Support Worker – Multiple Posts - Gouldings Resource Centre

isleofwightjobs.com; Romsey; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

The Isle of Wight Council is hiring Support Workers to join their team at the Gouldings Resource Centre, providing vital care and support to individuals on their journey to independence. With flexible full-time or part-time hours available, successful candidates will benefit from a comprehensive support training program, a competitive salary, and numerous staff benefits, including generous holiday entitlements and pension schemes.

Benefits

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

Local Government pension scheme

Discounted Solent ferry travel

Island bus network discount

Cycle to work scheme

Staff parking permit 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

Travel allowance may be available if commuting from the mainland

Qualifications

• Level 2 diploma in health and social care preferred, but not mandatory.
• Good literacy and numeracy skills are essential.
• Supportive and communicative nature to assist clients effectively.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with individuals to help achieve their goals.
• Provide Reablement support alongside Crisis and Respite Care.
• Assist in a 'do with' rather than 'do for' approach.

Skills

Good knowledge of literacy and numeracy

Communication skills

Empathy

Teamwork

Education

Level 2 diploma in health and social care

Job description

Full-time or part-time hours per week considered

Multiple positions available

We are recruiting up to 4 permanent Support Workers at Goldings Resource Centre to distribute our vacant hours; we are open to consider both part-time or full-time requests and happy to discuss weekly hours with applicants.

Following significant investment, our newly refurbished Gouldings Resource Centre in Freshwater is looking for Support Workers. A scenic 20-minute journey from Newport and directly on a main bus route, we are looking to recruit permanent team members to join us to deliver outstanding Reablement support alongside Crisis and Respite 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. You will be working with individuals and their 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.

For Further information, please contact the Gouldings Resource Centre on 01983 433192 and request to speak to the Deputy or Registered Manager.

Alternatively, to discuss the role you can email Caroline King [e-mail]

Join #TeamIWC and you'll receive our staff benefits package, including:

• Annual leave entitlement of 32 days p/a PLUS public holidays!
• Local Government pension scheme
• Discounted Solent ferry travel
• Island bus network discount
• Cycle to work scheme
• Staff parking permit 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)

Find out more about working for the Isle of Wight Council and living on the Island.

For ALL vacancies:

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 aDisability 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;

unacceptable behaviour policy

employee code of conduct

our values, culture and inclusivity

The Isle of Wight Council’s Terms & Conditions of employment are available upon request. Please contact our recruitment team [e-mail] 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.

For support completing your online application or for further information on how to apply, phone [phone] or [e-mail] applications submitted online by the closing date will be accepted.

We often receive a high volume of applicants for our vacancies. If you do not hear from the recruiting manager within three weeks of the closing date, we regret that your application will not have been successful on this occasion. Please revisit our job page for alternate posts that may be suitable.