Keyworker – MOR10404 Part Time

Job Description

Barlink is a multiple occupancy residence with adults with multiple profound learning disabilities and complex and challenging needs.  All of the Individuals live full and active lives in the community regularly attending activities such as horse riding, hydro pool, café outings and cinema trips. 

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: 7 March 2025

Starting Salary: £30405.05 (pro rata)
£16.13 per hour
35.25 hours per week

Contact Kate McClue for further information 01343 842390