Job Description

Job Title:

Night Support Worker (Adult Service)

Location:

South Kirkby (WF9 3RA)

Hours:

36hrs, which will include alternate weekends.

Shifts:

12hr shifts only

Salary:

12.91/hr


Being a Support Worker at Hollybank is a varied, exciting, and rewarding role. All of our services are unique, being tailored to suit the needs of adults and young people with profound and multiple learning disabilities and physical disabilities, and our teams work hard to ensure that the standards of care and support are consistent and of high quality. No two days are the same at Hollybank, but the role will include supporting with activities, personal care, eating and drinking, and ensuring the adults and young people attend appointments and social engagements.

What we look for from our staff:

Confidence -

being self-assured, asking for help when you need it and challenging behaviour or practices that you feel are inappropriate or unsafe.

Curiosity -

being inquisitive and welcoming change, asking questions about the way that we do things and why, and putting yourself forward to try new things.

Happiness -

being cheerful and positive, bringing your best self to work and sharing your enthusiasm for life with the people we are here to support.

Kindness -

being caring and compassionate, reaching out to your colleagues if they look like they're struggling, being an active member of the team and working together to achieve shared goals.

What can we offer you?

A competitive salary with enhanced rates for Bank Holidays and overtime. Training to give you the skills and knowledge you know to be a great support worker. An open, honest, and supportive working environment. A fantastic refer a friend scheme that rewards you for recommending new staff to us. Employee discounts with high street and online retailers, cinemas, and restaurants.

Key Role Responsibilities:

Resource Management

To identify, assess and report resource requirements to Senior Night Team to ensure that adequate levels of stock and equipment are available as required. To report any concerns at handover.

Personal Development

To continually seek development opportunities in order to improve personal performance.



To fully participate in regular team meetings, personal supervisions and reviews with supervisor in line with Trust and industry regulations.

Development of autonomy

To establish and maintain relationships with residents which will complement and contribute to their care programmes and create a safe living environment.

Communication

To effectively communicate across different mediums: verbal, written and electronic.



To ensure handover is completed with the next shift to ensure effective communication channels and working practices are maintained.



To communicate and offer choice and independence to the resident throughout all aspects of care whilst fully adhering to the Mental Capacity Act. Use appropriate interactions for both verbal and non-verbal communicating residents, enabling residents to utilise their maximum abilities to make personal choices.



Ensure effective communication with all relevant personnel

Nutritional Needs

To support residents to meet dietary requirements by utilising the appropriate feeding method, monitoring and encouraging food and fluid intake, giving the individual choice, independence and monitoring and communicating any concerns.


To oversee preparation of food for the residents where required, following basic hygiene guidelines, ensuring residents are involved and given as much independence and choice as possible.

Personal Care

To assist residents where required with all areas of personal hygiene, including continence management, bathing and dressing whilst following the Care Plan at all times. Ensure that the highest levels of comfort, privacy and dignity are maintained for the individual.



To maintain a code of cleanliness and sanitation as outlined by the Trust infection control procedures

Behaviour Management

To manage behaviour whilst adhering to the care plans set out for individuals in line with current behaviour plans.


To ensure behaviour management plans meet requirements and feedback as appropriate..

Medication

To coordinate and administer medication and gastro feeds in line with Trust Policies and Procedures.

Moving and Handling

To implement correct lifting and handling techniques in order to ensure the safety and comfort of residents, whilst ensuring that Trust guidelines are adhered to and correct equipment is used where appropriate.

Postural Management

To follow physiotherapy postural guidelines in order to prevent deterioration and to maintain each individual's physical condition.

Environment and Property

To ensure that the physical environment is safe and tidy, so that residents are comfortable and their property is secure in their own homes. Includes ensuring that all bedrooms and communal areas are clean and tidy and any maintenance issues are reported accordingly.

Documentation

To accurately document all necessary tasks on the required documentation (Kardex, Care Plans, MAR Sheets) in a timely manner, including further communications with other members of the team where necessary on essential aspects.


To record all incidents electronically in an accurate and timely manner.

Safeguarding

To adhere to and follow the Trust's Safeguarding procedures in order to protect the safety and privacy of all service users.

Confidentiality

In line with the Data Protection Act you will see the use and safe sharing of information as part of their responsibility. You will ensure you work in line with our data protection and information governance policies and procedures protecting and respecting the privacy of our children, young people and adults.

Flexibility & Timekeeping

To carry out such other duties as may reasonably be required from time to time to meet the evolving needs of the service and to be flexible at the start and end of shifts to alleviate any pressure situations.

Competency Behaviours & Attitude

Personal Effectiveness

To deliver high-quality services that make a real difference to the service users you work with, and take personal responsibility for the health, safety and wellbeing of others.

Working Together

To work in a collaborative way, developing and maintaining positive relationships and treating people with empathy and respect.

Positive Attitude

To support and encourage positive changes and new ideas by working with our service users to meet their needs and by embracing new ways of working to enhance what we do.

Developing Self and Others

To be effective at developing yourself and others and communicate well.

General Attitude

To act as a professional and positive ambassador for Hollybank Trust in order to support the Trust's mission and profile.


To find out more, please call Jenny Painter (Registered Manager) on 01977 652638 for an informal chat or via email on j.painter@hollybanktrust.com

Unfortunately we are not able to offer sponsorship to work in the UK, and we do ask that you have at least 6 months of UK based work experience in any sector.

Hollybank Trust is committed to Safeguarding vulnerable people, and our Safer Recruitment process requires all employees to have an Enhanced DBS check and reference checks in line with our Recruitment policy. Hollybank will pay for the DBS check. If the candidate leaves voluntarily in their first 12 months, 58.50 will be deducted from their final salary payment.

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We want people from underrepresented groups such as Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME), Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBTQIA+) communities to succeed at Hollybank Trust and our policies and procedures ensure that this can happen. Click

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Hollybank Trust is a Disability Confident employer. We are actively working to recruit and retain people with disabilities and long-term health conditions into our work force. If you are an applicant who has a disability, you will be offered an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the job