Job summary
Salary: £13.47 - £13.90 per hour (plus 10% unsocial hours)
Hours per week: 37 & 35 hours
Rolling advert: We are continuously reviewing and interviewing applicants weekly for this job posting. We will stop accepting applications when sufficient applications have been received.
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Wiltshire Support at Home - Your home, Our Support, Your Independence
If you are passionate about making a real difference to peoples lives and looking to start your career in the care industry, this is the perfect opportunity for you. We believe in nurturing talent from within, offering extensive training, progression and diploma opportunities available.
Wiltshire Support at Home offers short-term service for hospital discharges and individuals needing support at home, as part of a rapid response.
We are seeking individuals with a genuine passion for helping others who are available on a rota basis between 7am to 10pm 365 days a year. Showcase your caring and friendly attitude.
Embrace teamwork while thriving independently and be part of our vision to work with people in the community to live the best life they can.
Main duties of the job
Wiltshire Support at Home is a small service delivering on-going support and care to customers living
in rural areas in the North of Wiltshire. The service provides on-going support to customers but
focuses also on promoting independence and the wellbeing of the customer, the service encourages
customer to be as independent as possible whilst recognising that this group of people will still
require some support and care.
The overall responsibilities of the Wiltshire Support at Home Service are:
To work with customers and carers/families to identify goals and design creative support
plans to achieve them.
To connect customers with local resources and facilities.
To operate within legal frameworks and defined budgets for social care.
For more details, please contact Emily Vickery, Team Leader via email at Emily.Vickery@wiltshire.gov.uk
About us
Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a 'One Council' ethos. That is why we focus on getting the things that matter to our people right.
While we welcome applications from job seekers who require skilled worker sponsorship, we are not able to issue a defined certificate of sponsorship due to limitations in our sponsorship capacity.
If you have applied for this role within the last six months, you do not need to reapply. Your application will remain on file and will be considered.
Please download and read the role description and person specification (please see attached) carefully before you apply.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Under the guidance and supervision of the Senior Support Worker (and from time to time other
members of the service management team).
Your role will be to support the customers with personal care, food preparation and daily living
activities.
Specific duties and responsibilities include:
Work with customers to support them manage and maintain where possible their daily living
skills, including washing, dressing, meal preparation, and personal care
Safeguard the health, safety and wellbeing of customers as well as colleagues
Take part in staff development programmes, assuming responsibility for own professional
development i.e. undertake all mandatory training relevant to the service and part of the
training pathway for the role e.g. Care Certificate
Assist customers with the use of mobility aids and assistive equipment where required
Assist customers with moving and positioning, adhering to health & safety requirements as
well as organisational policy and procedures
Contribute to daily communications, accurate record keeping, recording actions, interventions
and incidents in customers records
Participate in regular team meetings and customer review meetings
Ensure compliance with the Data Protection Act and maintain customer confidentiality and
security of information at all times
Communicate effectively with the immediate team and other health and social care
professionals as appropriate
Participate in own supervisions, appraisals and objective setting
Assist the team with general duties if required e.g. office filing, answering telephone calls etc
Work as part of the team, offering a flexible approach to staff rostering
Abide by the principles and practice set out in the staff handbook
Specific requirements for this post:
To work shifts to meet the needs of the service including early morning, evenings, weekends
and bank holidays. An unsocial hours payment for unsocial hours working will be paid where
appropriate.
To undertake travel across the Wiltshire area to carry out customer visits.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Under the guidance and supervision of the Senior Support Worker (and from time to time other
members of the service management team).
Your role will be to support the customers with personal care, food preparation and daily living
activities.
Specific duties and responsibilities include:
Work with customers to support them manage and maintain where possible their daily living
skills, including washing, dressing, meal preparation, and personal care
Safeguard the health, safety and wellbeing of customers as well as colleagues
Take part in staff development programmes, assuming responsibility for own professional
development i.e. undertake all mandatory training relevant to the service and part of the
training pathway for the role e.g. Care Certificate
Assist customers with the use of mobility aids and assistive equipment where required
Assist customers with moving and positioning, adhering to health & safety requirements as
well as organisational policy and procedures
Contribute to daily communications, accurate record keeping, recording actions, interventions
and incidents in customers records
Participate in regular team meetings and customer review meetings
Ensure compliance with the Data Protection Act and maintain customer confidentiality and
security of information at all times
Communicate effectively with the immediate team and other health and social care
professionals as appropriate
Participate in own supervisions, appraisals and objective setting
Assist the team with general duties if required e.g. office filing, answering telephone calls etc
Work as part of the team, offering a flexible approach to staff rostering
Abide by the principles and practice set out in the staff handbook
Specific requirements for this post:
To work shifts to meet the needs of the service including early morning, evenings, weekends
and bank holidays. An unsocial hours payment for unsocial hours working will be paid where
appropriate.
To undertake travel across the Wiltshire area to carry out customer visits.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Empathy with the elderly and/or people with a disability and an understanding of their needs
- Ability to work alone and as part of a team
- Ability to prioritise and organise own workload
- A pleasant and helpful manner
- Effective communication both written and oral
Desirable
- Previous experience of providing care and support to the elderly and/or people with a learning disability
- Basic knowledge of safeguarding
- Basic knowledge of regulations relevant to community care
Qualifications
Essential
- Care Certificate or equivalent skills and experience with willingness to undertake the required training
- General level of education to GCSE A*-C or equivalent skills and experience
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Empathy with the elderly and/or people with a disability and an understanding of their needs
- Ability to work alone and as part of a team
- Ability to prioritise and organise own workload
- A pleasant and helpful manner
- Effective communication both written and oral
Desirable
- Previous experience of providing care and support to the elderly and/or people with a learning disability
- Basic knowledge of safeguarding
- Basic knowledge of regulations relevant to community care
Qualifications
Essential
- Care Certificate or equivalent skills and experience with willingness to undertake the required training
- General level of education to GCSE A*-C or equivalent skills and experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
