Support Worker Hull - Full, Part time and Casual Hours

St Anne's Community Services; Kingston upon Hull; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Anne's Community Services seeks Support Workers in Hull to provide vital assistance to vulnerable adults. This role emphasizes compassion and flexibility, offering training and development opportunities. Candidates will support individuals in various daily tasks to enhance their quality of life.

Benefits

Rising annual leave to a maximum of 33 days

24 Hour Employee Assistance Programme

Ongoing training and career development

Cycle To Work scheme

Flexible working opportunities

Group Personal Pension Scheme

Discounted income protection scheme

Free car parking at most services

Free life assurance cover

Qualifications

• Genuine desire to help people.
• Good written and verbal English communication skills.
• Commitment to undertake necessary further training.

Responsibilities

• Supporting with household tasks like cleaning and shopping.
• Assisting clients with personal care including washing and dressing.
• Encouraging clients to follow agreed care plans.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal

Empathy

IT Skills

Education

No formal education required

Job description

Job Overview

Are you looking for a role where no two days are the same? Or how about a role where you can truly make an impact on someone’s life?

Life doesn’t stand still, and neither do we. We are looking for support workers across our services in the Hull area.

We are looking for candidates who have experience working with adults in the following specialisms:

• Autism
• Mental health
• Substance abuse
• Moderate complex difficulties
  
  

Our service work with some of the most vulnerable people in Hull and you will have the chance to support them in their own home and in the community.

We don’t believe in doing things the way they’ve always been done – instead we look for how things can be better, always putting our clients and people at the heart of what we do. Our vision is ‘A life without limits for the people we support’ which reflects our culture of a knowledgeable, passionate and dedicated workforce.

Main duties of the job

We need people who are passionate, supportive, patient and who love working with people! No prior experience in a care role is necessary however a positive, can-do attitude and a willingness to learn is a must!

Everyone is different but what stays the same is our commitment to offering high standards of care to all our clients regardless of their care needs – enabling them to live their best lives.

Tasks Can Include:

• Supporting with household and domestic tasks, such as laundry, shopping, cleaning, and financial transactions such as paying bills.
• Making meals, drinks, and snacks where necessary.
• Encouraging and enabling clients to follow agreed care plans.
• Assisting clients with getting up in the morning, providing personal care including washing / bathing and dressing; helping with undressing and going to bed in the evening, as well as providing help and ensuring medication is taken as required.
• Putting client’s wellbeing at the heart of the service, going the extra mile to ensure our clients can live their best lives and ensuring managers and key agencies are kept informed of progress.
  
  

Working for our organisation

St. Anne's wants to reward its employees for their hard work. Employee benefits include;

• Rising annual leave each year to a maximum of 33 days (including statutory holidays)
• 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

We offer full training together with recognised qualifications and, if you want to take your career in care a step further, we can help you progress into a management role.

All You Need Is:

• To be kind and friendly
• Good written and verbal English communication skills
• Commitment to undertake necessary further training
• A genuine desire to help people
• Reliability and flexibility
• The ability to use your initiative
• To remain calm under pressure
  
  

Example shift patterns can include 4-10pm.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Good knowledge of IT systems
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience working with rota system such as People Planner2
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience working in care setting - autism, mental health, substance, moderate complex
  
  

Desirable criteria

• drivers licence
  
  

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 work force. 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.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Support Worker JD (PDF, 151.6KB)
  
  

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name Sharon Fargher Job title Area Manager Email address [e-mail]