Care worker

Northumberland County Council; Morpeth; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Northumberland County Council in Morpeth is seeking a Care Worker to promote wellbeing and independence. You will help people grow plants, sell produce, and access local opportunities while working outdoors in diverse horticultural settings.

You will join a small, community-focused service with a family atmosphere. The role involves recording daily progress as a keyworker, collaborating with colleagues, and attending training to uphold high standards of care.

Qualifications

• Good literacy and numeracy skills.
• Willingness to train and uphold care standards.
• Interest in growing plants and outdoor work.
• Able to work across various horticultural settings.
• Full driving licence desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with growing plants in greenhouses and gardens, and selling plants to customers.
• Help people access and enjoy opportunities within their local community.
• Promote independence and personal development and facilitate positive interactions with the public.
• Act as a keyworker and maintain accurate, professional records.
• Participate in horticultural activities and other practical work.

Skills

Plant cultivation

Horticulture knowledge

Teamwork

Literacy & numeracy

Driving licence

Tools

Woodworking

Job description

As a Care Worker, you will play an important role in promoting the wellbeing, confidence and independence of the people we support. Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting individuals with growing plants in greenhouses and gardens and with selling plants to our customers.
• Helping people access and enjoy opportunities within their local community.
• Promoting independence, creating opportunities for personal development, and facilitating positive interactions between those who use the service and members of the public.
• Acting as a keyworker and maintaining accurate, professional records.

We're looking for someone who:

• Has a good standard of education, with strong literacy and numeracy skills.
• Has a positive, flexible attitude and a genuine passion for supporting others.
• Can work effectively as part of a team and build positive relationships.
• Is willing to undertake training and uphold the highest standards of care.
• Has a passion for growing plants, with some working knowledge and experience of horticulture, particularly glasshouse work, and is happy to work outdoors and in a wide range of horticultural settings (desirable but not essential).
• Has DIY / woodworking skills (desirable but not essential)
• Holds a full driving licence and can drive the HSU people carrier (desirable but not essential).

The HSU at Hepscott Park is long established (1985) and well known within the Morpeth area. We are next door to the very popular Garden Café. We are a small service with a family atmosphere and with strong links to the wider community. If you like flowers, vegetables, gardens, the outdoors and helping people, then this job could be for you. We would love you to have horticultural skills and qualifications, but if you don't, some of our best horticulturalists are home grown, learning their skills on the job.

You will support people to take part in a wide range of horticultural and other practical work, including:

• Growing plants from seeds and cuttings in potting shed, greenhouses and polytunnels and selling our plants to our customers
• Growing vegetables and soft fruit in our allotment area.
• Planting and maintaining our gardens and managing our small wild woodland
• Making things with wood in our small workshop, making kindling
• Social events including summer fair, cricket, BBQs and Christmas wreath workshops
• Cooking with our home grown produce.
• Visiting gardens and other places of interest

The HSU is all about co-production - working together with people. Every morning, in a short meeting, everyone chooses the work they are going to do that day. Every year, the people who use our service help shape what we do, and we encourage staff to bring their own interests, skills and ideas.

If you are not familiar the service provided by the HSU at Hepscott Park we would recommend a visit. Come and see for yourself what makes the HSU such a rewarding place to work. Why choose us? Northumberland County Council's (NCC) vision is 'Land of Great Opportunities', for current and future generations. We believe there is no better place to live and work.

We have some outstanding benefits and perks to offer you, including:

• 26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro rata for part-time employees)
• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
• A collaborative, supportive and forward-thinking environment where your leadership will have a lasting impact.
• Employee Wellbeing support for mental and Physical Health

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