Healthcare Assistant

The Support Workers role will vary depending on the people you're supporting and specialism, but generally speaking you will be supporting vulnerable people with many aspects of their day-to-day living. Support Worker Duties:

• Providing emotional support to individuals and their families.
• Providing practical support for individuals and their families, such as helping with household tasks, personal care and paperwork.
• Supporting and monitoring their healthcare needs, including administering medication and temperature checks.
• Supporting them to pursue hobbies and interests.
• Supporting the learning of new skills or gaining employment.
• Teaching life skills, such as budgeting and paying bills.
• Helping with everyday tasks such as meal preparation, writing a shopping list, going shopping or maintaining their housing tenancy.
• Helping them to access community facilities and be included in community groups.
• Understanding their communication needs and adapting your communication to each individual, e.g. sounds, tones, body language.
• Working with other professionals, such as doctors and therapists, to ensure consistency of support.
• Analysing an individual's needs and drawing up a focused support plan.
• Becoming both a role model and companion to the individual and uncovering shared interests, such as hobbies and outings.
  
  Proven experience as personal care assistant in private or NHS settings
• Caring and positive/ compassionate attitude
• Committed to health & safety
• Well-organized and reliable
• Excellent communication and people skills
• Strong ethics
• Physical stamina
• CPR certified
  
  Here at Servoca we give you the choice of how often you work within an extensive choice of Supported Living Units in the High Wycombe area. As one of the UK favourite fastest growing care agencies we are able to offer all our Support Workers a great work life balance! No more being tied to rotas!, Large choice of and Care homes and supported living units
• Competitive pay rates
• Optional workplace pension scheme
• ID badge and DBS
• Flexible hours to suit your other commitments.
• Blue light discount scheme
• Weekly pay