Support Worker - Silver Jubilee House - Part time 26 Hours

Not all jobs give you the satisfaction of seeing someone you work with achieve their true potential. Social Care is a truly rewarding career and St Anne’s is a leading provider of care and support services in Yorkshire and the North East, with a reputation for high quality, person-centred services.

We are often recruiting whether it is for our amazing operational teams or support staff, to discover more see below.

Support Worker - Silver Jubilee House - Part time 26 Hours

Main area Adult Social Care Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 26 hours per week (Rota includes days and weekends) Job ref B0399-7113912

Site Silver Jubilee Town Leeds Salary £22,368pa pro rata Closing 06/04/2025 23:59

Job overview

Our services in Horsforth assist clients 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We have a variety of shifts including days and weekends.

We require enthusiastic, caring individuals to take our client to the seaside and local trips.

As a Support Worker, you will provide high quality care and support to our clients to enable them to live their best life. You will be passionate in making a difference to our client’s lives, helping them to fulfil their aspirations and ambitions. This homely service is set in Leeds (LS18) close to public transport routes. We have part time hours available (26 hours per week).

St Anne’s Community Services has become one of the largest and most respected charities in the North of England. Bringing creativity and a can-do approach, all our employees embody our values being Person-Centred, Respectful, Open, Understanding and Dedicated (PROUD). We support nearly 2,000 vulnerable adults in specialist residential, supported living and outreach services, enabling them through exceptional care and support to live their best possible life.

Main duties of the job

The Role:

• Person Centred - Prepare person-centred support plans with clients which reflect their views and aspirations and respect their beliefs and opinions, reviewing and amending them as necessary and considering the client’s changing needs and wishes.
• Respectful - Support clients to fulfill their aspirations, supporting them to live as independently as possible, in accordance with their skills and abilities. This may include accompanying them on social visits and events, supporting them with their interests and hobbies, promoting choice, arranging activities and outings, and developing their skills and knowledge.
• Open - Communicate in an open and transparent way with clients and other team members, acting with integrity and doing what you say that you will do. Support quality inspection processes, cooperating with on-site inspectors in relation to information requests.
• Understanding - Where required provide personal care to clients in a way that respects their choices and dignity, including assistance with washing, bathing, toileting, and continence.
• Dedicated - Keep appropriate, accurate records, including daily notes, with full involvement of the client. Work always in accordance with Health and Safety requirements, such as Manual Handling, Food Hygiene, Fire Safety, infection control, and Risk Assessment procedures.

Working for our organisation

St. Anne's wants to reward its employees for their hard work. Employee benefits include;

• 20 days annual leave excluding bank holidays, raising +1 day for each year of service, capped at 25 days
• 24 Hour Employee Assistance Programme
• Continuous opportunities for ongoing training and career development
• Refer A Friend recruitment initiative
• Flexible working opportunities (where applicable) upon successful completion of probation period
• Discounted income protection scheme
• Free car parking at most services
• Free life assurance cover

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Willing to provide an appropriate level of care and support to clients, in accordance with their care plan including personal care.
• Understanding of the importance of maintaining accurate written and numerical records
• Ability to undertake a wide range of personal care and domestic duties (specific to each service)
• Able to carry out the physical requirements of the role including but not limited to climbing stairs/using hoists/pushing wheelchairs/moving people/night work. *Adjustments will be considered in line with the Equality Act where these criteria cannot be met due to a disability
• Understand or willing to learn how to use computer packages (such as Word, Outlook and the Internet) and to undertake relevant training and qualification in care if required.
• Able to work cooperatively as a team member.
• Able to liaise and communicate effectively with carers, families, inspectors and other external stakeholders
• UK Driving license is desirable.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Care Certificate or required to undertake Care Certificate
• Experience of working with challenging behaviours