Support Worker - Learning Disabilities
- Employer
- Kirklees Metropolitan Council
- Location
- Kirklees, West Yorkshire
- Salary
- Salary details: £9.74 - £9.94 per hour - plus relevant enhancements
- Closing date
- 1 Sep 2019
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- Sector
- Health and Social Care, Adult Services
- Job role
- Support Worker
- Contract Type
- Part Time
20 hours per week – Waking Nights
Cherry Trees is an eight bedded respite unit located in Shepley. It provides short stays for adults with learning disabilities and associated support needs.
You will work on a 7 day rota including weekends, evenings and public holidays. The earliest start will be around 9:30pm and the latest finish will be 07:30am (with flexibility).
You will support and assist service users who have learning disabilitiesto live independently, through development and control of practical living skills including preparing meals, doing laundry, dealing with their finances as well as maintaining their personal hygiene and developing their understanding of social interaction and relationships.
It is essential that you have a high level of understanding of adult care along with a Care Certificate in Care or a willingness to achieve this. You must be able to demonstrate a commitment to personal and professional training and development and possess a basic awareness of both health and safety issues and food hygiene.
An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required for this job. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.
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