Floating Support Worker

Job Purpose:

Working with a flexible rota which will change week to week to provide support across all areas of SWALLOW including supported housing, base house, outreach and courses. Support workers will, at most times, be expected to work alone.

Responsibilities:

To support tenants/members with learning disabilities in their own homes, in the local community and at SWALLOW courses/activities with all daily living tasks.

To provide the support required, as identified in tenant’s care plans.

This includes support with:

Personal care

Medication

Making and Attending medical appointments

Managing day to day finances

Preparing food and cooking meals

Shopping

Cleaning

Accessing community facilities

• To support senior staff in keeping      care and support plans up to date by recording changes and updates when      appropriate.

• To attend, and support tenant’s in their      review meetings.

• To help tenants develop their      skills and achieve the aims that they have identified for them selves.

• To help tenants develop community      skills and encourage community involvement.

• To promote and encourage tenants to      adopt a healthy diet and lifestyle.

• To help tenants to involve      themselves in leisure pursuits and social activities as they request to do      so, assisting with transport when appropriate.

• To support tenants to attend day      time activities such as SWALLOW workshops, day centres, colleges and work.

• To work within an      anti-discriminatory framework.

• To encourage tenants to take      responsibility for them selves.

• To follow all SWALLOW’s policies      and procedures and maintain professional standards at all times to      contribute to the maintenance of safety, security and confidentiality      standards.

• To liaise with SWALLOW’s staff,      parents, and other professionals.

• To attend SWALLOW staff meetings on      a regular basis.

• To provide emotional support and      advice to tenants and help them deal with their concerns, anxieties any      disputes in a non-confrontational manner

• Keep accurate records and complete      all necessary paperwork to ensure excellent communication. Assist senior      staff with the compilation of care and support plans. Prepare incident, accident, reports and      daily records and monitor forms as required.

• Participate in supervision and appraisal      for self, and undertake self development by completing mandatory training.

• To support relief staff students      and trainees in practical ‘shadow’ training shifts when probation period      is successfully completed.

• To support SWALLOW members

• Take on other tasks / duties for      which you are competent and as deemed suitable by Senior staff.

The details contained in this job description, particularly the main duties, reflect the contents of the job at the date the job description was prepared. It should be remembered, however, that it is inevitable that over time, the nature of individual jobs will change; existing duties may be lost, and other duties may be gained without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibility entailed.