Supported Living Worker

Supported Living Service. (Female Only)

This role is restricted to female applicants only.

This is in accordance with Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010, which allows a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) where being female is essential for the effective performance of this support worker role

Our justification for this GOR is to uphold the dignity, privacy and personal safety of our female service users, aligning directly with the Care Quality Commission fundamental standards,

Specifically.

Regulation 9, Person Centre Care; Ensuring care and treatment are appropriate, meet individual service user needs and reflect personal preferences. For some of our female service users receiving support from a female worker is a fundamental and documented personal need for their comfort and well-being.

Regulation 10. Dignity and Respect; This regulation recognises the right of service users to request staff of a specified gender, sex for reasons of personal care, safety or deeply held beliefs. Where a service users’ dignity or privacy would be compromised by male staff, female only GOR directly supports this vital standard.

The Supported Living Service enables and supports adults with learning disabilities and complex needs in their own homes. Our approach is person centred and our aim is to promote positive fulfilling lives for service users. Our teams are passionate and ambitious for the adults, families and communities we support as we continue to build on our progress and put people firmly at the centre of our care.

Working with person centred support plans and risk assessments our Supported Living Workers provide direct personal care using safer people handling equipment where assessed. The role can include supporting service users to manage their challenging behaviour, whilst always maintaining and promoting their independence. We adopt a multi-agency approach to support positive behaviour management, in the safest, ethical, and most appropriate way possible for those who may experience issues managing complex behaviour. Full details of the important work in this role is included with the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Please ensure you refer to these documents prior to completing your application.

If you would like to make a difference to help individuals live more independent and fulfilling lives and have some experience of working with adults or children with a learning disability, we would like to hear from you.

NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care or equivalent is advantageous. Employees are required to follow policies and procedures and be willing to undertake all essential training to meet Care Quality Commission standards.

Hours of Work: We have either 15 Hours or 25 Hoursposts available.

Pay Rates: The hourly rate is £13.68 to £13.90 per hour . SCP 5 -6, plus two increments for weekend working and a payment for working night at time and a third, when applicable. Sleep Ins are paid at:£41.78 per night.

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Shift Patterns: Shifts patterns can include early shifts from 7.30am or late shifts up to 11pm, followed by a sleep in and/or an early shift the following day. Shifts can include sleep in duties, waking nights, weekends and bank holidays and shift patterns can change to meet the needs of the Service Users. There may be occasions to work additional hours to support the service whilst the team are on training, holidays, and sickness.

Examples of shift patterns are 7.30am - 3.00pm, 7.30am -10am and 2.30p,m -10pm. Shift patterns / rota's can include a sleep in shift, examples of times are 10pm to 8 am, or waking night of 10pm to 8 am.

Travel: Our Service Users live across several tenancies in the borough and rely on the flexibility and reliability of our teams to travel across the borough of St Helensto provide the care they need. A drivers licence is advantageous but is not essential.

For an informal discussion please contact Tracy Pickering, Supported Living Manager on 07857 602 002.

The flexibility of our workforce is crucial in enabling us to provide continuous 24/7 care to service users. If you have the relevant experience, can reliably commit to shift work, and are able to travel to different properties we would welcome your application.

"We ensure the staff who are supporting service users to live in their own homes provide this in a manner that is safe, caring, responsive, effective and well-led. I champion staff having career progression and ensure they are equipped with the right knowledge, skills and training to support our Service and achieve their full potential"

Melanie Catterall, Registered Team Manager, Supported Living Service.

Equality & Diversity

We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation. The Council guarantees an interview to disabled applicants who demonstrate that they meet the essential criteria for the job, as detailed on the Person Specification, and will, for qualifying disabled candidates, make reasonable adjustments within the interview/selection process.

St Helens Council runs a Guaranteed Interview Scheme. Full details are available on our careers site.

Important Information

This post is subject to Enhanced Disclosure - find out more about what Disclosure means on our careers site.If you would like to discuss the roles, hours of work or shift patterns before applying please reach out to us via the contact details provided. Full details of the available posts are included with the attached Job Description and Person Specification. You can access further application support and read up on our recruitment FAQs via our careers pages.We reserve the right to close the advert early, should we receive sufficient applications and encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment. NOLAN Principles of Conduct in Public Life - All Council employees are required to abide by the ethical standards embodied by the 7 Nolan, Principles: Selflessness, Integrity, Objectivity, Accountability, Openness, Honesty, and Leadership.Share this vacancy with family and friends via the social media links below.Be scam aware: St Helens Council will never ask applicants to share payment information or charge recruitment fees when applying for vacancies. If in doubt, contact recruitment@sthelens.gov.uk