SkILs Worker

Job summary

Various Hours per week flexible hours available (evenings/weekends)in the SkILs team

Would you like to be part of something bigger and join us in our ambition to become the Best City, working together as a Team for Leeds. Do your values match ours and do you have something to offer?

Leeds City Council delivers over 500 different services to residents and is dedicated to bringing the benefits of a prosperous, vibrant and attractive city to the people of Leeds. This is a fantastic time to join us.

Benefits of working with us:

We pride ourselves on offering the best employee experience, with a genuine commitment to keeping our colleagues safe and well at work. You can expect great benefits whilst working for us including:

• Acompetitive pay progression structure including generous employer pension contributions
• Flexible career paths with tailored personal and professional development
• Support for you, your home and your family including personal, and financial support
• Hybrid working arrangements (subject to needs of the role) and a flexitime system

Main duties of the job

Introduction to the role of the team

SkILs reablement support helps people get their independence back at home after an illness, injury, or life change.

The SkILs Service supports adults with various requirements from a range of communities, using a person-centred approach, to enable them to maximise their independence and recovery.

Your role

The post holder will be community based, providing the service within customers own homes (you will need to be a car driver)

You will

• Support people with everyday tasks like getting washed and dressed and becoming independent in doing this
• Find new ways to enable people to do the activities they used to do
• Build peoples confidence and support them to access the community facilities around them

What you will bring to the role

Candidates must demonstrate effective communication skills, both written and verbal, as well as possessing numeracy abilities. A commitment to equal opportunities, and an understanding of disability issues and some experience or knowledge of caring for people is essential. The posts require providing personal care using strength-based approaches and empowering individuals to achieve their potential.

About us

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check against the Adults barred list will be carried out on preferred candidates.We promote diversity and want a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds and the communities we serve. Leeds City Council is an Inclusive employer, ranked 70 on the Stonewall top 100 employers 2023 list. We are also an Age friendly employer, a Mindful employer and a Disability Confident leader.All new Leeds City Council appointments are made subject to the satisfactory completion of a six month probationary period.This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.