social worker London, England
Job description
About us
Hillingdon is London's second largest borough, and we’re proud of our commitment of ‘Putting our residents first’, ensuring they’re at the heart of everything we do! We want to attract talented individuals like yourself who share our aspirations for the borough and can support us to deliver exceptional services for Hillingdon.
With an ambitious strategy we pride ourselves on delivering services that improve the lives of all our residents, businesses, and partners. Embarking on a journey of continuous improvement, we’ve set an agenda to ensure the provision of; safer communities, a thriving local economy, a greener more sustainable environment, whilst increasing our digital capabilities.
What does an Apprentice Support Worker do at Hillingdon?
When you care, every day makes a difference’
The London Borough of Hillingdon have an exciting opportunity for Apprentice Support Workers to join their friendly Adult Social Care team supporting adults with learning disabilities to live the best life possible.
Whilst there is no ‘typical day’ at Queens Walk Residential Home, you will be providing high quality care to our service users and communicate with the service users to better understand their needs. More than anything, you will work to make each day fun and exciting for our service users.
You could be supporting service users with everyday tasks to arranging social and recreational activities within the home and in the local community. No matter what you are doing, you will be helping others and making a genuine difference to their lives.
At Hillingdon, we recognise there is more than one route to starting a career in the field of Social Care. To start a career in any field, employers usually look for qualifications and experience. Here at Hillingdon Council you are supported every step of the way; Apprentices will receive on-the-job training, experience and qualifications to give you that head start!
About you
We welcome people of all ages to take advantage of our apprenticeship programme. Whether you are at the beginning of your professional career or re-entering the workforce, we want to hear from you!
We are looking for enthusiastic, empathetic, and confident candidates who are willing to provide the support our service needs.
You will be educated to a GCSE level or equivalent, and willing to complete a level two Adult Social Care Support Worker apprenticeship over an 18-month period.
What we offer
- local government average salary pension scheme
- free parking (4 days a week) if based at the Civic Centre
- a 36-hour week for all full-time staff
- generous holiday entitlement: a minimum 25 days a year (plus bank holidays), rising to 28 days after five years' service. For more senior positions holiday entitlements can rise to a maximum of 36 days
- career breaks
- flexible working hours
- season ticket loan
- access to a Credit Union
- access to a wide range of training and courses
- discount on a variety of Adult Education courses run by the Council
- payment of professional fees where these are required
- discounts at council-owned leisure centres and swimming pools at Hillingdon (Uxbridge), Queensmead (South Ruislip), Highgrove (Ruislip) and Botwell Green (Hayes)
- cycle purchase scheme
- car sharing scheme
- 30% discount on green fees at council-owned golf courses
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