Employer: East Sussex County Council
Position: Support Worker
Salary: £26,824 – £27,254 per annum pro rata
Job Type: Part time , Permanent
Location: Hailsham, East Sussex, United Kingdom
FULL JOB DESCRIPTION
Do you want to be part of a team, making a difference to change someone’s world?
We are recruiting a Support Worker to work in our Supported Living Service in Hailsham.
As a support worker, you will encourage and enable adults with a learning disability, providing practical and compassionate support in all areas of daily living. Experience in care is not necessary. You just need to have the right values and a passion for supporting people to achieve greater independence.
Our Supported Living Service in Hailsham will provide support to four adults and is focused on achieving and maintaining their independence. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the development of this scheme, alongside the development of people who will live there.
Your role may include supporting people out in the community, working alongside people to maintain and learn new skills, supporting with activities and providing personal care. A full training programme is available to support you in your role including handling medication, health and safety, safeguarding and manual handling. The opportunity to undertake the Care Certificate is also available.
We are looking for candidates who:
- Have a positive attitude towards the rights of people with learning disabilities
- Have effective communication and organisational skills
- Are self-motivated
- Ability to meet the physical requirements to complete the role for example administer CPR and manual handling.
- Are committed to providing excellent support
- Willing to undertake training required to complete the job role
- Have an ethos of working together
If you would like to apply for this role please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button to upload a supporting statement.
When completing your supporting statement be sure to address how you meet all the essential criteria in the person specification of the job description and reflecting on any relevant work / life experiences, education or personal interests.
Interviews will take place at the Supported Living office in Eastbourne week commencing 29 September.
Support work is a privilege and offers the chance to turn kindness into careers. How often are you able to support another human being to live life to the full? In this job you can every day.
We offer a diverse range of benefits to help and support you during your employment.
Vocational Training through Apprenticeships is now available to our staff, ranging from entry level to degree level qualifications. You can talk to the hiring manager and the apprenticeship team about what qualifications would be relevant to you and this job role, and if it is possible to support you in apprenticeship training.
For an informal discussion about this opportunity contact Kayleigh Curd, Deputy Service Manager at Kayleigh.Curd@eastsussex.gov.uk to request a MS teams call or phone call.
For excellent training and development, choose East Sussex
“I really like the hands-on approach of support work and knowing that I’m making a difference”, Kayleigh, Team Leader.
ABOUT US
Additional Information
This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced check for Regulated Activity with the Disclosure & Barring Services (previously the Criminal Records Bureau). For further information about what is required in this process please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-check-applicant-criminal-record. Please note that we require evidence of an overseas police check if you have lived or worked abroad
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only
If you require sponsorship to work in the UK please let the hiring manager know this in your application so we can check eligibility for sponsorship for the role. For further information please go to https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visa
If you require any reasonable adjustments, due to disability, to enable you to participate fully in the process please contact the hiring manager on the contact details above.
Application Process
If you’re interested in this role, check out more information on the Official website and apply now