Residential Social Care Worker - Adults

Together Trust Centre; Hazel Grove; Sur place; GBP 24 000 - 29 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Annual leave 27 days + 8 bank holidays

Pension scheme and death in service

Sick pay and family friendly policies

Training and development opportunities

Wellbeing initiatives

Blue Light card eligibility

Discount platform

Long service awards

Résumé du poste

Together Trust Centre in Hazel Grove is seeking a Residential Social Care Worker to join the Adult Residential Care team. You will work 37.5 hours per week across a 7-day rota, with shifts including weekends.

Salary starts at £26,230 per year with biennial increments and additional sleep-in and weekend pay provisions. You will support individuals with physical, clinical, health, emotional and social needs, promoting independence while maintaining a safe, caring environment.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in an adult residential setting.
• Ability to write reports with good organisational and time management skills.
• Good understanding of English and careful completion of care plans and paperwork.

Responsabilités

• Provide care for individuals with physical, clinical, health, and social needs.
• Administer medication and assist with moving and handling and personal care.
• Follow care plans and complete forms for planning meetings and reviews.
• Attend meetings, supervisions, and training; undertake community activities with residents.

Connaissances

Adult residential setting experience

Description du poste

Together we make a difference, develop and learn, and support each other. Every day with us is different, but our mission remains the same: To champion the rights, needs and ambitions of the people we support - they are at the heart of everything we do. We stand by them and we work together for change. Whether that’s helping people to live independently, or creating spaces to learn, work and play, you’ll be making sure adults with disabilities or complex health needs have a chance to thrive, right in the heart of their local communities.

We have an opportunity for a Residential Social Care Worker (RSCW) to join our Adult Residential Care team in Hazel Grove.

Hours – 37.5 hours per week (working 5 shifts each week over a 7-day rota, candidates must have the flexibility of working any day of the week – including weekends.) Starting Salary - £26,230.00 (£13.45 ph) with biennial incrementsSalary Enhancement - Sleep in payment of £107.60 per sleep. Enhanced pay of time and a quarter for weekend shifts hours worked.

About the position….You will work as part of the Adult residential care team providing support for individuals with their physical, clinical, health, emotional and social needs with an emphasis on promoting independence. The core tasks of a Residential Social Care Worker are to provide a caring, safe, secure and accepting environment that meets the physical, health, social needs and rights of the residents. Support includes ventilation, tracheostomy, gastrointestinal tract support and peg feeding. A major part of this role is the administration of medication, moving and handling and personal care. You will follow hospital care plans and processes therefore completing and updating of these forms in a concise manner is a requirement of the role. Due to the intensity of the service users, you must have a good understanding of English and be happy to complete all the paperwork and care plans to a good quality. The postholder will assist with the assessments of need and formulation of plans considering the wishes, feelings and Best Interests of the residents. You will undertake direct work that is designed to meet the needs of agreed care plans, enabling residents to reach their full potential. A number of administrative hours will be spent attending meetings, supervisions/appraisals, training and annual residents reviews. The RSCW will also undertake activities with the residents within the community. You will maintain accurate and up-to-date records of the work undertaken with the residents, completing written reports for planning meetings and statutory reviews. A part of this role is to undertake a range of domestic duties, including cooking and some cleaning ensuring compliance with health and safety policies.

What can you bring to the team?...... We are seeking a Residential Social Care Worker who has previous experience of working in an adult residential setting and working unsociable hours. Do you have flexibility to respond to the needs of the service and residents along with good communication and interpersonal skills? We are seeking individuals who have an ability to write reports with good organisational and time management skills.

Benefits

• Annual Leave 27 day holiday plus 8 days bank holidays rising to 30 after 5 years, 33 days after 10 years
• Generous pension scheme and death in service benefit , up to 7% company pension contributions and up to 6 x basis salary death in service
• Occupational sick pay and family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave
• Reward and Discount platform offering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances etc.
• Eligibility to apply for Blue Light card
• Proud to be a real living wage employer
• Refer a friend scheme, be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us
• Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including apprenticeship qualifications
• Long service awards including cash gifts and extra holiday.
• Promotion of Wellbeing across the organisation including Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeing support from trained colleague and free weekly yoga session in person or online
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme for you and adults at your home

Equal Opportunity

Applications are very welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or socio-economic background.

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments for disabled people. We positively encourage applications from those with lived experience. If there is any part of your lived experience you want to keep confidential in some way please talk to the Recruitment or HR shared service teams and we will do what we can do to support you

Safeguarding

The Together Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support and expects all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding checks will be undertaken for the successful candidate in line with our safer recruitment policy, including an Enhanced DBS check (at no cost to yourself).This role will involve regulated activity.