Waking Night Shift Support Practitioner | Wernham House

Job title: Waking Night Shift Support Practitioner

Responsible to: Independent Living Service Manager and Team Leader

Salary: £29,397.00 (plus shift allowance)

Contract: Permanent

SSC registration level: Practitioner

Required qualification: A qualification of N/SVQ3 in Care, or equivalent or the willingness and ability to attain this within five years

Main responsibilities: To provide waking night shift cover. To be pro-active in providing a care and support service for service users based on their individual needs.

Requirements

Job Activities

• Form, develop, sustain and maintain relationships with service users who may have multiple issues including homelessness. mental health, substance misuse and criminal justice through which the other job activities can be accomplished.
• Ensure that the basic needs of service users are addressed and met (food, shelter, warmth, bathing, clothing, etc.).
• Intervene in a crisis- effective pre- emption of accidents and incidents.
• Counsel service users in relation to emotional issues.
• Contribute to implementation of agreed individual service user support plans by carrying out specific activities. This includes written recordings and verbal handovers.
• Work in line with all policies and procedures relating to the building e.g. health & safety, cleaning, waking night shift task list etc
• Assist in protecting service users from abuse and work with other agencies in this respect.
• Where required, assist service users with medication.
• Where required, assist service users with personal care needs.
• Advocate on service users behalf and generally assist them with communication skills.

Systems

• Maintain documentation – records, H&S logs, diary entries,
• Dispense medication (PRN when required)
• Use computers/IT systems – Word, email, databases, software

Quality Standards

• Working to the appropriate Care Inspectorate standards – Care and Housing Support, Residential Care.
• Working to the appropriate level SVQ.
• Working to the appropriate Scottish Social Services Council standards for the registration of staff.
• Working to the appropriate Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator standards.
• Working to the appropriate commissioners standards (e.g. Aberdeen City Council).
• Working to the appropriate Environmental Health standards.

General Terms of Reference

• In carrying out the above activities, the Support Worker will:
• Work waking night shifts including weekends and public holidays.
• Work on your own and as part of a team.
• Maximise own performance and contribution
• Ensure they comply with internal and external regulations, procedures and other requirements appertaining to the project
• Maintain the good reputation of the organisation
• Keep abreast of developments and legislation relevant to the project's range of activities
• Seek to improve knowledge and skills by both formal and informal means
• Carry out other relevant work commensurate with the post as required

Aims, Values and Behaviours

• To respect and work according to the aims and values in all aspects of the job and be responsible for the demonstration of these in the course of the daily work.
• To respect and work according to our Equality and Diversity Policy and ensure its promotion in the course of daily work.