Permanent Support Worker

MPA Recruitment are working in partnership with our market leading healthcare client Apex Housing to recruit Permanent Residential Workers with complex needs, in the Derry/ Londonderry Area.

This role will be based at Belmont Cottages.

This is a Full-time role (36 hours per week) to include weekends.

There is also a permanent part time role available (24 hours per week)

The salary is £25,992 - £26,824 per annum. (£13.47 - £13.94 per hour)

This is a fantastic opportunity to secure a permanent Residential Worker contract with a passionate healthcare provider in a supportive, patient centred care environment

Job Duties:

To effectively manage the varying needs within 4 different cottages To provide care that is resident focused whilst ensuring that residents' dignity and privacy are maintained at all times. To respect and promote the rights and entitlements of people with learning difficulties and complex needs and be responsive to individual needs of the service users Conduct Health and Safety Audits as required To be able to effectively manage a large frequency of incidents involving adults who display complex needs To ensure appropriate documentation is established and maintained in respect of new residents and continuous evaluation of residents' support plans Comply to all health and safety policies including accident/incident reporting and reporting all additional concerns To ensure all services are delivered in accordance with recognised standards including RQIA and Apex policies and procedures To promote the self-esteem, happiness and emotional health of service users To accompany service users on social and recreational outings and other appointments, as required. Carry our house visits with manager as required Attend fundraising committee meetings Establish and maintain good working relationships with the multidisciplinary team, residents, visitors, colleagues, relatives, other departments and all levels of management As a shift leader you will have direct responsibility for analysing staffing levels, coordinating workloads and delegating as appropriate Managing the staff within the scheme and liaising with the manager to identify and establish work targets and development objectives

Essential Criteria

QCF/NVQ 2 Health and Social Care or equivalent A minimum of 1 years' experience in a support working role with learning difficulties AND Challenging behaviour in a community/residential setting Must be currently registered with NISCC OR if new to the sector must achieve registration within 6 months. Have previous administration experiences

OR

A minimum of 2 years' experience in a support role working with adults with learning difficulties AND challenging behaviour in a community/residential setting Have previous administration experience Must be currently registered with NISCC OR if new to the sector must achieve registration within 6 months.

AND

The above experience must include supervisory responsibility

Above experience must demonstrate the use of IT and the provision of admin support to include regulatory, scheme and resident reports

Further Information:

Employee benefits:

Starting at 4 weeks annual leave and 12 statutory days pro rata (increases with length of service)

Company pension scheme contributions Employer 6%, Employee 4%

Company maternity/paternity pay

Company sick pay

Continuous training and development

Free onsite parking

Employee health and wellbeing:

Apex promotes wellbeing for employees, consisting of a number of health and wellbeing initiatives

Access to Inspire Workplaces' Employee Assistance Programme and online Support Hub