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Support Worker - Lane End Road (£10,344pa)Make a Real Difference Every Day - Join Our Team at Lane End Road!We are looking for a compassionate and enthusiastic Support Worker to join our friendly team at Lane End Road, a supported living service in High Wycombe. This is a part time role (15 hours per week), where you will be helping individuals with enduring mental health needs live independently in their own purpose-built accommodation.As a Support Worker, you will:<ul>
<li>Provide tailored support to individuals in their own homes</li>
<li>Provide personal care with sensitivity and respect</li>
<li>Encourage life skills such as budgeting, shopping, cooking, and cleaning</li>
<li>Draft personalised support plans and risk assessments</li>
<li>Empower people to achieve their goals and live fulfilling lives</li>
</ul>About YouWe are looking for people who are:<ul>
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Caring, reliable, and proactive, with a genuine desire to help others</li>
<li>Able to communicate effectively and adapt to different needs</li>
<li>Comfortable working shifts, including weekends and bank holidays</li>
<li>Committed to equality, diversity, and person-centred support</li>
<li>Experienced in a similar role</li>
</ul>Additionally, as a Support Worker, you will also be able to:<ul>
<li>Work shifts as part of a rota system which will include weekend and bank holiday working</li>
<li>Perform at least one sleep in per week as part of your shift (allowance of £52.78 paid)</li>
<li>Work as part of a team to deliver an excellent service to the people we support</li>
<li>Be flexible in your approach to work and demonstrate resilience in a challenging, but rewarding environment</li>
<li>Have a commitment to equality and diversity and take a positive approach to supporting people with mental disabilities</li>
</ul>It is essential that you are happy to do sleep-ins (minimum one per week).Hightown Benefits:<ul>
<li>Generous annual leave allowance of 33 days per year (pro rata), including statutory bank holidays, rising to 35 days with service</li>
<li>£10,344pa for a 15-hour contract</li>
<li>We make sleep in payments of at least £52.78 (in addition to your basic pay)</li>
<li>Workplace pension scheme and life assurance of three times your annual salary</li>
<li>Fully paid DBS</li>
<li>Annual bonus based on satisfactory performance</li>
<li>Monthly attendance bonus and annual salary and cost of living review</li>
<li>Ongoing professional development and training to help you deliver outstanding support</li>
<li>Employee assistance helpline</li>
</ul>Appointment to this position will be subject to satisfactory right to work, enhanced DBS, reference and medical checks.We are an Equal Opportunities &amp; Disability Confident Employer.

Hightown Housing Association

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Care Assistant - The CrossingsWe currently have an opportunity for a full time (37.5 hours per week) Care Assistant to work within our registered care home, The Crossings (in Wendover), where we support people with learning and physical disabilities.Working as part of a dedicated team, you will support service users with their day to day needs to enable individuals to lead independent and fulfilling lives. This will involve assisting individuals with:<ul>
<li>personal care needs</li>
<li>mealtimes and social activities</li>
<li>day trips out</li>
<li>attending appointments and maintaining their health and well-being</li>
<li>promoting skills and involvement including shopping and domestic tasks such as cooking and cleaning</li>
<li>support in any other areas of their daily living.</li>
</ul>As a care assistant, you will follow agreed support plans and risk assessments to ensure that we are providing a highly effective service that meets each individual’s needs, supports their aspirations and maximises their independence.About YouYou will be a caring and enthusiastic individual with a `can-do` attitude, who is driven by the desire to make a difference and have the ability to recognise and understanding the needs of vulnerable adults with learning disabilities. Desired qualities will include:<ul>
<li>Effective communicator using different methods according to the complex needs of those in your care.</li>
<li>Previous experience as a care assistant is desirable but not essential.</li>
<li>Ability to work shifts as part of a rota system, including some weekend and bank holiday working</li>
<li>Teamwork and flexibility are key to the success of the services we provide, as is a clear commitment to equality and diversity</li>
</ul>It is essential that you have a full UK driving licence, access to a car, and are happy to do sleep-ins. (an allowance for £52.78 per sleep in is paid)BenefitsIn return for your hard work and commitment, we offer a benefits package which includes:<ul>
<li>Generous annual leave allowance of 33 days per year, including statutory bank holidays, rising to 35 days with service</li>
<li>£24,570pa</li>
<li>Annual bonus based on satisfactory performance</li>
<li>Monthly attendance bonus on top of your basic salary</li>
<li>Annual salary and cost of living review</li>
<li>Commitment to health and wellbeing with the Five Ways to Wellbeing</li>
<li>Ongoing professional development and support to deliver outstanding support</li>
<li>Workplace pension scheme and life assurance of three times your annual salary</li>
<li>Employee assistance helpline</li>
<li>Mileage paid for car usage</li>
<li>Fully paid DBS</li>
</ul>Appointment to this position will be subject to satisfactory right to work, enhanced DBS and references.We are an Equal Opportunities &amp; Disability Confident Employer.

Care Assistant

About the roleWe’re seeking to recruit some great new Community Enablement Workers; people with the right values and positive attitude to work within the Specialist Support for Younger Adults team – could this be you?<ul><li>Our customers are aged between 18-65 and have a range of physical and learning needs.</li><li>We support them with personal care, manual handling, medication, food and drink, finances and shopping.</li></ul>We are looking for staff to work the following:<ul><li>Weekends only (Saturdays and Sundays every week between the hours of 7am and 11pm)</li><li>Day and Evening Shifts throughout the week between the hours of 7am and 11pm.</li></ul>We also have the below incentives:<ul><li>Enhanced rates of working from 8pm until 8pm including Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays </li><li>Enhanced overtime pay </li><li>Business mileage paid at 45p an hour</li><li>28 days holiday, rising to 33 after 5 years of service.</li></ul>What will you be doing?<h4>Purpose of the job</h4>The purpose of this job is to provide high quality support and care to customers in their own homes within a wider community. To enable them to remain independent whilst supporting their wellbeing, rights and choices. To also support with any reablement needs and providing personal support where required.<h4>Principal responsibilities</h4><ol><li> To support people within their own home to live an independent life.</li><li>With reference to the individual’s care plan provide practical and emotional support to customers to help them maintain independent living. In appropriate cases:</li></ol><ul><li>Assist customers with physical disabilities to carry out activities, hygiene routines and manage medication as directed within their care plans to help maintain health and wellbeing;</li><li>Assist customers to undertake practical tasks to help maintain their physical wellbeing and/or improve their living conditions.</li></ul><ol><li>With reference to the individual’s care plan promote independence through the provision of information to customers and through liaison with carers, internal and external agencies. Part of your role will be to support people within their local community enabling them with volunteer placements, budgeting, social activities, and future planning of goals.</li><li>You will be responsible for updating daily record sheets, any communication with outside agencies and ensuring that any changes to the individual’s needs, are documented and reported to ensure that the care plan is a live document, whilst utilising departmental electronic record systems.</li><li>Undertake risk assessments, manual handling, and medication assessments in order to safeguard customers and staff, as well as to meet service standards.</li><li>You will be regularly reviewing the customers progress, monitoring the effectiveness and efficiency of the support plan whilst documenting adjustments where necessary. You will ensure that all changes within the persons care package are communicated back to managers.</li></ol>About you<ul><li>Satisfactory clearance of an enhanced Disclosure and Barring service check.</li><li>Educated to GCSE or Equivalent</li><li>Care Certificate (or willing to work towards)</li><li>Level 2 or above in Health and Social Care or equivalent (or willing to work towards)</li><li>Proven experience in health or care work</li><li>Experience of delivering care services in a community-based setting</li><li>Demonstrate an interest in working in this area and the ability to undertake the role</li><li>Good verbal and written communication skills. Sufficient to write clear, concise, and accurate reports and to enable effective communication with a number of agencies.</li><li>Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to listen and interact effectively with and on behalf of customers and to react appropriately to a crisis situation</li><li>Practical approach to resolving problems and achieving results</li><li>Able to travel effectively to various locations, using a vehicle</li><li>Flexible, adaptable, and tolerant to meet the needs of the service</li><li>Able to meet the physical requirements of the role</li><li>Ability to attend, successfully complete and understand the need for mandatory training</li><li>Able to inform customers on benefits and application systems</li><li>Able to work within set procedures and systems</li><li>Ability to demonstrate awareness/understanding of equal opportunities and other people’s behaviour, physical, social and welfare needs.</li><li>Understanding of equality standards and diversity issues and their impact in social care services</li></ul>Our BenefitsHere at North Northamptonshire Council, we’re transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people. You’ll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising than you think!Why choose us?We offer a vibrant working environment with:<ul><li>a competitive salary</li><li>a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.</li><li>lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council</li><li>generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days</li><li>hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.</li></ul>We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.About usOur values define who we are and how we operate, by forming the foundation for how we interact with our customers, colleagues and provide our services. They are also at the forefront of our decision making and delivery and are:Customer-focused Respectful Efficient Supportive TrustworthyOur Key CommitmentsOur key commitments help ensure that the priorities we make, now and in the future, maintain the necessary breadth of focus in those areas that we believe matter most.We are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role.North Northamptonshire Council re-signed the Armed Forces Covenant in June 2024 which highlights the Council’s pledge to support the Armed Forces community. The council obtained the silver status award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) and we are now currently working towards achieving Gold status.Further information can be found at Jobs and careers | North Northamptonshire Council (northnorthants.gov.uk)





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North Northamptonshire Council

Relief Community Enablement Worker

About the roleNorth Northamptonshire Council have an exciting opportunity for a Needs Assessment Officer to join our Specialist Support for Younger Adults with Disabilities team.This post will consist of working out of our Wellingborough or Corby office. You will work alongside Managers, who are supporting the daily needs of customers within their own homes in the community as well as the CEW's who are out in the field.. The need to be flexible, understanding and compassionate is essential and to have an understanding of adults with a various range of disabilities.Shift Pattern: Relief vacancies available, which could include early and late shifts, along with every other weekend working. Our main goal is to find people who can make a difference!Our benefitsWe offer:<ul><li>A pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.</li><li>Opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge, and potential in a large unitary council.</li><li>Generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days</li><li>Enhanced rates on Saturdays Sundays and Bank Holidays </li><li>Enhanced overtime pay </li><li>Business mileage paid at 45p per mile.</li></ul>What will you be doing?Overall Job Purpose:In accordance with Care Act 2014 and North Northamptonshire Council’s service plans, eligibility criteria and objectives, to carry out a strength-based assessment, to identify and deliver care needs in conjunction with individuals, carers, and multi-agencies, to ensure people receive the information and the level of support required for them to regain or maintain their level of independence and to be safe within the community.To be case accountable, to to work independently and provide appropriate and timely support to both Team Leaders and Supervisors.Main Responsibilities:Managing an appropriate caseload of people by undertaking clear and accurate statutory assessments and reviews of individual person, in line with statutory guidance and best practice. Assessments need to be proactive, preventative, and personal and include support from other professional services where required, to ensure people receive the information and the level of support required for them to regain or maintain their level of independence and to be safe within the community.Provide goal setting / support plans for individual people as appropriate. Ensuring individuals are supported and encouraged to access any community support that is available and in doing so ensure equality and diversity informs the service delivery and understanding of the impact upon people in the planning process.Assess and manage any risks to individuals and others effectively, whilst ensuring positive risk taking is supported and appropriately managed.Provide accurate, impartial information, support and guidance to people and their families, including appropriate information relating to financial matters, ensuring any implementation and choice of a support plan is within budgetary constraints.To manage own caseload and organise and plan work activities taking into account the need to prioritise tasks and responsibilities, to ensure assessments and reviews, support plans are undertaken and updated within an agreed timeframe, to reduce/avoid any adverse impact on the care of the person and delivery of the service.To maintain case records where the information is concise, accurate and timely so that customers circumstances are accessible at all times to ensure continuity of provision, maintaining both customer and management information through the use of appropriate IT systems and in line with professional requirements and departmental recording methods.Use a person-centred approach, listening and developing creative and personalised solutions, to assist people to manage their lives independently in the community for as long as possible and in doing so w Work in partnership with other agencies to improve collaboration, coordination, and support to achieve and meet each person’s needs.To demonstrate awareness/understanding of equal opportunities and other people’s behavioural, physical, social and welfare needs.About youDegree or equivalent/QCF level 3 with experience of working in Social Care or willing to work towards this (Health &amp; Social Care)The ability to demonstrate knowledge gained through detailed practice and application of procedures in Adult Social Care Health and Social CareGCSE grade C and above or equivalent in EnglishWorking knowledge and understanding of the Mental Capacity Act 2005.In depth knowledge of the Care Act 2014 to ensure care act compliant eligibility.Working knowledge and understanding of relevant national and local policy issues in Adult Social Care.Knowledge &amp; understanding of cultural differences where communities have different ethnic backgrounds to ensure equality of opportunity.Excellent report writing skills, demonstrating the ability to achieve clear and concise reports that are fit for purpose.Excellent listening skills and the ability to understand and communicate clearly at all levels.Ability to build a rapport and build relationships with people, families, providers, other professionals, and wider communities.Ability to prioritise tasks, manage own workload, to be case accountable and initially manage difficult and complex cases.Ability to actively support and promote equal opportunities.Ability to operate in a fast-paced office and changing environment, and to be able to make initial decisions on any shift where they are the responsible person.Empathetic and caring when working.To be aware of your environment and the need to be appropriate and professional at all times.Previous experience of working with people with care and support needs.Experience, knowledge, and demonstration of using various IT packages and systems.Accurate and detailed entry and analysis required.Understanding of Data Protection guidance.Ability to demonstrate awareness/understanding of equal opportunities and other people’s behaviour, physical, social and welfare needsDemonstrate an understanding of the safe working practices that apply to this role.Ability to work in a way that promotes the safety and well-being of vulnerable adults.Our BenefitsHere at North Northamptonshire Council, we’re transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people. You’ll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising than you think!Why choose us?We offer a vibrant working environment with:<ul><li>a competitive salary</li><li>a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.</li><li>lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council</li><li>generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days</li><li>hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.</li></ul>We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.About usOur values define who we are and how we operate, by forming the foundation for how we interact with our customers, colleagues and provide our services. They are also at the forefront of our decision making and delivery and are:Customer-focused Respectful Efficient Supportive TrustworthyOur Key CommitmentsOur key commitments help ensure that the priorities we make, now and in the future, maintain the necessary breadth of focus in those areas that we believe matter most.We are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role.North Northamptonshire Council re-signed the Armed Forces Covenant in June 2024 which highlights the Council’s pledge to support the Armed Forces community. The council obtained the silver status award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) and we are now currently working towards achieving Gold status.Further information can be found at Jobs and careers | North Northamptonshire Council (northnorthants.gov.uk)





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Relief Needs Assessment Officer

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<h2>Job introduction</h2>You can also see our full list of employee benefits on our careers site here:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/why-you-should-work-us" target="_blank">Why you should work for us | West Northamptonshire Council</a><h2>About the role</h2>Based:&nbsp;Various locations in NorthamptonWest Northants Council Adult Social Care has been on an exciting journey of transformation since we became a unitary authority in April 2021. This has given us the opportunity to really look at how we provide adult social care on a more localised level, leading to lots of exciting innovations and a new model of working which puts people and their communities firmly at the heart of what we do. &nbsp;<h2>Additional information</h2>If you are passionate about adult social care, have a social work qualification/equivalent and are registered with Social Work England, we would love to hear from you.&nbsp;We are looking for individuals with a proactive, innovative approach who can problem solve creatively, and have a passion for fostering the strengths of individuals. You will play a crucial role in conducting timely assessments, developing support plans, and implementing support in accordance with the Care Act 2014. As someone who is committed, hardworking, and enthusiastic, you will thrive in working in a fast-paced environment. Strong communications skills will be essential, as you'll be working collaboratively with a wide range of partners, including community groups and the voluntary sector as well as colleagues in health and other sectors.&nbsp;If you love a challenge and have an openness to learn, join us on this rewarding journey of making a true difference in the lives of the individuals we support in West Northants.&nbsp;Career development and training opportunities&nbsp;&nbsp;As a Social Worker joining West Northants Council, you’ll receive a supportive induction and shadowing period to enable orientation to the service. It is important to us that we ensure we have the right people, with the right skills, doing the right job. &nbsp;We are committed to career development and offer training and development opportunities for those who want to progress or specialise, for example AMHP training (for those 2 years post-qualified). &nbsp;We will pay for your Social Work of England registration, and all our Social Workers receive a paid subscription to Community Care inform, where you can access research, practice guidelines, legislation updates etc., to support your professional development.We welcome applications as well for PSW/Assistant Team Manager.<a href="https://jobs.westnorthants.gov.uk/jobs/job/Social-Work-Assistant-Team-Manager-Adults/5665" target="_blank">Social Work Assistant Team Manager (Adults) | 31 August, 2025 | Jobs and careers with West Northamptonshire Council</a>This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore subject to an enhanced DBS certificate, at our cost. West Northamptonshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.<h2>Company information</h2>At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.&nbsp;Hear more from our Chief Executive, Anna Earnshaw, about what it's like to work at West Northants Council&nbsp;<a href="https://youtu.be/lV0EfeUF4aU&nbsp;&amp;nbsp" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/lV0EfeUF4aU&nbsp;&amp;nbsp</a>;We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential.  We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partnerThe following film was created by us to communicate our intentions&nbsp;- watch WNC colleagues explain&nbsp;<a href="https://youtu.be/16hhIWCZ7xM" target="_blank">what DEI means to us</a>.If you need additional support or reasonable adjustments during the application process, including needing the job description in another format or language, please email <a href="mailto:careers@westnorthants.gov.uk" target="_blank">careers@westnorthants.gov.uk</a> for support.West Northants Council, where careers thrive.

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