Support Worker
| Posting date: | 19 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £25,584 to £26,835 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £25,584 to £26,835 per annum, pro rata ( £13.26 to £13.91 per hr) - Pay award pending |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 July 2025 |
| Location: | BA2 1RS |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Bath & North East Somerset Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | RITM02026799A |
Summary
At Bath & North East Somerset Council we have one overriding purpose – to improve people’s lives.
About the Team
Would you like a varied and rewarding role, supporting people and working in a team? If so, we would love to hear from you.
Our provider services support people who have Learning Disabilities and/or Autism with varying levels of need. This is an opportunity to be part of a service which makes a real difference to the lives of those people and their families.
About the role:
Our support workers fulfil an essential role. Within our day services this includes:
Planning and leading group activities
Acting as a shared or 1:1 support worker
Enabling people to participate by finding ways for them to be active and engaged
Completing personal care (assisting a person to use the toilet or change a continence pad) as required
Supporting people at mealtimes
Completing records of care and support
Maintaining compliance with mandatory training
Supporting your colleagues to maintain a positive and professional working environment
Acting as a transport escort as required
Manual handling – including using hoists, pushing wheelchairs etc (full training provided)
Assisting with physically demanding activities such as completion of physiotherapy or rebound therapy exercises
You can expect:
A comprehensive induction
Regular supervision
A supportive team around you
A full training programme
Specific vehicle competency checks and relevant training (where relevant for driving duties)
To apply you will have:
Care experience (preferred but not essential)
Transferable skills
The ability to work in a physically demanding role
Interested to find out more?
If you are interested in this post and require more details or just to chat through the role and what’s involved, please contact Talullah Windmill-Last, Day Service Manager, by email on Talullah_Windmill-Last@BATHNES.GOV.UK or call 01225 394590. Alternatively, please ring Specialist Provision Service Manager, Andy Turner on 07976 915950.
Interview Date : TBC
About the Team
Would you like a varied and rewarding role, supporting people and working in a team? If so, we would love to hear from you.
Our provider services support people who have Learning Disabilities and/or Autism with varying levels of need. This is an opportunity to be part of a service which makes a real difference to the lives of those people and their families.
About the role:
Our support workers fulfil an essential role. Within our day services this includes:
Planning and leading group activities
Acting as a shared or 1:1 support worker
Enabling people to participate by finding ways for them to be active and engaged
Completing personal care (assisting a person to use the toilet or change a continence pad) as required
Supporting people at mealtimes
Completing records of care and support
Maintaining compliance with mandatory training
Supporting your colleagues to maintain a positive and professional working environment
Acting as a transport escort as required
Manual handling – including using hoists, pushing wheelchairs etc (full training provided)
Assisting with physically demanding activities such as completion of physiotherapy or rebound therapy exercises
You can expect:
A comprehensive induction
Regular supervision
A supportive team around you
A full training programme
Specific vehicle competency checks and relevant training (where relevant for driving duties)
To apply you will have:
Care experience (preferred but not essential)
Transferable skills
The ability to work in a physically demanding role
Interested to find out more?
If you are interested in this post and require more details or just to chat through the role and what’s involved, please contact Talullah Windmill-Last, Day Service Manager, by email on Talullah_Windmill-Last@BATHNES.GOV.UK or call 01225 394590. Alternatively, please ring Specialist Provision Service Manager, Andy Turner on 07976 915950.
Interview Date : TBC
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