Peripatetic Support Assistant x2

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

Job summary

This innovative firm is looking for a dedicated Care & Support Assistant to join their Peripatetic Service. In this rewarding role, you will provide essential care to individuals, promoting their independence and dignity. Working 24.50 hours per week, you'll be part of a compassionate team that ensures the highest quality of care. With a comprehensive induction and training provided, this position offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful difference in people's lives while enjoying enhanced pay rates for evenings and weekends. Join a supportive environment that values your personal development and well-being.

Benefits

Career average pension scheme

Enhanced pay rates for evenings/weekends

Employee Benefits scheme

Access to Occupational Health services

Comprehensive Induction Programme

26 days holiday

Qualifications

• No specific qualifications required; training provided.
• Ability to work in a person-centred way.

Responsibilities

• Promote independence and deliver quality care to service users.
• Work alongside professionals to ensure dignity and respect.

Skills

Caring

Compassionate

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Care qualifications (to be funded)

Job description

Are you caring, compassionate, and friendly?

Do you want to make a difference to someone’s life, 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 a Care & Support Assistant, working 24.50 hours per week in Sherwood Court. This essential service works 7 days per week, 52 weeks a year, providing the best possible quality of care in the community.

The successful person will be prepared to work a 2-week rota which includes evening shifts (15:00-23:00). The hours of work are on a rota basis, and the position does include weekends and bank holidays with enhanced rates of pay and opportunities for overtime.

Want to know more?

To enable service users to remain in their own homes by promoting independence and delivering a quality service.

To ensure individuals are treated with dignity and respect and to work alongside other professionals and agencies in a person-centred way to deliver effective services by working within national guidelines and standards.

The position will help you gain invaluable skills to deliver person-centred care at every opportunity.

Make a difference to someone’s life – give them your care!

If you don’t have the essential qualifications for the position, don’t worry!

The successful candidate will be given a comprehensive induction programme, full training to deliver high standards of care, and we will fund the qualification for you on successful completion of the probation period.

With a starting salary of £24,790 to £25,183 (FTE), enhancements for weekend and bank holiday working, plus overtime opportunities and 26 days holiday, why wouldn’t you want to choose a career in care?

There are lots of other benefits which make up our overall employee package too, such as:

• A career average pension scheme
• Enhanced rates of pay for evenings/weekends
• Employee Benefits scheme such as discounted gym membership, travel cards, and discounts and offers across media and telecoms, entertainment, health and leisure, services for your home, shopping, food and drink, and vehicle benefits
• Access to Occupational Health including Health and Wellbeing Services
• A comprehensive Induction Programme, regular one-to-one meetings, and a strong commitment to your personal development

Please ensure you read all guidance available on the Council’s website about how to complete your application form, remembering you must meet all essential criteria to be shortlisted.

You must have the right to work in the UK and bring evidence along to prove this.

Want to Know More?

If you would like to know more about the role, the recruitment process, or working for Wakefield Council, feel free to contact Debbie Seaman.

Tel: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]

To apply please click the Apply Now link below.