Support Worker

We are a registered social care home formen and women with a learning disability, autism and other addition support needs. Hillcroft home have a well-established, friendly team, who are passionate about supporting people living here to have the best life possible.

We are looking for someone who shares the same values and principles. Someone who is energetic, happy to go out and support people with their activities. Someone who doesn't like just to sit around but to be actively involved in all aspects of person's life. We want someone who is passionate about supporting people to maintain and achieve their independence, to promote their choices and to fulfil their potential.

Are you this person? If so, we would like to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

1. Support people using our services in line with their individual care plan to promote as much independence as possible.

2. To assist with all aspects of personal care (supporting continence needs, showering, bathing etc.) in accordance with individual's support needs.

3. Participate in the ongoing monitoring of the health (mental and physical) and behaviour of people using the service.

4. Reporting and recording all relevant information and reporting to Shift Leader any changes in the person.

5. Act as a keyworker for named individuals within the service.

6. Support an active and enjoyable lifestyle of individuals, by encouraging a range of leisure and social interests. Support on holidays, as identified in their person-centred plans.

7. To provide person centred support as identified within the care plan ensuring respect, privacy, and dignity always.

8. Help to maintain and develop relationships between individuals and their families, friends and significant others.

9. To support the ladies to prepare their drinks and meals, food shopping and support whilst eating meals with guidelines that may be in place.

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Please note if the role has been advertised as a Home Working Contract Only - Eligibility to high cost area supplement is conditional upon candidates residence and will be discussed on offer.