Social Care Assistants (Community based)

Buckinghamshire Council; England; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Buckinghamshire Council is seeking Social Care Assistants who are dedicated to enhancing the well-being of residents. This position involves providing personalized care to individuals in their homes, ensuring they achieve their personal care goals while supporting their independence. Flexible hours are available, and benefits include a Golden Hello payment and various wellbeing initiatives.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Employee Assistance Programme

Health and well-being initiatives

Discounted gym memberships

Pension Scheme enrollment

Travel discounts with Arriva

Qualifications

• Great people skills, capable of delivering practical care.
• Ability to use initiative in problem-solving.
• Willingness to undergo specialist training.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care including dressing, washing, and toileting.
• Support clients in accessing care services.
• Follow safeguarding procedures to ensure client safety.

Skills

Empathy

Problem Solving

Communication

Job description

Social Care Assistants (Community based)

Location: Buckinghamshire, County Wide

We are looking for a dedicated individuals who can provide high quality direct care and support to residents within, focusing on personal wellbeing outcomes and individual wishes, to achieve strength-based support.

Positions Available:

• Part-time and full-time roles available. Please specify your preference in your application.

Work Patterns:

• Full-time: 37 hours per week, including alternate weekends and shifts between 7 am – 10 pm.
• Part-time: To be agreed with the hiring manager, but will include every other weekend.

Additional Benefits:

• In addition to the advertised salary, you will receive a ‘Golden Hello’ one-off lump-sum payment of £1000 upon successful completion of your probationary period. This payment will be pro rata'd for part time hours.

About us

The Home Independence service supports individuals to regain their independence following illness, disability, or recent stay in hospital. We work with clients in their homes, identifying whether they now have difficulties with self-care or performing daily activities. We provide a goal-based assessment for each client and alongside them to support the achievement of their goals, using technology-enabled care devices and occupational therapy aids to enable them to achieve independence.

The team works closely with healthcare professionals, carers, clients and their families to develop suitable packages of support, designed to enhance client independence and meet their needs. We supply advice on specialist equipment options, monitor client progress and make necessary adjustments if required. If you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment alongside individuals who care about the wellbeing of our residents, the Home Independence team may be for you.

About the role

No two days will be the same as you meet a variety of people and support their individual needs. Some of the work you will carry out includes.

• Providing people with information and advice in relation to care and support and assistance in accessing care and support through various means.
• Working as part a CQC Registered service in the community, maintaining a high degree of autonomy and utilising own initiative in delivering compliant care and support independently.
• Ensuring an agreed plan meets individual’s care and support outcomes needs and to empower the individual to access early intervention and preventative services.
• Informing senior colleagues and adhere to safeguarding procedure of any concerns which arise in relation to the safety of vulnerable adults.
• Working in partnership with individuals, carers, service providers, voluntary sector and other professionals.
• Providing personal care for individuals, this may include but is not limited to dressing, toileting, washing and general housekeeping.

About you

Naturally, you will be a great people person, caring and empathetic as well as being able to deliver practical care and support to an agreed plan. You will use your own initiative to problem solve and utilise remote management oversight, where required.

You may need to undertake a specialist role that requires specific training, such as Autism services or undertaking and administering medication. Full training will be provided and there are opportunities to progress within the service.

Please see job summary attached for full details.

Other information

Please note, these positions are community based, not day centre based. Therefore a full UK driving licence is essential and having access to a vehicle. The post holder will be entitled to a car user allowance and a 45p per mile mileage claim allowance (HMRC mileage allowance).

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020 and 2023).

We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please be advised to submit your application as early as possible.

Buckinghamshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk.

Our values

We have a set of values, which our employees have chosen, that represent what we are – Proud, Ambitious, Collaborative and Trustworthy.

By joining us, you can expect:

• a fair and inclusive culture
• the chance to really make a difference to those around you
• health and well-being initiatives including an Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and mindfulness workshops
• a unified voice through our Employee Representative Group
• ongoing support, and the opportunity to develop and progress in your career with us
• opportunities to take part in fun activities such as fundraising and social events

We know that our biggest strength comes from the people that work for us, and that’s why we’re working hard to ensure we continue to be an accessible and inclusive organisation.

From dedicated staff networks overseen by our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Steering Group, to proudly standing as a Disability Confident employer, it’s important to us that all our colleagues feel engaged, listened to, and valued. Our offer of flexible working empowers a productive and happy workforce and allows employees to combine work with other responsibilities and commitments.

We believe our workforce should reflect the diverse communities we service in Buckinghamshire, and are looking for like-minded individuals to join us in promoting equality, fairness, and inclusion for everyone.

We recognise and reward you

Hard work and success deserves recognition. That’s why we pride ourselves on the benefits we give our people. We actively encourage a good work-life balance and promote flexible and agile working arrangements. We provide discounts on various Cafés, restaurants, shops, Microsoft Home Use Programme, and auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme. We also offer the opportunity to gain membership to Costco. We have discounted gym memberships, Travel discounts with Arriva and much more.