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SalaryCome and join an excellent team. Care4CE have a vacancy for a permanent Community Night Support Worker30 hours per week [Macclesfield]
An exciting opportunity has arisen at Macclesfield Supported Living Network, where we support individuals in their own home who have a learning disability. Working in partnership with individuals and families to provide individualised and person-centred care to those using our service.
Support with all aspects of daily living including medication and money management to remain independent whilst using the service.
We offer competitive rates of pay at £12:18 per hour - night work paid at time and a third, as well as:
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Guaranteed contract hours and the option to work overtime at a supported living network
- Excellent opportunities for career development, training and learning new skills
- Pension Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
Cheshire East is an amazing place to live and work. As one of the largest employers in the borough, we are able to offer you a wide range of challenging and rewarding career opportunities.
At Cheshire East Council we are working for a brighter future – together and our commitment to you is that our workplace culture will provide a shared purpose, a well-led organisation with valued people succeeding together as one team and one council to deliver the best service for our customers and communities.
If you want to be part of our award-winning council and contribute to our ongoing success, have the flexibility and drive to enable us to innovate, are committed to working as part of a team and striving to deliver exceptional service wherever you can, we would especially like to hear from you.
As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and want our workforce to reflect the diversity of our local communities so that we can all work for a brighter future - together.
Brighter Future
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Permanent Community Night Support Worker 30 hours per week, located at Macclesfield Supported Living Network
Providing support over a 24-hour period, focused on maximising people's independence, choice, and control. We work in partnership with the individual, parents and families and a range of other services to ensure that people's choices, aspirations, and preferences are reflected in how their service is provided.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills, be able to work as a member of a team but also possess the skills necessary to work on their own initiative. You must have the right values, be friendly and have a positive approach, previous experience is not necessary as full induction training will be given. There is a requirement to be flexible, to be part of a rota which comprises working weekends, bank holidays, and the night shift is from 10pm-8am.
Support provided consists of all aspects of daily living (personal care, food preparation, administration of medication and managing finances).
The service operates over 24 hours. Starting pay £12.18 per hour up to £12.38 with time and half at weekends, and all Bank Holidays except Xmas Day and Boxing Day which are double pay.
ABOUT YOU
You will have:
- Effective teamwork and communication skills
- An enthusiastic, flexible, and reliable approach to work
- Able to work on your own initiative and as part of a team
- Have a person-centred focus to all your work
- Work to the Council`s values and behaviours
WHAT WE GIVE IN RETURN
- ENHANCED ANNUAL LEAVE – 34 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) from day 1, increasing to 39 days after only 5 years` service
- ENHANCED PUBLIC PENSION – A career average pension (contributions built at a rate of 1/49th of your yearly pensionable pay
- EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME – A completely free to use and confidential assistance service for all employees to help staff manage, reduce, and overcome the impact of life issues which they may experience from time to time, both withing work and their personal life.
- VIRGIN MEDIA AND O2 DISCOUNTS – Exclusive discounts on Virgin Media Broadband and O1 pay monthly plans.
- DISCOUNTED GYM MEMBERSHIPS – Access to corporate membership prices for Everybody Leisure which includes:
- Gym, Swim and Group Fitness at all 16 facilities
- Off-Peak Racket Sports
- Athletics Tracks
- Sauna/Steam/Spa
If you feel you have the flexibility, right values, and commitment, we will welcome your application. If you would like further information, please contact: Tracey Evans Resource Manager on 07817 474316.
Cheshire East Council is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults across the Borough. As such, any cautions, convictions, reprimands or final warnings that are ‘not protected’ as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) order 1975 (as amended in 2013) relating to the non-disclosure of spent convictions do not apply to this job. You must therefore, disclose whether you have any previous convictions where prompted to do so within the application process.
Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date then it is likely that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion, however please do not be discouraged from applying again.
For any technical enquiries please email sourcingteam@ecwip.co.uk
Please quote job reference number in all correspondence.
