Keyworker

Job Description

To provide care and support to both adults and children with autism and/or learning disabilities who exhibit a variety of behaviours that cause concern. To lead the team around the adult or child, Keywork the individual and provide supervision and other support measures to the team.

 

Responsibilities

• To provide direct support and Keywork service users who display behaviour that causes concern. Working as a team to manage the behaviour and to enable them to participate in a wide range of activities in the community to support social inclusion.
• To support and be a keyworker to adults within their own home in the local community, accessing community facilities and enabling them to maintain their tenancy.
• To support and be a keyworker to children living at home, supporting them to reach their potential, be part of their community and maintain family relationships.
• To support and be a keyworker to children and young people living in residential care supporting them to reach their potential, be part of their community and maintain family relationships.
• To provide support and supervision to support workers within the service.
• To uphold social work values and to ensure good working practice including understanding and awareness of health and safety.
• To promote the independence and develop the skills of service users and assist with all tasks necessary to ensure positive life experiences and maintain their tenancy.
• To work positively with other agencies, parents, support workers, and other services to ensure a quality provision of care for service users.
• To ensure that the living environment of the service users is clean and appropriate to meet each individual’s needs.
• To participate in regular and ongoing training relevant to the needs of the service users.

The Individual

• Previous experience in completing Keyworker responsibilities
• Previous experience in working in Social care
• Willingness to undertake HSC SVQ level 3 & PDA in supervision (adults) CYP SVQ level 4
• Willingness to undertake further training as required.
• Registration with the SSSC once in post
• Effective Practical Skills
• Effective Observational Skills
• Flexibility, Empathy and Approachability.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Experience of community participation
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Previous experience in a supervisory role.
• Experience of working in social care
• A resilient and assertive nature
• Ability to remain calm in a crisis
• Ability to reflect on own professional practice
• Knowledge of Social Care Values.
• To understand your own feelings about being challenged
• Knowledge of Social Care Values.
• Knowledge Health & Social care values
• Ability to form positive relationships with service users, colleagues, parents, guardians and other professionals.
• Sensitivity and understanding of discrimination and health and wellbeing issues.
• Flexible approach to work patterns and bases and ability to work within and shift based rota system.
• Ability to respond appropriately in difficult or challenging situations e.g. BSS etc
• Ability to work effectively as part of the support team and in multidisciplinary settings.
• Ability to use own initiative and to be self-motivated
• The ability to engage service users in activities and participation within their home and in the local community.
• Ability to communicate in an open an approachable manner.
• An appreciation, acceptance and commitment to the importance of confidentiality
• Ability to carry out duties that involve personal care of service users.
• Ability to carry out moving and handling duties in line with health and safety regulation and risk assessment.
• Ability to support service users with physical activities such as swimming, hydro therapy etc.
• Must be able to work flexibly to meet the needs and demands of the service
• The ability to deliver agreed interventions for managing behaviour that causes concern, e.g.
• BSS,SCIP, CALM etc.

Closing date: 27 December 2024
Starting Salary: £31,034.12
£16.13 per hour
37 hours per week

Contact Kate McClue for further information 01343 842390