Support Assistant

Permanent, Full time & part time

We are currently able to offer opportunities for home-based care Support Assistants to join our team, on a full time (37 hours) or part time basis (10 hours) to work in Bicknacre, Chelmsford.

Are you looking for meaningful and rewarding work with a company that offers a great benefits package?

We are currently seeking self-motivated individuals to join our home-based support team to support our client in their own home.

The shifts currently requiring cover are listed below Monday to Sunday with the earliest shift starting at 9am and the latest finishing at 9pm. Shifts vary from 4 hours to 11 hours.

Week 1: Monday 14.00-20.00, Tuesday 14.00-20.00, Wednesday 16.00-20.00, Thursday 09.00-20.00, Friday 14.00-21.00, Saturday 14.00-20.00, Sunday 09.00-20.00.

Week 2: Monday 14.00-20.00, Tuesday 14.00-20.00, Wednesday 16.00-20.00, Thursday 09.00-20.00, Friday 09.00-20.00, Saturday 14.00-20.00, Sunday 14.00-20.00.

Or job share available.

Our services do require flexibility and staff are expected to work some bank holidays and weekends in line with the services. In return for your commitment, we offer an excellent benefits package, including a cash health plan which supports your everyday wellbeing by making any treatments more affordable alongside 31 days holiday (inclusive of bank holiday allowance) an additional day for Birthday leave alongside our competitive pension scheme.

Your responsibilities will include:

• To provide person centred support to people with all aspects of their daily living including but not limited to personal care and involvement in the community;
• To maintain records of support provided and to actively contribute to support planning and periodic reviews;
• To positively contribute to the corporate core values of Excellence, Care & Innovation;
• To be able to actively participate and contribute to providing a service that is Caring, Safe and Responsive to the needs of the people we support in an Effective and Well Led manner;
• To develop and maintain effective professional relationships with service users and other key stakeholders such as family, friends and advocates;
• To take responsibility for shift leading as per the rota in operation;
• To actively participate in regular team meetings, supervisions and other meetings.

You are required to have the following:

• Basic understanding and promoting of the needs, rights equality and diversity of the people we support of people with disabilities;
• Basic knowledge of the regulators and legislation that govern our services and an understanding of where to find this information;
• The ability to communicate effectively orally, in writing, electronically with colleagues, interested other professionals and the people we support;
• The ability to work effectively both alone and as part of a team;
• An understanding of Learning Disabilities is desirable.

Full training will be provided, someone new to the sector can fulfil this role following a successful interview, we will then support the successful applicant to complete the Care Certificate within their probation.

If you are keen to make a difference and able to work amongst a team to encourage change and innovation to ensure care and excellence this could be the job for you.

Please apply as soon as possible as we will interview as and when suitable applicants apply, so the advert will close when we find a successful candidate(s). If you have the attitude and skills needed to excel in this role, apply today!

For more information on this excellent opportunity contact emma.tidd@estuary.co.uk or call 03003045000.

Rewards & Benefits

We offer a range of benefits including an excellent pension scheme, healthcare cash plan, Cyclescheme and season ticket loans. Further to this you can expect generous holiday and paid leave allowances, tailored induction programme and fantastic ongoing training and development opportunities.

Values-Based Recruitment

Estuary has a value-based recruitment policy which means our selection process is aligned with our core values of Respect, One Estuary, Accountable and Responsible.

Safeguarding & Recruitment

Estuary is committed to safeguarding and practices safer recruitment standards and expects all staff to share the commitment to safeguarding children and people with care and support needs.

The successful applicants will be required to provide proof of eligibility to work in the UK. Please note that at this time, we're unable to accept applications from candidates who require visa/work permit sponsorship. We appreciate your understanding and we welcome applications from all candidates who are eligible to work in the UK without sponsorship.

This is post is also subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.

Estuary is Inclusive

At Estuary, we're committed to embedding equality and diversity at the heart of our work. We aim to be an inclusive organisation, where individual differences are respected, where staff, people who use services, as well as their families and carers, are treated with dignity and on the basis of their merits, abilities and needs, and where everyone has a fair opportunity to fulfil their potential without suffering discrimination or disadvantage.

We always strive to recruit the person most suited to the job, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Anonymous Shortlisting

To further support our aim to be an inclusive employer, we use specific software to remove all person-identifiable information from CVs, including name and dates of employment/education, also date of birth, age and gender where a candidate has included these details in their CV. Your personal details will only be made available to hiring managers if you are selected for interview.

Estuary is Disability Confident

We're also a certified Disability Confident Employer, which means we are committed to employing people with disabilities, and that we will:

• Actively seek to attract and recruit people with disabilities
• Provide a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process
• Offer a guaranteed interview to applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy
• Be flexible with our assessment process to ensure applicants with disabilities have the best opportunity to demonstrate their ability to do the job
• Make reasonable adjustments to support people with disabilities as needed.

Accessibility

If you are unable to use the online process to apply, please call us on 0300 3045000 to request an application pack in an alternative format.

Estuary is a Housing Association with a strong and clear regional commitment within Essex. We work very successfully within every district in Essex, the three outer East London Boroughs and in the Suffolk Coastal District.

We currently own and manage over 4600 properties. We are always looking at ways to increase the number of homes we can offer and believe it is important to build communities, not just homes.

We are committed to the provision of good-quality housing, care and support services to meet local needs and to contribute to the development of sustainable communities. Our residents are at the heart of everything we do, their views are important to us in helping shaping future services.
We employ just over 300 people, two thirds of whom work providing care and support to people with learning disabilities. We also have an army of dedicated people behind the scenes providing a variety of services including rent collection, gardening, estate management and working on projects to build new houses.