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Support Worker

Employer
City of York Council
Location
York, North Yorkshire
Salary
£20,779 to £21,929
Closing date
21 Aug 2022

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Job Details

Are you looking for a rewarding role in adult social care supporting customers in their own home as part of our Independent Living Communities?

The City of York Council’s Personal Support Services are now recruiting for some great opportunities.

You may have limited experience or qualifications in this field, but we are happy to work with you to reach the standard required to develop into an excellent Support Worker.

As a Support Worker, you will be supporting customers living in their own homes within York delivering personal care and promoting daily living skills to enable customers to maximise their independence. The duties are varied, so no two days will be the same.

Key skills and experience required;

• Good communication skills

• Ability to record defensible documentation

• Work within a team/able to use your own initiative

• Able to administer medication

• Confidence to work with other professionals and families

• Commitment to identifying personal development and attend mandatory training

You will be supported by the organisation to work within the legal framework i.e. safeguarding/CQC

and given the training and support you need, such as obtaining a desired qualification in health and social care.

We have various part time and full time day and night positions across several sites including Barstow House, Auden House, Marjorie Waite Court, Gale Farm Court and Glen Lodge. We also have a care team that provides support for people in the community day and overnight.

Please let us know in your supporting statement if you have a preference of position and the amount of hours you wish to work.

City of York Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. We require the successful candidate to undertake an enhanced Criminal Record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

As this role is public facing, applicants will need to demonstrate, at interview, their competency to converse and provide advice and guidance to members of the public, in spoken English to CEFR level C2: Mastery or proficiency - Can express him/herself spontaneously at length with a natural conversational flow, avoiding or backtracking around any difficulty so smoothly that the person with whom they are conversing is hardly aware of it. Can understand with ease virtually everything heard or read.

The Council is highly committed to investing in the talent and wellbeing of our staff and can offer a generous annual leave allowance, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, comprehensive Health & Wellbeing initiatives and a reward package which recognises your contribution. We can offer flexible working practices, community engagement and volunteer activities and, as part of our commitment to you, promote continuous Learning & Development. In addition we also offer a growing range of discounts, rewards and savings.

For further information or an informal discussion please contact Hayley Collins, Acting Service Lead, Hayley.collins@york.gov.uk or on 01904 551869 or Sarah Benton, Deputy Manager, sarah.benton@york.gov.uk or on 01904 551869

Applications will be considered on receipt and interviews arranged for any suitable candidates on a rolling basis.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. 

JOB DESCRIPTION

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Company

The City of York has a rich history stretching back nearly 2000 years; George VI once said that: 'The history of York is the history of England'. York has a wealth of heritage and history. York attracts over four million visitors a year and popular destinations include York Minster, which is the largest Gothic cathedral in Europe, the Castle Museum, the National Railway Museum and the Jorvik Viking Centre. Tourism is an important industry in York and the city also has a thriving bioscience, technology and research sector, centred on the City's Science Park. Other major employers include Nestle, City of York Council and York Hospitals NHS Trust. York has excellent transport links, being on the East Coast Mainline and close to the A1M. From York seaside resorts such as Scarborough, Whitby and Filey or the North York Moors National Park are a short journey by road or rail.

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North Yorkshire
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