Support Worker - Croft House - Part time 30 Hours

St Annes Community Services; Horsforth; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading support service provider in Horsforth is seeking an enthusiastic Support Worker to provide care and assistance to clients. This role involves personal care, creating support plans, and helping clients to achieve their aspirations. Successful applicants will have experience in personal care and strong communication skills. This position offers flexible working hours with part-time options available.

Benefits

20 days annual leave

24 Hour Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle To Work scheme

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering personal care is essential.
• Understanding of maintaining accurate written and numerical records.
• Ability to undertake a wide range of personal care and domestic duties.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality care and support to clients.
• Prepare person-centred support plans with clients.
• Support clients to live as independently as possible.

Skills

Personal care

Communication

Teamwork

Record keeping

Flexibility

Job description

Our services in Horsforth assist clients 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We require enthusiastic, caring individuals to support our clients with personal care, social events including trips out and supporting with domestic duties. We have a variety of shifts including days and weekends. As a Support Worker, you will provide high quality care and support to our clients to enable them to live their best life. You will be passionate in making a difference to our client's lives, helping them to fulfil their aspirations and ambitions. This homely service is set in Leeds (LS18) close to public transport routes. We have part time hours available (30 hours and 24 hours per week). There are elements of personal care at some of these services. St Anne's Community Services has become one of the largest and most respected charities in the North of England. Bringing creativity and a can‑do approach, all our employees embody our values being Person‑Centred, Respectful, Open, Understanding and Dedicated (PROUD). We support nearly 2,000 vulnerable adults in specialist residential, supported living and outreach services, enabling them through exceptional care and support to live their best possible life.

• Person Centred - Prepare person‑centred support plans with clients which reflect their views and aspirations and respect their beliefs and opinions, reviewing and amending them as necessary and considering the client's changing needs and wishes.
• Respectful - Support clients to fulfil their aspirations, supporting them to live as independently as possible, in accordance with their skills and abilities. This may include accompanying them on social visits and events, supporting them with their interests and hobbies, promoting choice, arranging activities and outings, and developing their skills and knowledge.
• Open - Communicate in an open and transparent way with clients and other team members, acting with integrity and doing what you say that you will do. Support quality inspection processes, cooperating with on‑site inspectors in relation to information requests.
• Understanding - Where required to provide personal care to clients in a way that respects their choices and dignity, including assistance with washing, bathing, toileting, and continence.
• Dedicated - Keep appropriate, accurate records, including daily notes, with full involvement of the client. Work always in accordance with Health and Safety requirements, such as Manual Handling, Food Hygiene, Fire Safety, infection control, and Risk Assessment procedures.

Working for our organisation St. Anne's wants to reward its employees for their hard work.

• 20 days annual leave excluding bank holidays, raising +1 day for each year of service, capped at 25 days
• 24 Hour Employee Assistance Programme
• Continuous opportunities for ongoing training and career development
• Cycle To Work scheme
• Refer A Friend recruitment initiative
• Flexible working opportunities (where applicable) upon successful completion of probation period
• Group Personal Pension Scheme
• Discounted income protection scheme
• Free car parking at most services
• Free life assurance cover

Detailed job description and main responsibilities.

• Willing to provide an appropriate level of care and support to clients, in accordance with their care plan including personal care.
• Understanding of the importance of maintaining accurate written and numerical records.
• Ability to undertake a wide range of personal care and domestic duties (specific to each service).
• Able to carry out the physical requirements of the role including but not limited to climbing stairs/using hoists/pushing wheelchairs/moving people/night work. Adjustments will be considered in line with the Equality Act where these criteria cannot be met due to a disability.
• Understand or willing to learn how to use computer packages (such as Word, Outlook and the Internet) and to undertake relevant training and qualification in care if required.
• Able to work cooperatively as a team member.
• Able to liaise and communicate effectively with carers, families, inspectors and other external stakeholders.
• UK Driving licence is desirable but not essential.
• Experience of delivering personal care is essential.

St. Anne's is working to actively promote equality, diversity and inclusion. We want people from underrepresented groups such as disabled, black and ethnic minority, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans, and non‑binary (LGBTQ+) communities to apply for all our roles. St. Anne's is a Disability Confident employer. We are actively working to recruit and retain people with disabilities and long‑term health conditions into our workforce. If you are an applicant who has a disability, you will be offered an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the job. Please contact recruitment on 0113 243 5151 opt 3 if you require any reasonable adjustments.