Support Worker
The team at Strawfords Day Opportunity Service is looking for a Support Worker to join our team. Within our day opportunity service, we support individuals to live the life they choose, champion ’ordinary life’ and feel part of their local communities.
Why not have a look at our dedicated Careers in Directly Provided Services - West Sussex County Councilto learn more about the difference you can make!
About the job
Hourly Rate: £12.85 - £13.05/ Annual Salary: £24,790 - £25,183
Working Pattern: Full Time (37 hours) Monday - Friday
* 8:30 - 4 pm three days a week, 8:30 - 5 pm two days a week
Contract Length: Permanent
Location: Strawford Day Service, Horsham
About You
To become a Support Worker with us you will:
* Be passionate about supporting people to be the best they can be.
* Work towards empowering people to live the life they choose.
* Bring a passion, or skill to the team that you can spark some excitement with the people we care; for it can be anything at all from cooking to dance. We are always looking to inspire people & would love to see what you could bring to the team.
* Support people to have the opportunities to learn and grow.
* Be a good listener, patient and treat all with respect, kindness and dignity.
* Ensure people have opportunities to be involved in/Co-produce every aspect of their care and support.
* Support people to maintain friendships/relationships important to them and to make new friendships/relationships.
If you would like to join our dynamic team, take a look at the attached job description and see if you have the skills, qualifications, and experience to be a Support Worker.
Reward and Benefits
Our values and support for one another is intrinsic to everything we do and will be a key priority within the assessment for this post. We care hugely about wellbeing, allowing time for a good work/life balance, and developing our team to be the best they can be. Alongside this, we also offer the below benefits.
* Generous Annual leave & Maternity, paternity, dependency, and adoption leave.
* Training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships and personal development.
* Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme, 21.37% employer contribution
* Eligible to apply for a Blue light card
* Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres.
For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our Rewards and Benefits page.
About Strawford Day Opportunity Service
Strawford provides activities and opportunities to support people to live the life they want to lead. This may include work, education, and accessing their local community.
These are delivered through a mixture of sessions on-site and out in the community.
Some of the activities we do that supports this include:
* Developing employability skills
* Promoting community access
* Safety and independence skills
* Social skills
* Leadership and team-working skills
Key Skills (These will be used as the shortlisting criteria)
* You are able to interpret information, such as service complaints, and redirect them to the appropriate person to provide quick and accurate resolution.
* Good communication and interpersonal skills
* You will show the ability to deal appropriately with expressive behaviour from the people we support, and respond sensitively to their families and carers.
* Confident in building relationships with people from a wide variety of cultural, religious and ethnic backgrounds.
* Enjoy working as part of a team completing shared tasks as required.
Qualifications and/ experience
* Basic literacy and numeracy skills, in order to record and document activities in the provider plans.
* Basic understanding of the needs of the people we support and their rights as an individual.
* Demonstrable successful experience of working as part of a team.
* Experience in offering accessible digital, multi-media groups or community-based activities- Desirable
* NVQ 2/Diploma in Care or equivalent qualification - Desirable
* Previous experience of working in a care setting and with people who have a disability or are vulnerable - Desirable
How to Apply
Upload your CV and complete the application explaining the key skills listed on the Job Description and experience you can bring to the role. Please ensure that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a health check.