Support Worker

Isle of Wight Council; Ryde; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 32 days + holidays

Solent ferry travel discount

Island bus network discount

Cycle to work scheme

Discounted island sports & leisure gym

National/local discounts & benefits

Relocation scheme up to £8,000 (where)

Travel allowance for mainland commute

Job summary

The Adelaide Resource Centre in Ryde is seeking a Casual Support Worker to provide reablement and short-stay care for 23 residents. You will work directly with individuals to identify goals and foster independence, choosing shifts to fit your availability and supporting a do-with approach rather than a doing-for approach.

The role offers strong learning opportunities, supervision, and development support; Level 2 Diploma is encouraged and training is available if needed.

Qualifications

• Casual role delivering reablement and short-stay care.
• Good literacy and numeracy; training provided if needed.
• No guaranteed level 2 Diploma required, but support to achieve it.

Responsibilities

• Deliver reablement support alongside crisis and planned short stay care for residents.
• Identify and help residents achieve personal goals and independence.
• Work with individuals and colleagues to ensure services meet needs in a do-with approach.

Skills

Literacy & numeracy

Education

Level 2 Diploma

Job description

Salary Grade 4, £26,429 to £26,847 per annum pro-rata (actual salary £15,000.24 to £15,237.49) + Shift allowance

The Adelaide Resource Centre in Ryde is looking for a Support Worker to join us to deliver outstanding reablement support alongside crisis and planned short stay care to the 23 people who use our services.

You will work directly with the people staying at the home to identify and achieve their own goals and help them on their journey to independence. The role is a rewarding, dynamic and versatile and as a casual Support Worker, you will be able to choose shifts to meet your needs. You will be working with individuals and other colleagues ensuring the service we offer is effective to meet people’s needs in a ‘do with’ way rather than A ‘do for’.

We will provide you with unrivalled support through supervision and a fantastic learning and development offer. If you have a Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care, that’s great but if not, we will help you achieve it.

A good knowledge of literacy and numeracy is also essential but again, we can help you there if you need it.

• Annual leave entitlement of 32 days p/a PLUS public holidays!


• Discounted Solent ferry travel


• Island bus network discount


• Cycle to work scheme


• Discounted island sports & leisure gym membership


• National and local discounts & benefits schemes


• Relocation scheme of up to £8,000 may be available for some roles (subject to criteria)


• Travel allowance may be available if commuting from the mainland (subject to criteria)

The Isle of Wight Council currently does not have a license to sponsor overseas workers.

We actively promote the diversity of our workforce, and provide flexible working options (where appropriate) to support the different needs of our employees. We are an equal opportunities employer, proud to encourage applications from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities to better reflect the diversity within our local community.

We are a Disability Confident employer . Along with a number of commitments, this means, providing you meet the basic essential requirements of the advertised role and have declared yourself as disabled, you will be offered an opportunity for an interview within the council.

The Isle of Wight Council protects its employees from discrimination, and this is supported by;

The Isle of Wight Council’s Terms & Conditions of employment are available upon request. Please contact our recruitment team via [e-mail] if you would like to receive a copy.

The Isle of Wight Council reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than stated, if required. To ensure your application is considered, it is recommended to submit your application promptly.

Out of Hours Standby and Call Out. You may be asked to provide support in exceptional circumstances, outside of usual business hours. Unless stated otherwise in the job summary for the role this is not part of the department’s usual standby arrangements.