Job Introduction
Staffordshire County Council are looking for motivated people who are passionate about providing outstanding care quality for adults with learning disabilities.
We specialise in supporting adults with complex needs, profound and multiple learning disabilities, and behaviours that challenge. Our mission is to promote opportunities, independence and choice so individuals can thrive, and our vision is to be leaders in providing innovative and inspirational care and support.
This is a diverse social care role where every day is different. For adults with learning disabilities, you’ll open the door to lives of independence, fulfilment, and joy. And your impact won’t stop there. This positive change will be felt across families and throughout the Staffordshire communities we’re proud to serve.
The three posts available at Greenfield House, Leek are:
- 1 x 28hr (4 shifts per week, rota basis)
- 2 x 15hr (Weekend Only - 2 shifts per week at weekends)
All these roles are fixed term for 12 months.
Greenfield House is a residential care home for up to ten adults. The service is dynamic and caters for people with varying levels of need. The team support people to live an ordinary life which includes accessing their community, maintaining connections with family and friends, and supporting people with their health and wellbeing. You can learn about our services via our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/staffordshirelearningdisability
You will be expected to work flexibly across the week according to business need, undertaking a range of shifts that may include weekend, and bank holiday working, early morning, evenings, split shifts, and sleep-in duties. Rotas are subject to change depending on business need.
Although these roles is based primarily at Greenfield House in Leek, there may be times when you are expected to work flexibly across Provider Services, including different care settings, delivery approaches, and locations, as required.
Main Responsibility
You will:
- Deliver excellent person-centred support in an innovative, flexible, responsive, and strengths-based manner
- Act as a Link Worker for the people we support by contributing to the on-going assessment, development, delivery, and review of person-centered support plans.
- Administer medication and support with personal care
- Deliver the manual handling requirements including use of equipment, physical intervention skills, and active participation in person-centred activities
The Ideal Candidate
We are looking for people who are passionate about providing outstanding care quality for adults with learning disabilities. Our aspirations are to receive an ‘outstanding’ rating with the CQC, and we are looking for someone who shares our values, ambitions, and vision.
What you will bring:
- Be enthusiastic about working with people with learning disabilities and autism
- Be caring, sensitive and patient while supporting people to be as independent as possible.
- ICT skills to complete digital record keeping
- Have effective communication and interpersonal skills
- The ability to manage potential and actual aggression in a sensitive way and remain calm in challenging situations.
- Willing and physically able to support people with personal and intimate care needs and physically able to undertake manual handling tasks.
- A positive outlook on life and able to adapt and respond positively to change
If you already hold an NVQ level 2 qualification or Care Certificate we would love to hear from you but don’t worry if not, we are happy to support you in gaining the skills and knowledge needed for this qualification.
Please note that this role will require an enhanced DBS check and a pre-employment health assessment as part of the onboarding process.
This role is regulated by CQC, and it is a requirement that we obtain FULL employment history, from leaving secondary school. Please note should you be invited to interview for this role, this information will be required.
For an informal chat about the role, please contact Samuel Dickinson, Assistant Manager - Care Services at sam.dickinson@staffordshire.gov.uk.
Interviews will be held: 5th February at Greenfield House, Leek, ST13 6LQ
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 Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire
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 Gold 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.
