Community Support Worker - Community Behaviour Support Service
This is a part-time role, contracted at 22.5 hours per week.
Due to the travel requirements of this role, it is essential that you are a driver with access to your own car.
About the job
As a key member of the Community Behaviour Support Service, you will be working in the community with families and nursing home staff caring for people with dementia. By giving practical advice and handson support, our team aims to reduce the impact of these challenges on caregivers and, where possible, prevent the challenges from happening in the first place.
The role will involve some aspects of lone working with support and guidance from qualified staff. You must therefore be capable of independent travel.Key responsibilities
Support qualified staff in initial contact with new clients.Support qualified staff in the assessment of needs of individual clients.
Assist in developing treatment plans and strategies for dealing with individuals challenging behaviour.
Form a strong relationship with both clients and their carers built on mutual support and respect.
Work in partnership to implement planned written support.
Provide written/verbal communication for other staff. Ensuring all nursing notes are accurate and up to date.
Demonstrate good practice and work in partnership with carers and families.
Act as a liaison for families and carers, offering advice and support.
Respect and maintain confidentiality.
Liaise with external agencies, ie, social workers, CPN’s, GP’s
About you
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
Previous experience with people who have a dementia-type illness and present with a behaviour which challenges.Sound understanding of dementia.
Understanding of interventions used with challenging behaviours.
An awareness of mental health issues.
An awareness of safeguarding.
Genuine desire to work with this client group.
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
Good organisation skills and able to prioritise workload.
Works well within a team and can also work autonomously.
Have a valid driving license and access to your own vehicle for work purposes.
Willing to develop knowledge/skills.
What we offer in return
We are proud to have been recognised and certified as a Great Place to Work, which speaks volumes on how much we value our staff members. In return for the hard work and dedication from our teams, we offer the following benefits:
30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to 32 days at 5 years’ service) and the option to purchase or sell daysEnhanced pension
Wagestream - ability to release earnings, giving you instant access to your pay
Vitality Wellbeing Programme including Employee Assistant Programme, GP and priority physiotherapy access and shopping discounts with the opportunity to sign up for a Blue Light Card
Enhanced life assurance scheme, payment being three times your annual salaryPlus, many more great benefits on offer.
Here at Everyturn Mental Health we champion equality, diversity and inclusion within the organisation by ensuring our opportunities are open to all and our approach is inclusive. We positively encourage applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion/belief, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity.
We welcome you to be yourself at work and have a range of Colleague Networks for members and allies of the LGBTQ+; Black, Asian and minority ethnic; menopause and neurodivergent communities.In order to streamline our recruitment process, once we have received a sufficient number of applications, we reserve the right to expire vacancies, so please submit your application as soon as possible.