Casual Senior Support Worker, Hammonds

West Sussex County Council; Bognor Regis; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

West Sussex County Council is seeking a Casual Senior Support Worker to join Hammonds in Bognor Regis. The role focuses on outcome-based care, promoting independence and community involvement for local residents.

You will pick up duty shifts (24 hours, 14:00-14:00) and support individuals to maintain health and relationships, within a supportive team and safeguarding framework.

Qualifications

• Basic literacy and numeracy skills to record activities in provider support plans.
• Basic understanding of the needs of the people we support and their rights as an individual.
• Demonstrable successful experience of working as part of a team.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety practice, First Aid and Fire procedure, Manual Handling - Desirable
• NVQ 2/Diploma in Care or equivalent qualification - Desirable
• Previous experience of working in a care setting and with people who have a disability or are vulnerable - Desirable
• Previous experience of running group activities - Desirable

Skills

Information interpretation

Good communication

Handle expressive behaviour

Cultural sensitivity

Team collaboration

Education

NVQ 2/Diploma in Care or equivalent

Job description

About the job

We are looking for a Casual Senior Support Worker to join our team at Hammonds. This role provides outcome-based care, promoting independence and we aim to enable every person to be engaged in their local community to the best of their ability.

Salary

Hourly rate = £18.93- £20.58

Working Pattern

Casual

*Casual Senior Support Workers would be expected to pick up duty shifts (24 hours, 14:00-14:00), managing the service out of hours including sleep in duty

Location

Hammonds, Bognor Regis

About You

To become a Support Worker with us you will be:

• Passionate about supporting people to be the best they can be.
• Empowering people to live the life they choose.
• Supporting people to have the opportunities to learn and grow.
• A good listener, patient, respectful, kind and treat all people with dignity.
• Ensure people have opportunity to be involved in every aspect of their care and support.
• Support people to maintain friendships/relationships important to them and to make new friendships/relationships.
• Support people to maintain their health.

Reward and Benefits

Our values and support for one another is intrinsic to everything we do and will be a key priority within the assessment for this post. We care hugely about wellbeing, allowing time for a good work/life balance, and developing our team to be the best they can be.

For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our Rewards and Benefits page.

About You

To become a Support Worker with us you will be:

• Passionate about supporting people to be the best they can be.
• Empowering people to live the life they choose.
• Supporting people to have the opportunities to learn and grow.
• A good listener, patient, respectful, kind and treat all people with dignity.
• Ensure people have opportunity to be involved in every aspect of their care and support.
• Support people to maintain friendships/relationships important to them and to make new friendships/relationships.
• Support people to maintain their health.

Key Skills: (These will be used as the shortlisting criteria)

• You are able to interpret information, such as service complaints, and redirect them to the appropriate person to provide quick and accurate resolution.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• You will show the ability to deal appropriately with expressive behaviour from the people we support and respond sensitively to their families and carers.
• Confident in building relationships with people from a wide variety of cultural, religious, and ethnic backgrounds.
• Enjoy working as part of a team completing shared tasks as required.

Qualifications / experience

• Basic literacy and numeracy skills, in order to record and document activities in the provider support plans.
• Basic understanding of the needs of the people we support and their rights as an individual.
• Demonstrable successful experience of working as part of a team.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety practice, First Aid and Fire procedure, Manual Handling - Desirable
• NVQ 2/Diploma in Care or equivalent qualification - Desirable
• Previous experience of working in a care setting and with people who have a disability or are vulnerable - Desirable
• Previous experience of running group activities - Desirable

Further information

The reference number for this role is CAFHE06243.

If you would like to join our dynamic team, take a look at the attached job description for more detail.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a health check.

West Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer committed to promoting an environment that is inclusive and free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of its people. We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and take every possible step to ensure that no individual will be disadvantaged. For information regarding your eligibility to apply for this role under our Disability or Veteran's Guaranteed Interview Scheme, this can be found on our application help page.