Search for Learning and Development Services and Pathways

It has been said that only we can motivate ourselves. In other words, each individual is responsible for maintaining their own energy, drive, and consistent productivity. While most of us see that this is clearly true to a large extent, it is still the responsibility of leaders to create a work environment where this is encouraged to happen.

This is a 1/2 day Manual Handling training aimed at Personal Assistants who do not undertake personal care or use moving and handling equipment within the home setting.

The session covers lower level assistance and should be attended by all PAs.

The course covers:

• General household duties as well as assistance outside the home environment
• Basic knowledge of legislation relating to manual handling of objects and assisting people in the community
• General manual handling of objects such as rubbish bags and shopping
• Assisting to stand
• Support when walking/handling belt
• Sitting turn aids (turntable)
• Transfer boards (banana board)
• Dressing aids
• Pushing a wheelchair
• Getting wheelchairs into and out of a car.

This course has a large practical element so participants attending should be fit, dressed appropriately and able to fully participate.

Footwear should be flat/ low heel and closed in toes. No flipflops. Failure to participate or inappropriate dress or footwear will be reported to Support With Confidence.

Some elements of this course will be undertaken outside if the weather permits.

The main focus of this training is on providing participants with the skills to enable them to address workplace conflict and performance issues proactively.

This training is aimed at Personal Assistants to help workers identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses.

The MHFA Standard course is split up into 4 sections:

•What is mental health?

•Suicide

•Anxiety and depression

•Psychosis

The First Aid at Work course, covered over 3 days, will qualify you as a First Aider and will enable you to deal with an accident or injury in the workplace. It will qualify you to diagnose a variety of possible illnesses and injuries and will enable you to assess the need to seek further medical attention.

At the end of the course there is a written exam and trainees must demonstrate the skills and knowledge learnt during the course, when there will be some hands on floor work. Trainees will receive a certificate at the end of the course and the qualification lasts for three years.

Sound financial management is ever more crucial as we face the growing challenge of delivering services with reduced funding.

To help meet the challenges, we are offering 2 classroom based courses that will help you to understand the financial environment we work in and equip you with the knowledge and skills to make sound financial decisions.

We all have a responsibility to make the most of every pound and the decisions we make every day impact on value for money for our residents.

LAS Search and View is a half day of training for East Sussex County Council users to familiarise themselves with the Adults Liquid Logic platform. This course is designed to show you how to navigate Liquid Logic, find clients and view case data and includes viewing scanned images held within ECaseFile

This course is for anyone joining an ESCC team that uses LAS whether to view client data or input data into the system

As a new staff member your manager must request that a Liquid Logic account is created for you before attending this course. When the account is created you will receive an e-mail invitation to book onto this course. Existing users are welcome to book if they wish to refresh their skills.

You must complete this training in order to be able to access the LIVE system. The trainer will activate your account on attendance.

This training will provide a care/support worker with basic recording skills.

This one day course provides delegates with knowledge of safe Moving and Handling techniques and a basic knowledge of equipment they may encounter and need to use to safely move and handle a client. This course does not cover clients with minimal mobility, i.e. those who need hoisting or are bed bound. This is covered in an additional half day training that can only be completed when the full day foundation course is completed. These 2 courses replace the previous Domiciliary and Residential Courses.

The course covers:

• A basic knowledge of key legislation affecting the Moving and Handling and care of people
• Anatomy of the spine and how to reduce the risk of spinal injury by implementing safe handling principles
• The importance of good sitting posture
• Risk assessment and Moving and Handling plans
• Knowledge of a range of safe Moving and Handling assisted mobility techniques, i.e. assisted standing and walking techniques
• Techniques and equipment to assist someone getting in and out of a bed
• Basic ability testing in a chair
• Familiarisation of a range of Moving and Handling equipment including walking aids, turn tables, handling belts, assisted standing equipment, wheelchairs including getting it into a car safely
• Assistance with dressing and dressing aids.

For the practical element participants attending should be fit, dressed appropriately and able to fully participate. Footwear should be flat/ low heel and closed in toes. No flip-flops or open toed shoes.