Casual Senior Support Worker - Bognor Regis, United Kingdom - WSCC

WSCC

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Bognor Regis, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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About Us
Our team at Hammonds Residential Home are looking for two Casual Senior Support Workers. At Hammonds we provide specialist care for up to 20 residents.

We can support a range of needs and specialise in areas such as Dementia, Younger Adults, Sensory Impairment (to name only a few).

We are also CQC registered for specialist care.

Why not have a look at our dedicated
Careers in adults' residential services, day opportunities and shared lives webpage to learn more about the difference you can make

About The Job Salary**:
£16.48 to £18.07 per hour (includes annual leave entitlement)

Working Pattern:
Monday - Friday (29 hours per week) Flexible shift patterns

Contract Length:
Casual

Location:
Hammonds, Bognor Regis

You will be providing outcome-based care and enabling our residents to maintain or improve skills of daily living, support the manager in the day-to-day management of the service, assuming responsibility for designated areas of work and supporting staff in encouraging service users to achieve their outcomes.

Your role will require you to work flexibly, including evenings and weekends, if necessary, to meet the needs of the service.

You'll also be required to sleep-in-on-call on a rota basis. You may also be asked to escort people on holiday. The work involves maintaining a daily caring relationship with service users that have mental and physical needs.

Experience and Skills
(These will be used as the shortlisting criteria)

Key Skills:

Excellent literacy and numeracy skills in to monitor budgets and document activities in care plans.
Ability to organise/prioritise work, coordinate a variety of tasks in a clear and logical way and meet agreed deadlines which minimise the disruption to the business.
Sound communication and interpersonal skills to interact effectively with a range of people and create effective working relationships.
Effective people and performance management skills and the ability to provide direction and motivate and inspire the team.
Excellent customer service skills and the ability to seek and introduce continuous improvement and innovation, for self and team. Ability to maintain a sympathetic and understanding attitude whilst dealing with challenging behaviour from service users and/or their families.

Qualifications and experience:

Minimum of 4 GCSEs, including English Language and Maths, or equivalent qualification or demonstrable equivalent comparable experience.
NVQ 3 in Care or equivalent qualification or demonstrable equivalent comparable experience.
Relevant organisational knowledge of systems, procedures and policies in specialist area e.g. protection of vulnerable adults, health and safety etc.
Significant experience of working with adults who have a wide range of disabilities.
Experience of involving service users and carers in planning, developing and evaluating services.
Please note a full description of all key skills can be found on 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.

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

24 days annual leave + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme
A range of flexible working options
Training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring
Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and Voluntary Health Cash Plans
Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centre
A range of discounts giving our staff access to hundreds of offers with the opportunity to save over £1,000 (Including: Argos, Samsung, ASOS, B&Q and many more)
Blue light card
A range of commuting and business travel discounts and initiatives

For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our**
Rewards and Benefits page.

Further Information
The reference number for this role is
CAFHE04309.

How to apply:

Please upload your CV (ensuring your CV covers any gaps in employment) and Cover Letter explaining:

How your skills and experience directly relate to the key skills listed on the job description:

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Your cover letter should be no longer than 1 page
Please ensure you explain how your skills and experience relate to the key skills listed on the job description.

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