Support Worker G5

West Sussex County Council; Worthing; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

West Sussex County Council in Worthing is recruiting for a Grade 5 Support Worker in a residential setting to support people with high care needs and promote independence and community engagement. The role involves personal care, moving and handling, and safe administration of medicines.

The post requires English communication with the public and a commitment to safeguarding, with DBS checks and references as part of the process.

Qualifications

• GCSEs including English Language and Maths required.
• NVQ / Diploma Level 3 in care desirable.
• Knowledge of safeguarding and health & safety.
• Teamwork experience in care settings desirable.
• Willingness to undertake an apprenticeship level 3 diploma desirable.
• Manual handling knowledge desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care to the people we support.
• Assist with moving and handling as required (hoist, wheelchair transfers).
• Administer medications safely as directed by care plans.
• Maintain daily caring relationship with service users and support independence.
• Support daily living skills and community engagement.

Skills

Relationship building

Organisation & prioritisation

Clear communication

Literacy & numeracy

Financial requests

Situation assessment

Education

GCSEs including English & Maths

NVQ / Diploma Level 3 in care

Knowledge of safeguarding/health & safety

Teamwork experience

Manual handling knowledge

Job description

The Opportunity

Salary: £27,274-£27,709 per annum, £14.14-£14.36 hourly rate depending on experience

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: Full time

Number of positions: 2

Location: Stanhope Lodge, Worthing

Please see link to the job description for this role: Grade 5 Support Worker

You will work as part of a team based within a residential setting where the key aim is to support people with high levels of dependency or complex needs and enable every person to be engaged in their local community to the best of their ability. For some of the people supported, this could be through a time-limited programme of targeted support to build confidence and help develop skills for independent living.

The purpose of this role is to encourage and stimulate the people we support, through the provision of outcome-based care, that promotes independence, community engagement, enables them to develop and/or maintain daily living skills and to attend to their physical, social, mental and emotional needs, ensuring comfort, safety and wellbeing and having choice and control.

You will maintain a daily caring relationship with the people we support who have mental and physical health needs and may become agitated at times. The role provides personal care to a range of people. This is also an active role and there will be some requirements for moving and handling e.g. assisting people to walk, moving people between a wheelchair and chair using a hoist, etc. There will be a role in administering medication safely, and some key lead areas to support the senior team. There may be a need to work evenings or weekends in order to meet the needs of the service. There is a regular and intrinsic requirement to communicate in English with members of the public.

About You

Cover the key skills/experience/quals here:

(These will be used as the shortlisting criteria)

Key Skills

• Ability to build relationships with people and ensure the views of people are heard and that their needs are met.
• Ability to organise/prioritise work, co-ordinate a variety of tasks in a clear and logical way and meet agreed deadlines.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills in order to provide clear and concise specialist advice and guidance to a range of people.
• Good literacy and numeracy skills in order to interpret written material and create written reports.
• Ability to undertake any necessary financial requests for the people we support.
• Ability to assess situations and recognise the need to report situations to managers.

Qualifications And/or Experience

• Minimum of 4 GCSE's including English Language and Maths or equivalent qualification or demonstrable equivalent comparable experience.
• NVQ / Diploma Level 3 in care or equivalent qualification, or willing to undertake an apprenticeship level 3 diploma - Desirable
• Relevant knowledge of systems, procedures, policies and legislation appropriate to specialist area e.g. protection of vulnerable adults, health and safety, learning disabilities, residential services etc.
• Basic Health and Safety knowledge.
• Understanding of manual handling - Desirable
• Demonstrable successful experience of working as part of a team.
• Previous experience of working in a care setting and with people who have a disability, or vulnerable people - Desirable

For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the job description

Rewards and Benefits

As an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance and are rewarded for the work they do.

For a full list, please visit our Rewards and Benefits page.

About Us

Stanhope Lodge - Worthing | Residential services - learning disabilities | West Sussex Connect to Support

Further information

The reference number for this role is 241.

For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Tracy Wheeler at [e-mail]

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, 5 years of satisfactory references and health check.

Internal candidates wishing to apply for this role will be considered for a secondment position. Please can you therefore discuss and agree this with your manager before applying for this position.

Equity, inclusion, accessibility and diversity is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all cultures, ethnicities, identities, backgrounds and lived experiences, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.

Any candidates wishing to apply for this position, who would require sponsorship can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) for the post by assessing their circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.

We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our application help page.