Care and Support Worker

About this role of Care & Support Worker: Ewart House

We have an amazing opportunity for a Care & Support Worker working in one of our services. This post is a part time, permanent position working 20 hours per week.

Caring is at the heart of what we do at Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing. It is an integral part of the company and something we pride ourselves in as being the best. If you are a caring individual, one who wants to support people to live the best lives they can, then this is the role for you.

In this position you will support people with various Learning Disabilities to remain as independent as possible. You will be responsible for their support plans and liaising with others that support our customers on a day-to-day basis. As this is a registered supported service, there will also minimal one to one personal care, depending on our customers` needs. Support is provided 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Subsequently, this role does involve shift work and there will be an opportunity for overtime.

MTVH are able to provide full training to you if you have the desire and compassion to take up this role. This training will ensure you provide personalized care and support services to our customers with dignity. This role does require you to work flexibly to ensure individual needs are met while maximizing independence, choice, privacy and well-being, in collaboration with the senior care and support workers/team leaders.

What you'll need to succeed:

• The ability and experience to assist customers with personal care and needs in line with their care plans if required.
• Empower customers to maintain and establish positive relationships in the wider community.
• Provide practical support to customers for essential daily living tasks.
• Be key worker for allocated customers to develop an understanding of their requirements and best meet their needs.
• Assist with the creation of support plans and work with external parties in achieving the best outcomes for customers.
• Encourage customers in developing and maintaining independence and emotional wellbeing.
• You will demonstrate you understand what good support looks like appropriate to the age, gender, disability, race, religion, and sexuality of the customer to improve their quality of life and independence

To meet our commitment to providing safe, high quality services to our customers we will complete a enhanced background check with the Disclosure and Barring Service adding you to the DBS update service once an offer of employment is made.

Metropolitan Thames Valley provides affordable housing for people living in London, the South East, East Midlands and East of England.

We also offer a range of care and support services. Our specialist areas include older people, mental health and transitional services which provide intensive support to marginalised or vulnerable people.

We deliver training programmes, events and activities for our residents, designed to boost employment opportunities and foster stronger communities.

A member of the National Housing Federation the G15 ? which represents London?s largest housing associations ? we influence policy for the benefits of our residents and the wider sector.

In October 2018 like minded housing associations Metropolitan and Thames Valley Housing formally completed a partnership to form Metropolitan Thames Valley. We came together because we want to improve the services we provide and do more in our communities. We?ll do this by listening to our customers and working alongside them.

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