Support Worker

Wiltshire Council; Chippenham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in Chippenham is seeking a Care Support Worker to provide person-centred care, supporting customers with personal care needs and engaging them in daily activities. The role emphasizes the importance of well-being, dignity, and independence. If you're passionate about making a difference in your community, apply now!

Qualifications

• Experience in providing personal care and support.
• Ability to promote well-being and dignity for customers.
• Understanding of safeguarding principles.

Responsibilities

• Support customers with personal care needs.
• Collaborate with customers to achieve outcomes.
• Engage in leisure and work activities with customers.

Skills

Person-centred care

Empathy

Teamwork

Job description

Salary and Hours

Salary: £13.47 - £13.90 per hour

Hours per week: 37 hours

Advert Information

Rolling advert: We're continuously reviewing and interviewing applicants weekly for this job posting. We will stop accepting applications when sufficient applications have been received.

About The Riverbank Day Service

The Riverbank Day Service – Promoting Health, Ensuring Care

We are passionate about our community and take pride in our work. We encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do – through trust and respect, empowering people to develop skills, collaborate and innovate to find solutions, be open, take responsibility, to listen and learn.

Role and responsibilities

At The Riverbank we provide care to customers throughout the year. As a Care Support Worker, you will perform your duties in a person-centred manner, promoting well-being, choices, dignity, and independence. You will support customers with personal care needs, social daily living skills and leisure or work activities.

The Day Service collaborates with customers to identify and achieve outcomes, supporting individuals in a variety of activities within the service or local community, 5 days a week.

Why us

Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a 'One Council' ethos. That’s why we focus on getting the things that matter to our people right.

Compliance

Under the Health and Social Care Act (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014, individuals involved in regulated activity must provide a full employment history and detail any gaps.

The council is committed to creating an environment of positive working relationships where everyone feels engaged, supported and able to thrive. Our Identity is a framework which sets out how we are all expected to lead, work and act to deliver our services. We will not tolerate discrimination, bullying or harassment of any kind. Everyone is expected to promote a culture of inclusion, dignity, trust and respect which is underpinned by our vision and Our Identity framework.

Additional information

For more details, contact Karen Rogerson, Team Leader, at [e-mail].

This role may be subject to certain successful security checks; please see the role description for more information.

We are firmly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and to the principles of inclusion and diversity in both employment and the delivery of services.