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with Wiltshire Council .
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{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nSupport Worker with Wiltshire Council in Chippenham, Wiltshire\n\n Salary:£23,893 - £24,702 Hours per week:37 hours Interview date:To be confirmed after shortlisting Rolling advert:We're continuously reviewing and interviewing applicants weekly for this job posting. We will stop accepting applications when sufficient applications have been received. Wiltshire Support at Home - Your home, Our Support, Your Independence If you are passionate about making a real difference to peoples lives and looking to start your career in the care industry, this is the perfect opportunity for you. We believe in nurturing talent from within, offering extensive training, progression and diploma opportunities available. Wiltshire Support at Home offers short-term service for hospital discharges and individuals needing support at home, as part of a rapid response. Their crucial role includes preventing, reducing, and delaying the necessity for long-term care. The service aids those recently discharged from the hospital or under the care of the Rapid Response Service, providing short to mid-term homecare support to promote independence. We are seeking individuals with a genuine passion for helping others who are available on a rota basis between 7am to 10pm 365 days a year. Showcase your caring and friendly attitude. Embrace teamwork while thriving independently and be part of our vision to work with people in the community to live the best life they can! About us Under the guidance and supervision of the Senior Support Worker (and from time to time other members of the service management team). Your role will be to support the customers with personal care, food preperation and daily living activities. Specific duties and responsibilities include: Work with customers to support them manage and maintain where possible their daily living skills, including washing, dressing, meal preparation, and personal care Safeguard the health, safety and wellbeing of customers as well as colleagues Take part in staff development programmes, assuming responsibility for own professional development i.e. undertake all mandatory training relevant to the service and part of the training pathway for the role e.g. Care Certificate Assist customers with the use of mobility aids and assistive equipment where required Assist customers with moving and positioning, adhering to health & safety requirements as well as organisational policy and procedures Contribute to daily communications, accurate record keeping, recording actions, interventions and incidents in customers records Participate in regular team meetings and customer review meetings Ensure compliance with the Data Protection Act and maintain customer confidentiality and security of information at all times Communicate effectively with the immediate team and other health and social care professionals as appropriate Participate in own supervisions, appraisals and objective setting Assist the team with general duties if required e.g. office filing, answering telephone calls etc Work as part of the team, offering a flexible approach to staff rostering Abide by the principles and practice set out in the staff handbook To work shifts to meet the needs of the service including early morning, evenings, weekends and bank holidays. An unsocial hours payment for unsocial hours working will be paid where appropriate. To undertake travel across the Wiltshire area to carry out customer visits "}