Assistant Support Workers (Residential / Extra Care) Cefn Glas

Assistant Support Workers (Residential/Extra Care) Ref: 00245
Cefn Glas Extra care/residential scheme, based in Caerphilly
3 x 16 hour positions
2 x 20 hour positions
£26,000 per year – Full time equivalent

– You may also be required to work in our Plas Hyfryd Extra Care scheme in Caerphilly
– Access to a vehicle for work not essential, but desirable due to requirement to cover two schemes and shift patterns.
– Shifts range from 7:00-23:00, so please ensure you are able to attend the schemes ready for work during these hours, including bank holidays

Also recruiting for Relief Assistant Support Workers – Which will give you the flexibility you need to balance home and work commitments
Who are we?

reach strives to make a real difference to people`s lives by putting people first and shaping our service to each and every individual. We have loads of experience supporting people with learning disabilities, autism and `challenging behaviour`, as well as providing care and support for older people.

reach provides a high quality, effective, enabling support service to older people living in an extra care/residential scheme. Support is tailored and delivered in a person centred way. The role will involve actively supporting people to exercise choice and decision making in their own lives and in the way they which they want to receive support.

What will you do?

Enable people to live independently in their own homes and retain independence, dignity, respect and inclusion in the community.

Support people to maintain existing skills, be re-enabled and develop/learn new skills in daily living activities.

Provide physical support and assistance in areas such as household and domestic tasks, shopping, food preparation, personal hygiene and self care.

Support people in the following areas:

– to develop and maintain links/relationships with families/friends and networks within their community;
– to support people to manage the practicalities of daily living and to access other supports in the community;
– budgeting, income maximisation and managing personal finances;
– Access appropriate health/advocacy/welfare benefit/advice services.

Support people to develop Person Centred Plans/Individual Service Plans and ensure their effective implementation through regular monitoring and evaluation.

Promote healthy lifestyles liaising with appropriate agencies as necessary.

Who are we looking for? (For more detail see Role Profile):

– Someone who is able to maintain accurate records for each supported individual using in-house systems.
– Work flexible shift patterns weekends, Bank holidays and sleep-ins.
– Able to respond to people`s emotional/psychological/social and spiritual needs.
– Ability to work in a person-centred way.

What`s in it for you?

As an Assistant Support Worker you will experience first-hand the difference you will make to people`s lives. You will feel the reward of building lasting and trusting relationships with those you support, seeing them maintain their independence. The role will develop your communication and interpersonal skills, as well as your knowledge and networks within the support work role. This truly is an exciting opportunity for you to develop both personally and with your career.

For this role you will require an Enhanced DBS check, which we pay for.

Apply today! If this sounds like the challenge you are looking for then click ‘Apply’. Please apply.