Support Worker

Job Title: Support Worker
Location: Hertfordshire Various Locations
Salary:Level 6:
£26,277 (£13.62 per hour) with the opportunity to progress to £28,905 (£14.98 per hour)
Hours: Full Time, Part Time and Flexible hours available
Contract: Permanent and Bank contracts available
Directorate: Adult Care Services

*Salary inclusive of enhancement for working 20% of time at the weekend. Sleep In allowances are paid at £40 per night.

We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.

AT THIS TIME WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM CANDIDATES WITH STUDENT VISAS OR SPONSORED VISAS

This post is only available to Female applicants as permitted under the Equality Act 2010

Locations:

Bishops Stortford - Apton Road - 37 Hours
Hemel Hempstead - Elara House - 37 hours and 21 hours
Hoddesdon: Isabel Court - Female only - 37 hours
Watford - Cassio Metro - Female only - 37 hours
Welwyn Garden City - Chambers Grove - Female only - 37 hours

About the team

People with disabilities in Hertfordshire need people like you!

Do you want to support someone to live their best life and build a great career at the same time?

Come and work for a trusted employer who will value you and support your development

Who we are

Our supported living and short breaks services support adults with various disabilities. Some have learning or physical disabilities and need high levels of physical care, others can meet their own day to day needs but may have behaviours of concern, mental ill-health or just a need for support to get through their everyday lives.

About the role

Working in peoples’ own homes on our sites, to support them with:

• Meeting their basic daily needs and achieve their goals
• Personal hygiene, eating and drinking
• Keeping their homes clean
• Managing their money
• Taking their medication
• Attending health appointments
• Joining in with social and leisure activities at home and in their local community

In short breaks, people rely on you to support them to enjoy their time away from home while their carers have a well-deserved break.

What you need

Most of our services need you to support people with personal care, in some this involves using moving and handling equipment and in those services, you would need to be physically able to manage this type of work.

Our roles involve shift work on either days or nights, including weekends and bank holidays. Some roles require you to sleep in.

About you

Essential duties

Provide direct support and review support plans

Hold or working towards Level 2 HSC award (NVQ/RQF/apprenticeship)

Lead and coordinate shifts on a regular basis

Formally supervise junior staff

Lead on a group home or one part of a service

This job role is within the Health and Social Care, level 6 job profile. Please locate this via:

Job profiles - Health and social care

To hear more about this opportunity please contact ed.davis@hertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.

This is an ongoing vacancy and applications will be considered as and when they are received

How to apply

As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.

Additional information

Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Safeguarding
This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.

English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.