Home Care Support Worker Beach House

Home Care Support Worker Beach House United Kingdom

Brighton & Hove City Council
Full Time United Kingdom 12.93 - 13.91 GBP HOURLY Today
Job description

Home Care Support Worker Beach House

Posted on 28 April 2023 Apply
  • Directorate BHCC: Health & Adult Social Care
  • Salary £24,948 - £26,845 (£12.93 - £13.91 per hour, plus enhancements for evening, weekend and Bank Holiday working)
  • Contract Permanent
  • Closing Date Apply by 18 May 2023

Location

Beach House- 29 Westbourne Villas, Hove


Job Summary

  • Job reference
    orbis/TP/489/32440
  • Positions available
    3
  • Working hours
    37
  • Closing date
    18 May 2023
  • Job category
    Care - Adults
  • Organisation
    Brighton & Hove City Council

Job introduction

Are you looking for a rewarding, varied role where each day can offer a fresh challenge?

  • Do you want to make a positive impact on the life of an adult with learning disabilities?
  • Have you worked with or had experience of supporting adults with learning disabilities?
  • Value treating people with dignity and respect?

If you enjoy helping people and want to make a difference to their lives, we would very much like to hear from you.

We are recruiting three Home Care Support Workers to work at Beach House in Hove. Two permanent contracts and one fixed term to cover Maternity Leave. The fixed term contract is also open to internal candidates as a secondment opportunity as per secondment policy.

Closing Date: Midnight Thursday 18 May 2023

Interview Date: TBC

For an informal chat please contact Liam O'Rourke on 01273 295288

About the role

About us

The Beach House is a service which provides respite and short breaks for adults who have learning disabilities. We are expanding the staff team and looking to recruit two 37 hours Home Care Support Workers. Our most recent CQC inspection rated the service as “good” and the inspectors highlighted the fact that People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice.’

We support residents with Learning Disabilities to live independently and our Home Care Support Workers help residents with personal care, day to day tasks and support accessing leisure activities, banking, shopping and health appointments etc.

We make every effort to provide as homely an environment as possible and our dedicated team of staff work hard to ensure that our residents’ individual needs are met in a caring and sensitive manner and skills are developed in a way that promotes their independence.

We provide 24-hour 7 day a week care and support.

About the role :
You will join a large team of committed staff in providing high level support to those receiving a service at The Beach House. The help you provide will be tailored to each individual’s needs and is designed to help them to maintain as much independence as possible. You will also be required to work closely with the service users family/carers and the Specialist Community Disability Service.

The support you provide to the residents will involve:

  • supporting with intimate personal care where required
  • enabling individuals to participate in a range of activities within the wider community such as swimming, trampolining, eating out, bowling, shopping etc.
  • help with cooking meals
  • assisting with the administration of medication
  • completing care records
  • using various communication tools to help residents express themselves
  • maintaining relationships with family members, carers and friends

About you:

  • Previous experience of care work and supporting people with learning disabilities is desirable but not essential as you will receive full training once you start in the role. You will need and an in-depth induction programme, where you will be well supported by your managers and colleagues. However, you will need to:
  • have a caring and flexible approach to your work
  • have good written and number skills
  • have basic ICT skills
  • be able to work well as part of a team
  • be able to work on your own initiative and think quickly in a difficult situation.

These roles are for 37 hours per week and you will be required to work a rota pattern that includes some weekends, early, late, sleep in duties and Bank Holidays (including Christmas and New Year on a rota basis. Enhancements are paid for these unsocial hours).
We can offer you:

  • a generous salary
  • time and a half for working at weekends, double time for working on a bank holiday or time and a third for working at night (between 8pm and 6 am)Working for us
  • the opportunity to volunteer to work extra shifts
  • a career average pension scheme
  • generous holiday allowance
  • regular supervision meetings plus
  • a range of other staff benefits.

Please read our Apply for a job at the council (brighton-hove.gov.uk) pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.

As part of your application, you will need to complete your education and work history and provide answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Shortlisting questions guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk)) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.

Additional information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.

Work Permits: We may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) Points-based Immigration System. Please see Gov.uk for more information on the Skilled Worker Visa.

  • For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)

Company information

Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.

Encouraging a diverse workforce

Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.

Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).

Home Care Support Worker Beach House
Brighton & Hove City Council

www.brighton-hove.gov.uk
Brighton, United Kingdom
Warren Morgan
$100 to $500 million (USD)
5001 to 10000 Employees
Government
Municipal Agencies
1997
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