Project Worker Croydon Opportunity Zone (COZ)
APASEN
12.55 per hour
Croydon
Full-time
JOB DESCRIPTION AND PERSON SPECIFICATION JOB TITLE: Project Worker Croydon Opportunity Zone (COZ) RESPONSIBLE TO: Project Manager Croydon Opportunity Zone (COZ) Salary: £12.55 per hour Hours: 20 hours per week /4 days (5 hours per day) JOB SUMMARY 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. To provide high quality personal, social, and emotional care for service users within day care settings. To care for and beware of the needs of people who attend a day center and help them achieve a fulfilled, self-determined and dignified life. To take part in the care planning process and provide care for individual service users to meet the objectives of agreed personal care plans. To always work within the section’s philosophy of care, promoting equality of opportunity, choice, privacy, dignity, rights independence, and fulfilment for service users. To provide ongoing support to people from any ethnic community who are affected by difficulties related to physical or sensory disability, learning difficulties and mental illness. MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES SPECIFIC DUTIES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. To welcome new service users in the introduction to the service using a holistic approach. In conjunction with Croydon Opportunity Zone Manager to take part in the care planning process and act as a Key Worker for individual service users. To support and assist service users and encourage independence and self- determination during their time at the centre. To be aware of the individual needs of service users and respond appropriately to their likes and dislikes with regards to: a. b. c. d. Personal Care. Clothing and personal belongings. Food and diet. Emotional, Social, Cultural and religious needs. To provide all aspects of personal care as necessary e.g., washing, bathing, dressing, feeding and mobilising service users. To be able to move and handle clients and equipment. To assist service users in personal care and, if needed, carry out an incontinence program. In addition, assist allocated nurse/qualified staff to change and clean colostomy and catheter bags, and take responsibility for the safe disposal of incontinence waste. To monitor service users’ practical and personal needs which may include clothing, hairdressing and health needs, such as dentistry and chiropody and liaise with other agencies as appropriate. To be aware of the service users’ emotional needs, provide support in times of distress and assist in maintaining good relationships with relatives, friends, and other service users of the service. To maintain a responsible approach to the service users’ personal belongings and ensure that valuables are kept in a safe place. 1 10. To prepare and serve simple meals and beverages and assist service users who need help with eating, in providing choice, to be aware of any special dietary needs of the clients and assist with menu planning. 11. To clean and tidy eating areas after meals, wash up crockery and kitchen tools when necessary. 12. To organise and be prepared to accompany service users on outings which may include visits to shops, theatres etc. and activities outside the centre and, when required, to escort service users to and from the centre. 13. To assist with organising and leading activity groups for service users this may focus on educational, leisure or therapeutic themes. 14. In direct practice with service users, to be able to provide a high level of professional, personal, and social care and be capable of meeting the needs of service users who have multiple disabilities and a high care of need. 15. To immediately inform the Croydon Croydon Opportunity Zone Manager of any significant change in the service users’ behaviour pattern or appearance and provide a full report at the end of the agreed period. 16. To use IT skills in compiling reports and assist the admin staff in maintaining routine administrative system. GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. To attend all meetings all relevant to the service which may include away from the centre. To be aware of quality issues including the implementation of investors in people and other organisations. To receive formal supervision and appraisal from Croydon Croydon Opportunity Zone Manager/Supervisor and to attend relevant training as identified through appraisal. To abide by all the organisation’s Policies and Procedures and its Code of Conduct. To be aware of and implement Departmental procedures on access to records, complaints procedures and confidentiality. To implement the organisations policy on valuing Diversity and ensure that issues relating to equal opportunities are incorporated in the planning and monitoring of services. To ensure that all relevant aspects of health and safety regulations and organisation policies are fully implemented in carrying out risk management. To undertake any other duties and responsibilities as may be required reflects the developing nature of the service. To drive minibus/escort to pick up and drop off service users to home and the Croydon Opportunity Zone or where necessary. 2 PROBATIONARY PERIOD This post is subject to the requirements of a six-month probationary scheme for new staff only. CONFIDENTIALITY All information concerning service users and staff must always be treated as strictly confidential. EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES It is the aim of the organisation to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, race, colour, religion, marital status, sexuality, age or disability and is not placed at a disadvantage by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable. To this end the organisation has an Equal Opportunities Policy and it is for each employee to contribute to its success. HEALTH & SAFETY Employees must be aware of the responsibilities placed on them under the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974), and to ensure that agreed safety procedures are carried out to maintain a safe environment for employees, patients and visitors. SMOKEFREE POLICY. The organisation operates a smoke-free policy. In accordance with this policy smoking is positively discouraged and is not permitted anywhere within the buildings on the premises or grounds. DATA PROTECTION If you have contact with computerised data systems you are required to obtain, process and/or use information held on a computer or word processor in a fair and lawful way. To hold data only for the specific registered purpose and not to use or disclose it in any way incompatible with such purpose. To disclose data only to authorised people or organisations as instructed. ACCESS TO HEALTH RECORDS All staff who contribute to service users’ health records are expected to be familiar with, and adhere to, the organisation’s Standards of Records Keeping Policy. Staff should be aware that service users’ records throughout the organisation will be subject to regular audit. All staff have a responsibility to ensure that these are maintained efficiently and confidentiality that is protected in line with the organisation’s Confidentiality of Health Records Policy. WASTE DISPOSAL All staff must ensure that waste produced within the organisation is disposed of in such ways that control risk to health, or safety of staff and the public alike in accordance with relevant legislation and procedures contained within the policy. REVIEW OF THIS JOB DESCRIPTION This job description is intended as an outline indicator of general areas of activity and will be amended in the light of the changing needs of the organisation. To be reviewed in conjunction with the post holder on annual basis. 3 PERSON SPECIFICATION This is a specification of the qualifications, experience, skills, knowledge and abilities that are required to effectively carry out the responsibilities of the post (as outlined in the job description) and forms the basis for selecting a candidate. POST: Croydon Opportunity Zone Worker CANDIDATES NAME: ................................................... REQUIREMENTS Please Tick One Box Please Tick One Box Method used to Support Assessment Evidence to Support Assessment Essential Desirable Fully Met Partially Met Not Met Experience Two year’s work experience in a personal care environment preferred but not essential. Basic literacy and Numeracy Skills NVQ Level 2 (Health & Social Care) Basic IT skills ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 4 MiDAS (Minibus Driver Awareness Scheme) Driving license LDAF (Learning Disabilities Award Framework) ✓ ✓ Knowledge Have knowledge and understanding of Health and Safety matters To be able to describe how these matters relate to the care of multiple disabled, especially for learning disabled people within a Day Care setting. Abilities • to understand clients’ needs and demonstrate this within the interview- a) Personal care b) Physical, including lifting and handling of client and equipment c) Social (including dietary) d) Emotional ✓ ✓ ✓ 5 • in conjunction with Croydon Opportunity Zone Manager, ability to take part in care planning processes, including case conferences and Service user reviews. • To write basic information reports and support other staffs with the development of individual care plans, carrying out actions as required. To demonstrate understanding of confidentiality. ✓ ✓ • Ability to Key Work individual ✓ service users. • Willingness and ability to attend ✓ staff meetings, accept supervision, training and adhere to the Project’s performance appraisal system. • Ability and willingness to work as ✓ a member of a team. ✓ 6 • To deal effectively with issues surrounding the ageing process, i.e. loss, grief. • Plan activities in consultation with Service users and staff. • To communicate effectively with service users, carers and relatives a) Providing choices. b) Offering privacy and personal space. c) Demonstrate a warm and friendly manner. • To have knowledge of the purpose of staff meetings. • To demonstrate awareness, understanding Equal Opportunities and valuing Diversity policies and to be able to describe how these relate with our work setting. ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 7 • Have knowledge and understanding of Health and Safety matters and be able to describe how these matters relate to the care of learning- disabled people within a day care setting. ✓ Read and agreed by: Signature: Date: 8