Home First Mobile Support Worker - Adult Care Derby, England
Derby City Council
Full Time
Derby, England
22369 - 23194 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Application closing date
28/02/2023
Working Pattern
As specified
Salary
Grade:D £22,369 - £23,194 a year pro rata (starting at £11.59 an hour)
Contractual hours
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Basis
Part time
Job category/type
Social Care - Adults
Attachments
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Job description
Directorate: People Services
Hours: See below for options
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Home First
Do you want to make a difference to our customers in Derby?
Do you want to work in and be part of our award winning team?
If the answer is yes, come and join our friendly team. We have a number of opportunities for mobile Care Support Workers to work within our dedicated team.
Home First work closely with our NHS colleagues and responsive to the needs of our customers by supporting the prevention of hospital admission and facilitating hospital discharge. We maximise customers independence to enable to live in their own homes, or by supporting their short term stay in our integrated Assessment Hub at Perth House, Derby by:-
- helping build customers confidence in their day-to-day activity
- showing customers how to do things differently, yet achieve the same goal
- support with personal care
- support with dressing/undressing
- meal preparation support
- assistance with taking medication
We can capture the tasks that you will undertake, but you need to be a special person to meet the emotions and understand people, lend an ear to listen, empathise or just simply taking the time to talk to someone and be part of their day.
We are looking for someone who can demonstrate a positive approach, have a keen willingness to learn, be self-motivated and enjoy working in a short term, rapid response setting. Ideally you will possess a Level 2 in Health and Social Care and have experience in the care field. However, if you only have informal care experience, but looking for a change in career and share our passion to make a difference – we will provide excellent support and a training package whilst you work – we most definitely want to hear from you.
In return you will receive:
- Paid travel time.
- Paid a generous mileage rate.
- Free Initial and ongoing training which will support you to further develop your skills
- Free Enhanced Adults DBS check.
- Free Uniform
- Free Personal Protective Wear
- Career development pathway.
- Support from our Senior Support Leaders and Management team.
- Bank holiday enhanced pay.
- Generous holiday pay.
- Local government pension scheme.
- A 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Discount Scheme
- Able to apply for a Blue Light Discount Card
- Enjoy the many benefits of working for Derby City Council.
Our working shift times are :
7.30am to 2.45pm and 2.30pm to 10.00pm.
And we have the following contracts available:
- 12.5 hours – working 2 days on/6 days off on rolling rota
- 25 hours – working 4 days on /4 days off on rolling rota with one week afternoon shifts and two weeks morning shifts
- 25 hours – working 4 days on/4 days off on rolling rota afternoon shifts only.
You will need to have a car or motorcycle available for business use for these positions.
Here are some comments from our staff team:
‘I enjoy my work. It is rewarding to see how our support helps customers through their journey of recovery and to achieve their goals’
‘I like getting out and about in the community and seeing customers so happy to be at home.’
‘I find my job very rewarding that I have had a hand in helping customers with their recovery.’
‘I have the right training to enable me to fulfil my role.’
Apply: Please complete the application in full, telling us about how you meet the job specification requirements. We look forward to hearing from you.
As part of our safer recruitment checks the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job. For reasons connected with a particular need of the Council it may be appropriate, subject to approval, to appoint to a higher point in the pay grade.
Please be aware that where there are staff within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.
Before you complete your application form please read our guidance on filling in your application form.
Quick Tip! Remember to align your personal statement to the Essential Criteria in the Person Specification
The closing date for this vacancy is 28th February 2023 at midnight. Any application forms received after the closing date will not be accepted.
Derby City Council
www.derby.gov.uk
Derby, United Kingdom
Fareed Hussain
Unknown / Non-Applicable
5001 to 10000 Employees
Government
National Services & Agencies
2002
