Job Introduction
Are you a social care professional, looking for the next step in your career and an exciting challenge?
We are looking for motivated people who are passionate about providing outstanding care quality for adults with care and support needs. We have an exciting opportunity to join a brand-new service supporting people in their homes to regain their independence and learn new skills.
Our Independence at Home service will prevent hospital admissions and support people to age in place and stay at home for as long as possible.
This role requires travelling within the community, mainly in the north of the county, so a full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle is essential.
We have full time position available with a range of shifts between 7am and 10pm, which will include weekend and bank holiday working. We require our team to work flexibly, which means you may be required to work days, evenings, and split shifts.
Post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Our people are central to everything we do and so we’ll make sure you’re well supported and given the opportunity to develop and progress.
- We provide full paid training and ongoing development to enable you to pursue your career aspirations
- BLOCK pay, meaning you will be paid for the whole shift duration, including travel time
- For travel, we will reimburse you at £.45/mile, paid from a council base nearest to your home
- Minimum shift is 4 hours in duration
- Supervision and support to enable you to deliver excellent care
Main Responsibility
Working flexibly across various locations in north Staffordshire, you will play an important role providing an excellent level of care to enable the people we support to have a comfortable and dignified life within their own homes. As a Senior Support Facilitator, you will:
- Assess the home environment, risks, and develop care plans
- Complete regular reviews with people, their relatives, and other professionals
- Administer medication
- Using an active support approach, facilitate people to regain their independence and learn new skills
- Support people with a range of needs, including personal care and eating and drinking
- Maintain professional relationships between other health and social care professionals
- Guide and coach Support Facilitators in the delivery of care plans
The Ideal Candidate
What you will bring
- enthusiastic about working with people and are caring, sensitive and patient while supporting people to be as independent as possible.
- good communication and interpersonal skills and a positive outlook on life.
- can adapt to reflect the changing needs of the people in their own homes and can remain calm in challenging situations.
- able to adapt and respond positively to change and prioritise tasks and work within time restraints
What you will have
- NVQ Level 2, or Care Certificate in a relevant discipline(s)
- Driver’s licence and access to a vehicle
- Experience of working in a team
- Experienced with supporting people through either work or life experience.
- Experience with administrating medication
- A basic understanding of the legislative and regulatory framework affecting vulnerable adults, including The Care Act (2014) Safeguarding, Liberty Protection Safeguards, Mental Capacity Act, and the regulatory requirements as applicable to the service.
- Knowledge of risk management and positive risk taking
- Knowledge of the principles of person-centred support, reablement, active support model and strengths-based approaches
The recruitment for this position is ongoing and so we reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closing date.
If you require any further information about this role please contact shirley.degg2@staffordshire.gov.uk
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 a range of benefits.
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 Silver 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.
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