Job Description
We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated and caring individuals to help meet the rising demand for support workers for disabled adults in and around Oldham.
Pennine Social Care operates a well-established and rapidly growing care and support service. We are providing support to adults with learning disabilities, autism and other complex needs to help them develop and maintain their independence as much as possible. The adults we support benefit enormously from the positive input of committed support staff.
Staff need to be flexible, personable, compassionate, good communicators and either have a car and UK driving license OR be very confident to travel on public transport to different locations.
Please note - a number of clients may specifically require staff who are drivers, either to drive them in one of our company cars or in the client's own Motability vehicle.
We provide an extensive program of in-house training and can potentially fast-track experienced support staff into work.
The purpose of the care provided by our support workers is to adults with autism, learning disabilities and physical disabilities to live fully active lives as safely possible. This can involve support sessions at home, or going out to access services and activities in the community. With more severely disabled individuals some personal care may be required.
The tasks you undertake will be agreed by the service user and our manager in accordance with the service user’s assessed needs. This will be written down as an Individual Care Plan, which will be kept in the service user’s home. This document will specify your duties for each individual service user you work with and it will be your responsibility to follow this and the task list specified for each shift in our care planning app.
Staff will be expected to document their tasks clearly, accurately and in a professional manner. Keeping accurate written records is a vital part of the role, as is a good understanding of the principles of safeguarding.
This job description is a brief summary and does not specify every aspect of the job in detail. It is implicit that staff will work flexibly and undertake the obligations required by the organisation.
Weekly Hours:
Flexible – shifts can range from 2 hours to 12 hours per shift; daytime shifts are required consistently, while sleep-ins and waking nights are needed from time to time; work is available 7 days per week, with peak demand often occurring at weekends. We have the option to offer part-time or full-time contracts depending on the organisation's current needs and circumstances.
Essential Qualities:
- Mandatory Care Training and Medication Training
- Experience or willingness to work closely with adults with additional needs
- An ability to handle emergency situations
- Effective verbal communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- A good knowledge of equal opportunities
- Ability to work as a team member
- Ability to work under own initiative
- A detailed understanding of other cultures and some familiarity with diversity
- Basic numeracy & literacy skills essential
- Driving license preferred and use of own vehicle strongly preferred
- Desirable Qualities: previous experience working in care or support setting
Job type: Permanent role
Pay rate: £12.90 per hour
Bank holiday rate: £15.00 per hour
Sleep-in shift rate: £50.00 flat fee
Minimum number of contracted hours per week: part-time and full-time options available
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £12.90 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Referral programme
Experience:
- care or support work: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (preferred)
Work Location: In person
