Community Care Worker - Mostly Tywyn and Bryncrug area
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For further information about this post please contact Clifford Jarvis on 07776227714 or via e-mail CliffordJarvis@gwynedd.llyw.cymru
Purpose of the post
- Ensuring that the people of Gwynedd are at the heart of everything we do.
- Helping individuals receiving support to live their lives in their own homes as they wish.
- This is achieved by encouraging and supporting them to develop their skills, in order to enable them to live successfully within their community. The ability to be able to set objectives, solve problems, learn how to recognize when there is a change in circumstances, and when individual needs change is expected.
Main duties
- Excel in building relationships with people to fully understand what would make a difference to them in their lives and empower the individual's voice at every opportunity.
- Contribute to, and closely follow, unique personal care plans that are created in partnership with the individual, identifying opportunities to adapt and improve the care plan as needed.
- Contribute to the assessment process, monitoring, planning, and implementing activities in accordance with the needs of the individual.
- Be innovative and creative in providing care in a way that fully includes people, promoting the rights of the individual and encouraging positive and informed risk taking.
- Encourage individuals to live their lives as fully as possible by making use of any resources and activities available in their community.
- Use specialist equipment in accordance with the care plan and movement and handling plan, reporting back immediately about any problem, defects, and obstacles.
- Awareness of simple technology to help people live independently, including Telecare.
- Able to undertake simple health tasks, such as administering eye and ear drops, and changing catheter and stoma bags, reporting to the Community Health Care Team if there is any concern or if further guidance is required.
- Carry out accurate administrative tasks relevant to the role, including recording and documenting information in the service user's files daily.
- Fully comply with Cyngor Gwynedd's Medicines Code of Practice.
- Carry out a detailed assessment when arriving at each call, considering the health, mental and physical well-being of individuals, and respond quickly and appropriately to changes and emergency situations.
- Be proactive and prepared to make informed decisions independently, applying professional judgment and knowing when to seek support from the wider team and other professions.
- Be prepared to assist new staff in their development using your knowledge, skills, and experience.
Communication and relationships
- Work in partnership with colleagues in the field of health and care, including social workers, community nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, GPs and 3rd sector partners.
- Act on opportunities to build lives linked to family and community networks and be clear about what they are there to help the person achieve.
Training and supervision
- Responsibility for attending mandatory training, and any other relevant training identified by the service.
- Responsibility for completing the QCF Level 2 qualification.
- Responsibility for self-development and continuous professional development.
- Responsibility for registering with Social Care Wales, and ensuring the necessary number of training hours are completed annually.
Safeguarding
- A responsibility to report any concerns or suspicions that a child or vulnerable adult is being abused.
Special circumstances
- It will be necessary to go through the processes of the Disclosure and Exemption Service.
- Need to work unsocial hours over seven days on a rota basis. This may include bank holidays and weekends as required.
- Expectation to work across other sites of the service if necessary.