Support worker adult LD

City of York Council; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Local Government Pension Scheme

Health & wellbeing initiatives

Flexible working

Learning & development

Job summary

City of York Council is seeking a dedicated Support Worker for the Short Break Service at Flaxman Ave. You will help adults with learning disabilities and/or autism in a six-bed, supportive environment. Role involves personal care, daily living support, and promoting independence.

The post requires compassion, integrity, and ability to work as part of a team; training and DBS checks are included, with shift patterns and allowances outlined.

Qualifications

• Care experience is desirable but not essential.
• Care Certificate training will be available and there is opportunity to work toward level 2/3 in care.

Responsibilities

• Assist with cooking and cleaning.
• Support with washing and personal care.
• Assist with managing finances if required.
• Support with medication as needed.
• Assist with moving and positioning and wheelchair users.
• Support service users with complex health needs.
• Support individuals whose behaviour can present challenges.

Skills

Compassion

Teamwork

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Job description

We are looking for caring, compassionate and hands on people to join our team at 77 Flaxman Ave, Short Break Service for adults with a Learning/Physical Disability and/or Autism.

Flaxman Avenue is a six bedded homely environment where our customers can come for a short stay tailored to meet their needs.

Our aim for the people you will be supporting is to promote and work towards develop independence skills to have as much control over their own lives as possible.

On a daily basis, you may be involved in supporting with the following activities:

• Cooking and cleaning
• Washing and personal care
• Managing finances, if required
• Supporting with medication
• Moving and positioning
• Supporting wheelchair users
• Supporting service users with complex health needs.
• Work with people whose behaviour’ s can challenge

The role of Support Worker is an invaluable one: it is rewarding, complex and challenging and you will play an essential role in providing support and direct care to adults with Learning Disability and/or Autism who may display behaviours that challenge.

You will need to have good organisational skills and be able to work as part of a Team as well as being able to use your own initiative. It’s of hight importance that you have the compassion and integrity to treat people with dignity and respect.

Care experience, whether it be caring for a family member or professionally along with having is desirable but not essential as Care Certificate training will be available along with the opportunity to work towards level 2/3 qualification in care if you do not already have one.

Please note, we do not have a sponsorship licence to sponsor individuals for visas to work in the UK, therefore we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role

This post is not suitable as a job share opportunity.

As this role is public facing, applicants will need to demonstrate, at interview, their competency to converse and provide advice and guidance to members of the public, in spoken English to CEFR level C2: Can express themselves spontaneously at length with a natural conversational flow, avoiding or backtracking around any difficulty so smoothly that the person with whom they are conversing is hardly aware of it.

City of York Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. We require the successful candidate to undertake an enhanced Criminal Record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Contract hours, full and part time can consist of the following shift patterns

• Weekdays - 7am – 10am, 3pm – 9pm
• Weekends – 7am – 3pm + 3pm – 9pm
• 3 week rolling rota, one full weekend off in 3 - there is a need for flexibility around the working week to meet the needs of the service

Flaxman Avenue Allowances :-

• Shift work allowance for every contract hour worked - £0.70p
• Weekend allowance 10% of base hourly rate
• Night allowance from 7pm – 7am 10% of base hourly rate
• Overtime (after 37hrs) allowance £4.37
• Bank holidays double base hourly rate

The Council is committed to investing in the talent and wellbeing of our staff and can offer a generous annual leave allowance, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, comprehensive Health & Wellbeing initiatives and a reward package which recognises your contribution. We can offer flexible working practices, community engagement and volunteer activities and, as part of our commitment to you, promote continuous Learning & Development. In addition, we also offer a growing range of discounts, rewards and savings.

For further information or an informal discussion please contact

Sheralee Jones – Registered Manager

[e-mail]

Work mobile - 07766420353

Closing date: 4 October 2026 at 12 midnight

Interview dates: To be confirmed with each applicant