Intermediate Care Support Worker

We are St Helens Borough Council

Located in the heart of the Northwest close to Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire, St Helens is a modernising Council which is passionate and ambitious for the Adults and families we support, our communities and our workforce. As part of our transformation journey, we continue to build on our progress and put people firmly at the centre of our care. We can only do this because of our highly valued, skilled, and supported workforce.

Making a Difference as an Intermediate Care Support Worker in Adults Services

Our Support Workers are critical to our teams. When you join us, you will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and assist professional members of our Contact Cares service to provide integrated, multidisciplinary programmes of reablement aimed at promoting independence and helping to restore/maintain the service user’s ability to remain within the community.

We are seeking to employ Intermediate Care Support Workers (ICSW) who enjoy working with adults aged 18+. The aim of the service is to support vulnerable adults to be as independent for as long as possible, safely in their own homes.

NVQ Level 2 in Care, NVQ Level 3 in Promoting Independence and First Aid / Food Hygiene Certificate would be advantageous, but St Helens Council will provide you with the necessary training and support to enjoy and to succeed in the role. This is an exciting opportunity for you to utilise existing skills and develop new ones. You will receive continuous support, development, and career progression opportunities on your journey with us. The posts will require you to regularly attend the St Helens office and travel around the St Helens and surrounding areas.

We ask applicants to be flexible and able to use initiative when putting into practice rehabilitation/care support programmes set up by professional staff/team leaders. You will need to demonstrate positive interpersonal and communication skills with clients, carers and professional colleagues, demonstrating the ability to work both unsupervised but also using your own initiative where appropriate and within a team setting.

This post is subject to Enhanced DBS Disclosure.

Interested to Find Out More?

You can review our full job description details, and person specification information here.

Thank you for your interest in working for us.

If you are experiencing issues with applying online, you can contact a member of the team at Recruitment@sthelens.gov.uk and a form will be sent to you to complete.

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Equality & Diversity

St Helens Council respects and values the individuality that every employee brings. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation. Further information about Equality & Diversity at St Helens Council can be found here https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/equality

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St Helens Council is a Disability Confident Leader. This means that the Council guarantees an interview to disabled applicants who demonstrate that they meet the essential criteria for the job, as detailed on the Person Specification, and will, for qualifying disabled candidates, make reasonable adjustments within the interview/selection process.

NOLAN Principles of Conduct in Public Life.

All Council employees are required to abide by the ethical standards embodied by the 7 Nolan Principles: Selflessness, Integrity, Objectivity, Accountability, Openness, Honesty, and Leadership.