Support Worker

Our client, a local NGO is looking for a Support Worker. Your roles and responsibilities will include: 

• Liaise with the manager and the social workers to ensure that the care plan is being implemented;
•  Keeping the social worker and the home manager updated with developments in relation to the residents
•  Supporting the social worker in the implementation of the residents’ care plan
•  Ensure that residents feel safe, have their dignity respected, and develop their strengths and abilities in various areas further
•  Empower the residents to achieve their goals and objective
•  Support residents to access services and/or educational or employment opportunities
•  Accompany residents to appointments whenever this is deemed necessary
•  Attend meetings in relation to each resident where required
•  Facilitate the development of life skills
•  Support every resident in their overall development
•  Organize social, age-appropriate activities in and out of the residential home where required
•  Be a point of reference for each child entrusted to their care
•  Keep daily, detailed and accurate records on interventions conducted with residents
•  Record all interventions in line with the policies
•  Establish a healthy relationship with the residents and maintaining healthy relationships between residents

Requirements

• Empathise with the residents’ individual feelings and needs
• Able to understand the psychosocial development of residents
• A clean driving license, valid for driving in Malta
• Ability to speak Maltese and English

Education and Experience

• Degree qualification in psychology, social care, residential care or in a related field
• Students working towards obtaining such a qualification are encouraged to apply and they will enter at a lower grade until such a qualification is attained

Job Reference: VR062