Social Care Assistant - Beaconsfield, United Kingdom - Buckinghamshire Council

Buckinghamshire Council
Buckinghamshire Council
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Beaconsfield, United Kingdom

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Description

Salary
£23,365 - £26,247


Reference number
BUC11430


Contract type
Permanent


Working hours
Part Time


Level of DBS check required
Enhanced


Date posted
8 Apr 2024, 11 p.m.


Application deadline
30 Apr 2024


Overview:


Are you passionate about supporting people's independence and promoting wellbeing? Are you
helpful, patient and caring by nature? If so,
then we want to hear from you

We have a truly fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic Social Care Assistant to join our Seeleys Day Centre Service based in Beaconsfield.


We are looking for dedicated individuals who can provide high quality direct care and support to residents within our day centre, focusing on personal wellbeing outcomes and individual wishes, to achieve strength-based support.


Salary:
£23,365 - £26,247 pro rata. In addition, you'll receive a
'Golden Hello' one off lump-sum payment of £1000 paid on successful completion of your probationary period (payment will be pro rata for part time hours)


Working hours: 24 hours a week. Please note the service operates 24 hours/365 days a year. Working pattern will be discussed at interview.


About us:


We have day centres across Burnham, Aylesbury, Chesham, Beaconsfield and Buckingham with each centre offering short break day services to vulnerable adults and supporting them to live independent, full lives.


Our day centres offer a number of services, some being more specialised, but the core function of all of our centres is to provide support and care to clients and their families so they can learn new skills, meet new people and develop their independence through a variety of activities.

**Here's what Stephanie had to say
_'Every single day that I go to work I make a positive difference in someone's life. My work has true meaning, and even if I've had a challenging day, I know that I've made a positive contribution'._

If you'd like to hear from some of our current adult social care employees, take a look at our Bucks Careers pages Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram


About the role:

As a Social Care Assistant working within our day centre, you will be supporting adults with learning disabilities and physical disabilities to provide them with personal care, feeding, employment support, domestic skills and activities such as arts and crafts, music and drama, and much more

No two days will be the same as you meet a variety of people and support their individual needs.

Some of the work you will carry out include:


  • Providing people with information and advice in relation to care and support and assistance in accessing care and support through various means.
  • Ensuring an agreed plan meets individual's care and support outcomes needs and to empower the individual to access early intervention and preventative services.
  • Informing senior colleagues and adhere to safeguarding procedure of any concerns which arise in relation to the safety of vulnerable adults.
  • Working in partnership with individuals, carers, service providers, voluntary sector and other professionals.
  • Providing personal care for individuals, this may include but is not limited to dressing, toileting, washing and general housekeeping.
Please see job summary attached for full details.


About you:

By joining us, you will be part of something bigger. You will meet a variety of people, supporting their individual needs to make a real difference every single day. Plus, as an employee of Buckinghamshire Council, we support you, your career development and your progression.


Naturally, you will be a great people person, able to deliver practical care and support to an agreed plan, within the community or as part of a CQC regulated function, using own initiative to problem solve utilising remote management oversight, where required.

This may involve undertaking a specialist role that requires specific training (e.g. autism services) or undertaking and administering personal care and/or medication. You may also hold a minimum Level 2 Care Certificate.


On occasion you may be required to work at our other day centres so the ability to be flexible along with being able to travel is an essential requirement.


Fixed:


As a 'fixed' worker, you'll spend most of your time in the same location, which will likely be a fixed office or location where your role is performed.

Typically, you'll be based in the same location as the rest of your team, because you provide a particular service from that fixed location or need access to information there.


Other information:

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

  • All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
  • All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
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