
Specialist Care for adults
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We have developed a robust training programme that incorporates all necessary mandatory training. We also draw down on areas of expertise within the company to deliver enhanced training, including training delivered by our clinical lead Gavin Thompson, positive behaviour support and MAPA.
We have our own onsite training department to ensure that we have the right staff, with the right skills, in the right place to ensure that those in caring roles have the ability to understand individual health and social needs and the expertise, clinical and technical knowledge to deliver effective care.
Community Places is committed to ensuring its staff members are trained to a high standard following the learning disability, core skills education and training framework. Our aim is to ensure that our employees are equipped with the knowledge, skills and support to enable them to succeed and deliver high quality care.
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A typical day
For Community Places Support Workers, every day really is different, with variety being more the rule than the exception.
We support people with many different types of learning disability. Multiply that by the fact that learning disabilities often operate across a spectrum, so two people living with the same condition might find that the impact it has on their day to day life is completely different. And then factor in the fact that everyone has their own unique personality in any case, and you’ll start to see that two days are rarely the same.
Much of what our Support Workers get involved in is driven by the people we support, and in helping to ensure they are able to live with as much independence and choice as possible.
Common tasks include supporting people to:
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get out and about, take part in hobbies and leisure activities
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prepare food – and enjoy eating it!
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get ready in the morning, including support with personal care and hygiene
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achieve goals identified in support plans, such as gaining work experience, or learning to use public transport
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take medication or attend hospital appointments
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manage money and bills
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carry out household chores
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plan holidays – and sometimes support people to take them
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socialise with friends, or visit family
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and of course, to live the best life possible!