Support Worker

St James Care Residential Care Home

Salary Scale: 10-12; £14,083 – £15,265 (pro rata)

32 hours per week

Permanent Post

A vacancy has arisen within the specialist team at St James Care for a Support Worker.

You will be responsible for supporting the provision of a consistently high level of care and support to residents with complex needs, severe alcohol dependency and mental health problems. You will encourage residents to live their lives as independently as possible and ensure that they are able to exercise their right to make choices and decisions for themselves regarding their preferred lifestyle while ensuring that their safety and wellbeing are not jeopardised.

A good working knowledge of the Care Quality Commission Regulations and Standards is essential as well as experience and knowledge of the needs of older vulnerable people, mental health, alcohol and substance misuse and health and safety.

An NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care or similar, or willingness to undertake NVQ Level 3 is essential for this post.

NB:  Some staff within The Society are ‘at risk’ of redundancy.

 If they apply, their suitability for this role will be considered before someone who is not ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be considered. 

To apply: 

• Complete the below Company Application Form ensuring that you state all relevant experience and use the JD titles to guide you.
• Please ensure that you have stated which post you are applying for on the front of the application form, otherwise we may not be able to put you forward for shortlisting if we cannot contact you before the closing date/time.
• Once completed please send your completed application to jobs@ssj.org.uk or to the postal address indicated on the application form. 
• Once we have received your application form we will confirm either by email or letter.  Once confirmed we will then put it forward to be shortlisted and we will be in contact once this has taken place to advise if you have been successful and will be offered an interview either by phone, email or letter. 

Closing Date:   12 Noon, Monday 24^th June 2013

Interview Date:  Tuesday 2^nd July 2013

Company Application Form

JD & PS Support Worker June 2013

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Relief Worker

Domiciliary Home Support Service

£6.90/£8.00 per hour

Up to 40 hours per week, over 7 days.

Relief Work

You will provide support for vulnerable people living independently in the community.  The client group often includes people with alcohol and substance misuse issues and/or mental health problems. We offer each client an individually tailored package of care, which includes social and emotional support, personal care (bathing etc.), help with paying bills, debt management and support with domestic and home maintenance tasks.

The successful applicants will have had experience of working with vulnerable people and challenging behaviour, and will be sensitive to the needs of this client group. An ability to think quickly, communicate well and take appropriate action to manage risk is essential, as you will sometimes be working alone in the community.

This is an essential car users post and you will require business use on your insurance.

Minimum Qualification required: NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care.

To apply: 

• Complete the below Relief Worker Application Form ensuring that you state all relevant experience and use the JD titles to guide you.
• Once completed please send your completed application to jobs@ssj.org.uk or to the postal address indicated on the application form. 
• Once we have received your application form we will confirm either by email or letter.  Once confirmed we will then put it forward to be shortlisted and we will be in contact once this has taken place to advise if you have been successful and will be offered an interview either by phone, email or letter. 

Relief Worker Home Support Application Form

JD & PS Relief Worker June 2013

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