Peripatetic Support Assistant

Wakefield Council; Pontefract; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading council in the UK is seeking a Support Assistant for its Peripatetic Service. This role involves providing essential community care, promoting independence, and ensuring dignity and respect for service users. The position offers flexible hours, comprehensive training, and various benefits, including enhanced pay rates for evenings and weekends. Ideal candidates will have a caring attitude and a commitment to safeguarding vulnerable individuals.

Benefits

Career average pension scheme

Enhanced pay rates for evenings/weekends

Employee discounts on gym memberships

Access to Occupational Health and Wellbeing services

Ongoing personal development opportunities

Qualifications

• No essential qualifications required, full training provided.

Responsibilities

• Enable service users to remain in their own homes.
• Collaborate with other professionals in a person-centred approach.

Job description

Support Assistant - Peripatetic Service

Are you caring, compassionate, and friendly? Do you want to make a difference in someone’s life by giving them choice, control, dignity, and respect? If so, then we may have the right position for you!

Our Peripatetic Service is seeking to appoint 1 Support Assistant, working 18.50 hours per week in De Lacy Gardens. This essential service operates 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year, providing high-quality community care.

The successful candidate will work a 4-week rolling rota, including PM shifts from 16:00 to 23:00. The position involves working on weekends and bank holidays.

This post is subject to the Fluency Duty Level 2 under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016. The applicant must demonstrate a proficient level of fluency as detailed in the job specification.

Role Responsibilities

• Enable service users to remain in their own homes by promoting independence and delivering quality care.
• Ensure individuals are treated with dignity and respect.
• Collaborate with other professionals and agencies in a person-centred approach, adhering to national guidelines and standards.

This role offers valuable skills development in delivering person-centred care.

Qualifications and Benefits

No essential qualifications? Don't worry! We provide comprehensive induction, full training, and funding for qualifications after probation.

Starting salary ranges from £24,790 to £25,183 (FTE), with enhancements for weekend and bank holiday work, overtime opportunities, and a generous holiday allowance. Additional benefits include:

• A career average pension scheme
• Enhanced pay rates for evenings/weekends
• Employee discounts on gym memberships, travel, media, entertainment, health, and more
• Access to Occupational Health and Wellbeing services
• Ongoing personal development opportunities

Application Process

Please ensure you read all guidance on the Council’s website for completing your application. You must meet all essential criteria to be shortlisted.

You must have the right to work in the UK and provide proof of this.

For further information, contact Margarita Crofts or Debbie Seaman at 07583962806 / 07464907721.

Contact and Additional Information

To learn more about the role, recruitment process, or working for Wakefield Council, contact Debbie Seaman.

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Safeguarding and Additional Requirements

Wakefield Council is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this responsibility.

The successful applicant will need to complete a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.

This role is subject to the Fluency Duty under the Immigration Act 2016.

Some positions may require a six-month probation period, unless internal.

Diversity and About Wakefield Council

We value diversity and encourage applications from all communities. We aim for an inclusive workplace that reflects our community.

Learn more about Wakefield Council here.

Application

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