Female Support Worker

Pharmacyupdate; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave pro rata

Free car parking

NISCC registration fees paid

Pension scheme

Training opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Health cashback

Cycle to work

Job summary

The Cedar Foundation is seeking a Female Support Worker to join the team at Mourneview Court, Belfast. This role requires female applicants and offers a shift pattern of 16 hours per week with morning hours Monday to Friday.

Responsibilities include assisting with activities of daily living, supporting personal care, and promoting inclusion of service users. The role requires flexible availability, including unsociable hours and public holidays.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 months caring experience (paid or personal)
• Effective verbal and written communication including numeracy
• Interest in working with people in a care setting
• Awareness of the needs of people with learning and physical disabilities

Responsibilities

• Assist service users with activities of daily living and promote inclusion.
• Support identified personal care and daily living tasks.

Skills

Caring experience

Verbal communication

Written communication

Numeracy

Interest in care

Disability awareness

Job description

The Cedar Foundation is seeking to recruit the following staff member:

Female Support Worker (This position is open to female applicants only. The lawful recruitment of a female for this position falls within the exception allowed by Article 10 (2)(e) of the Sex Discrimination Order 1976)

Job Ref: 26-228-FSW-WBLO-WEB
Job Role: Female Support Worker
Location: Mourneview Court, 151 Glen Road, Belfast, BT11 8BS
Salary: £13.45per hour
Hours: 16 hrs per week, Monday - Friday (8-11, 8-12)

The Service

West Belfast Living Options provides supported living accommodation for adults over the age of 18 with a Learning Disability, complex needs and/or Autism. There are a range of sites including bungalows and apartments across West Belfast. The support provided ranges from 1hr to 24 hrs per day.

The support and guidance includes all daily living tasks, personal care and support, leisure, social skills and household management.

The Role

The role of Support Worker always requires a team approach with effective working relationships for the benefit of the service user. This includes:

• Assist service users with activities of daily living and facilitate inclusion of service users in a broad range of activities.
• Support service users with identified personal care and support needs.

Support Workers are required to work flexibly and be available to work unsociable hours and public holidays on a rotational basis

• Annual Leave 5.6 weeks days pro rata in each leave year (inclusive of statutory days). This increases to 6.6 weeks after 5 years' service and 7 weeks after 10 years' service.
• Free car parking as well as tea and coffee
• Paid annual NISCC registration fees.
• Investor in People accredited organisation with commitment to development of employees through paid training and learning opportunities, including QCF Level 3.
• Enhanced rate of pay for working on statutory days.
• Auto-enrolment pension scheme, 5% employee contribution and 4% employer contribution.
• Occupational Sick Pay (2 weeks full pay, 2 weeks half pay after 6 months service).
• Employee Assistance Programme including access to 24/7 Doctors support.
• Health Cashback Scheme.
• Special offers at over 600 leading high street and online retailers.
• Cycle to work scheme.

Please note - The Cedar Foundation does not offer Sponsorship

• A minimum of 6 months caring experience (paid employment or personal caring responsibilities)
• Effective verbal and written communication to include numeracy skills.
• Interest in working with people in a care environment.
• Awareness of the needs of people with learning and physical disabilities

THE CEDAR FOUNDATION IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER