Support Worker
| Posting date: | 22 May 2024 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 June 2024 |
| Location: | Portsmouth, PO1 2EP |
| Company: | Portsmouth City Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 3624 |
Summary
Support Worker - Russets
Salary: Band 5, £24,362 to £26,073 p.a. (£19,752 - £21,140 for 30 hours, £23,045 - £24,663 for 35 hours) - plus 17% shift enhancement depending on rota.
Hours: Average of 30-35 hours per week - hours to be discussed at interview.
Typically working a 2-week rota. Shifts may range from 7am – 10pm. Shift pattern include working every other weekend and will include bank holiday working.
Please indicate on your application the hours you are applying for.
Portsmouth City Council
At Portsmouth City Council we're all about developing our staff, because we want to build a bigger and better city but we need the best employees to do so.
With a little over 207,000 residents and 8,000 businesses throughout this city, this unitary authority's main goal is to ensure the best care and development of all those within the city. From customer service to multi-million-pound projects, our residents are at the heart of everything we do.
The Service
Russets is a purpose-built service in Hilsea that provides respite care for adults who have learning disabilities and live within the area of Portsmouth. In addition to this Russets also provide adults with a learning disability with residential accommodation. Russets is the only unit of its kind in Portsmouth.
As a service we take pride in our work by valuing others, focusing on what's important so that we make a real and positive difference.
Your New Role
Using a person centred approach you will look after the physical, emotional, cultural and social needs of service users. This will include personal care, assisting clients at meal times and all aspects of daily living. You will be providing person centred care in the form of social activities which promotes the individual's mental health and wellbeing and improves their quality of life.
You will be a key worker to specific individuals taking responsibility to ensure information about their health and wellbeing is recorded communicated to the assistant managers and others as per our legal requirement under the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The CQC fundamental standards information is available here. http://www.cqc.org.uk/what-we-do/how-we-do-our-job/fundamental-standards. You have a responsibility to raise any concerns with a manger immediately.
You will look after the needs of a diverse group of service users with a wide range of care needs, including challenging behaviour. It will be your responsibility to ensure monitoring and hourly checks are carried out on individuals throughout the day and their care needs are met. The role will include some person moving and handling duties and the need for light food preparation.
Please view the full details on the role here.
What you'll need to succeed
You will need to have the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English, as well as an understanding of the needs of people with different types of learning disabilities. You will have experience in a caring role as a formal paid or unpaid carer with an ability to monitor, recognise concerns and produce accurate records. You will have an understanding of the importance of an individual's dignity, privacy and choice and experience applying this in practice. (fundamental standard 2 Dignity & Respect). Flexible and adaptable you will be able to work as part of a team and able to use your own initiative. You will have good communication, interpersonal and written skills (fundamental standard 10) and an understanding of cultural and linguistic needs of people from a diverse range of backgrounds. You will be required to take part in training (on and off site) and development which will contribute towards your framework and study for an apprenticeship at level 2/3 in Social care and undertake learning to complete the Care Certificate. You will have the ability and skills to be trained and competent in the administration of medication and have the ability deal with emergencies in a confident matter. You will understand the principles of client confidentiality and data protection.
Please view the full details of the role here
You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.
What you'll get in return
We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:
- Generous annual leave (27 days per year rising to 31, pro rata for part time hours) with the potential to purchase additional leave.
- A fantastic pension which allows you the opportunity to pay in more for that greater return.
- Flexible working hours.
- Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships.
- Extensive wellbeing support through the Employee Assistance Programme
- Discount on travel, travel loans and the bike loan scheme
- Discounts on a wide range of goods and services – access a range of discounts and offers from thousands of restaurants, shops and more.
Staff rewards: https://careers.portsmouth.gov.uk/working-for-the-council/
Application process:
Please read the full job profile (click here) for further details on the post to ensure your application matches the requirements of the role stated in the who is the person.
Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person' points on the Job Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. This is important or you are likely not to be shortlisted. Please do not just send a CV.
Please ensure you provide your full education history from secondary school, include name/address of establishment, details of relevant qualifications & awarding body.
Please explain any gaps - this is essential for all safeguarding roles.
You may wish to attach an additional letter or document to supplement you application.
DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.
Closing time/date: 12 June 2024 @ 23.59 pm.
Applicants will be contacted for interview as and when shortlisting takes place and we reserve the right to close the advert early if we have successful applicants.
A commitment to our values
We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. Learn more about our values and behaviours.
We will email applicants from time to time; please ensure you check e-mail folders as sometimes our e-mails may go into spam/junk folders.
Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk