social worker Leeds, England
Job description
Support Worker - Day Provision - Grade B1
Day support worker
Permanent
22.5 Hours per week
Would you like to be part of something bigger and join us in our ambition to become the Best City, working together as a Team for Leeds. Do your values match ours and do you have something to offer?
Leeds City Council delivers over 500 different services to residents and is dedicated to bringing the benefits of a prosperous, vibrant and attractive city to the people of Leeds. This is a fantastic time to join us.
Benefits of working with us:
We pride ourselves on offering the best employee experience, with a genuine commitment to keeping our colleagues safe and well at work. You can expect great benefits whilst working for us including:
- a competitive pay progression structure including generous employer pension contributions
- flexible career paths with tailored personal and professional development
- support for you, your home and your family including personal, and financial support
- a flexitime system
For more information about our benefits please see the benefits section of our jobs page.
Your role
The Complex Needs Day Services support customers from a range of communities with differing support needs such as dementia, mental health and physical impairment; for this reason, we would especially like to hear from you if you have caring experience and are an enthusiastic, flexible and compassionate person.
Although the role is primarily based at Calverlands day service, there is an expectation to cover other locations within the service when required
We are looking for someone with excellent communication skills and to be proactive when working on your own as well as working with the team. To be motivated and a critical thinker with the ability to understand the needs of your customers.
Candidates must demonstrate effective communication skills, both written and verbal, as well as possessing numeracy abilities.
What you will bring to the role
Experience is not essential but is preferred. Candidates must have an awareness and understanding of the needs of older and disabled people and be able to support to overcome barriers. The posts require providing personal care and support, with a commitment to strength-based approaches.
For an informal discussion about the job, please contact Ian Wallace on 07891278490
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check against the Adults’ barred list will be carried out on preferred candidates.
We promote diversity and want a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds and the communities we serve. Leeds City Council is an Inclusive employer, ranked 70 on the Stonewall top 100 employers 2023 list. We are also an Age friendly employer, a Mindful employer and a Disability Confident leader.
All new Leeds City Council appointments are made subject to the satisfactory completion of a six month probationary period.
