Support Worker - Casual

Job Introduction

Are you looking for a flexible job opportunity, which is rewarding and can help you develop your career in care? Staffordshire County Council are looking for motivated people who are passionate about providing outstanding care quality for adults with learning disabilities.

We are currently recruiting Support Facilitators to join our casual pool to work in a variety of settings including day services, respite, care homes and supported living. We have services across the county and can offer you experience in a range of care settings.

Induction and training will be provided and there may be permanent job opportunities in the future which would be offered to our casual pool in the first instance.

Pay rate starts from £13.02 per hour.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and will require a pre-employment health assessment as part of the onboarding process.

Main Responsibility

We offer diverse and varied work experiences, with no day being the same. Some of the tasks you may undertake include:

• Supporting with personal care (dressing, showering etc.)
• Supporting with eating and drinking
• Administering medication
• Supporting someone to access their community safely
• Running activities and sensory sessions in our centres
• The role may require you to carry out manual handling tasks to support clients in their day to day lives

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will be able to work flexibly across the week, either day or night shifts. Given our services are county-wide, the ideal candidate will have a current driver’s license and a reliable vehicle.

The ideal candidate will have a NVQ level 2 or Care Certificate.

What you will have

• No care experience necessary, we provide full training to the right person
• Experience of working in a team
• Understanding of privacy and confidentiality legislation
• Practical knowledge of health and safety at work
• Enthusiastic about working with people with learning disabilities and autism and strong commitment to our values
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to travel to cover work as allocated
• Willing and physically able to support people with personal and intimate care needs, including manual handling
• Information and communication technology skills

About Staffordshire County Council

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. 

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. 

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. 

As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.