Personal Wellbeing Assistants

Stoke-on-Trent City Council; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous holidays

Defined local authority pension scheme

Annual leave purchase scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Lifestyle discounts

Job summary

Stoke-on-Trent City Council is seeking a Personal Wellbeing Assistant to provide care in adults’ own homes. The role includes personal care, assisting with medications, and supporting with meals and drinks.

It is a part-time position, 21 hours per week, with a rota that includes weekends and evening shifts from 4 pm to 10 pm. Applicants should have a genuine interest in delivering high-quality care that respects privacy, dignity, choice and independence.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and support in adults' own homes
• Assist with medication and meals/drinks
• Work on a rota including weekends and evening shifts (4pm-10pm)
• Travel across the city as required
• Complete induction and accredited training with the council

Job description

A Personal Wellbeing Assistant will provide all aspects of care in a person's own home. See below:

This may include personal care, assist with medication, support with meals and drinks. You will be required to have a genuine interest and commitment to providing high quality care and support to adults in promoting their privacy, dignity, choice and independence. These are part time positions only, working 21 hours per week and therefore the salary will be pro rata as shown above. You will be required to work on a rota basis which will include weekends. This post includes working evening shifts 4 pm- 10pm; we predominately require evening shifts. The role will require you to be able to travel across the city. A rolling programme of induction and accredited training opportunities will build your confidence and enable you to reach your full potential. Also, from within the council you will offered a comprehensive framework of core skills and knowledge.

Stoke-on-Trent City Council is a unitary authority employing approximately 4,600 staff who deliver 700 services to more than 260,000 residents. Our city comprises of six towns: Burslem, Fenton, Hanley, Longton, Stoke and Tunstall. We are a city of strengths, with a proud heritage and bright future. We have undergone significant changes over the last few years. New ways of working have already transformed many service areas and we are determined to continue to develop more innovative approaches to ensure that we can maximise the benefits of transformation.

Our city

Although the 13th largest city in the UK, Stoke-on-Trent is rapidly outstripping a number of parts of the country with our economic growth and recovery.

Stoke-on-Trent is a city with a strong sense of civic pride - we've been voted the kindest city in the UK - and a place where you'll receive a hugely warm welcome. We have a rich and diverse culture, steeped in our prestigious industrial heritage as the celebrated 'world capital of ceramics'. But we don't just want to celebrate our proud past - we firmly believe that Stoke-on-Trent's best years are ahead of it. We are determined to raise aspirations and match them with high-quality education and health provision, as well as improved opportunities to secure fulfilling and well-paid work. Through uniting social and economic opportunities, we are maximising the full power of the city council as a secure and steadfast institution within the city.

When you work for Stoke-on-Trent City Council you'll be helping to improve the lives and wellbeing of our residents. We'll provide you with support, learning opportunities and flexible working options and some amazing benefits including;

• a competitive salary
• generous holidays
• an excellent defined local authority benefit pension scheme
• annual leave purchase scheme
• cycle to work schemes just to name a few
• We also have access to lifestyle benefits which offer a wide range of discounts such as family days out, travel, retail and many more.

Our commitment to you

Vibrancy and diversity are two of Stoke-on-Trent's greatest assets. A city founded on creative endeavour should value and celebrate the multitude of voices, ideas and identities that shape its culture. We are committed to creating a culture which is truly inclusive, where all staff feel valued, listened to, supported and able to do their work to the best of their abilities at all times. And we must ensure that our decisions and policies nurture and empower communities across our city and do not inadvertently disadvantage groups and individuals that we want to help to thrive.

Our approach to Equality and Diversity is an invitation to all our communities to work with and for us so we can continue to improve how we deliver services residents need.

Our employee networks are inclusive, open forums for colleagues with similar lived experiences. They allow staff to meet, support and mentor each other, alongside being a voice for under-represented groups to advise and support the organisation when developing policies and services.