Job Title: Adults Support Workers (Promoting Independence Assistants)
Based in Worcester with travel across the county 
Permanent, full time & part time roles available
£12.85 - £13.05 (plus 8% enhancement for Sunday working) + Plus £250 welcome bonus*

Are you looking for a diverse role that is stimulating, flexible and rewarding?

Are you looking to keep a good work-life balance around your family or flexible working around your studies?

This permanent role offers great flexibility - various starting and finishing hours, with day, evening and weekend shifts available.

Immediate starts available!
Email us on work4us@worcestershire.gov.uk and we will be in touch to discuss the roles and how we can fit around you.

What we can offer you:

• £250 welcome payment (Subject to tax & NI).
• 26 days annual leave (pro rata for part time staff) – if you get more leave, we can match up to 31 days.
• Local Government Pension scheme.
• Paid travel time and mileage from 36p per mile.
• Uniform and IT equipment supplied.
• Greener Car Scheme & Bike Scheme.
• Excellent training and development opportunities.
• Staff Benefit Scheme supporting Health and Wellbeing.
• Flexibility with a variety of day, evening and weekend shifts available. 

Contracts that we can off (subject to availability): 16 hours, 21 hours, 26.25 hours, 28 hours & 35 hours (these will be discussed with you if invited to interview). 

We have the following shift times available (depending on which contract you are on): 

7 am to 7 pm

8 am to 8 pm

7:30 am to 7:30 pm

7:30 am to 4 pm

7:30 am to 3:30 pm

2 pm to 10 pm

4 pm to 10 pm

1:30 pm to 10 pm

*We can be flexible with start time for the evening shifts so please get in touch to see if we can fit around your availability.
 

The role
As a Support Worker (Promoting Independence Assistant) in reablement, you’ll be playing a key role in helping our customers regain and promote their independence and continue living in their own home, following hospital discharge or crisis intervention. This includes helping clients to relearn skills in their lives, such as personal care such as washing, personal hygiene, dressing as well as support with mobility and preparing meals.

You will provide support in a way that helps people ‘to do’ rather than ‘doing for’ people.  Initially hands-on assistance may be required but Promoting Independence Assistants will enable and encourage the service user to do as much for themselves as possible.

We understand the importance of a good work-life balance and our staff are as important to us as our customers. We offer a range of shifts to suit you, so whether you want to work a couple of evenings, weekends or full time, we have a contract that benefits everyone.
 

About you
We are looking for people who can demonstrate a can-do attitude, and that are proactive, compassionate, and empathetic. You should have commitment to developing the lives of people and passionate about providing care and support.

You will need to have good communication skills and excellent organisation skills. It is also important that you have an understanding of maintaining the health and safety, and wellbeing of service users in their own homes.

Travel required – You will be required to travel around Worcestershire, so a Full driving licence and own vehicle is essential.

This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of criminal records via the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed. This will include details of cautions, reprimands, or final warnings, as well as convictions.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all Sections of the Community.

Applying
Application forms are invited to apply for this role.
Please find the Job Description and Person Specification attached. 

We will not accept any other form of application such as CV, EOIs or Cover Letters.

Please write your submission with consideration for the essential and desirable criteria on the Person Specification. This should include examples why you should be considered; the experience, skills and knowledge that you would bring to the post.

Attached documents
Job Description and Person Specification.pdf