine interest in supporting the rights and needs of people with an intellectual disability.
- Ability to make clear and concise reports regarding the people we support, either verbally or in writing.
- High level of flexibility, a willingness, and an ability to develop new approaches to their work as a person's needs change.
- A full clean driving licence is an advantage.
Additional Information:
The above job specification is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties involved, and consequently, the post holder may be required to perform other duties as appropriate to the post which may be assigned to him/her from time to time and to contribute to the development of the post while in office.
Stewarts is an Equal Opportunities Employer.