Support Worker

Support Worker

Northampton

£17,495 - £19,568 per annum (£9.07 - £10.14 per hour) plus enhancements for night working

37 per week, full time, part time and bank hours available

Closing date: Tuesday 31 August 2021

Interview date: Friday 10 September 2021

Do you ooze the passion, confidence and dedication to enrich other people’s lives? Join our values led organisation today as a Support Worker.

Nottingham Community Housing Association (NCHA) is one of the largest locally based housing organisations in the East Midlands. Across the region we manage over 9,000 homes; house more than 15,000 tenants; provide over 1,500 bed spaces for people with support/care needs, in over 250 properties; and provide more than 950,000 hours of care and support each year. We have an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic Support Workers to join our team in Lyttleton Road.

What do we offer at Lyttleton Road?

Lyttleton Road provides support for adults with a wide range of support needs including ASD, learning disabilities, Mental health problems and ABI. We support individuals with activities of daily living, including maintaining their accommodation, prompting/supporting with personal care, food shopping and preparation and accessing the local community.

I enjoy seeing the people we support achieving things they never thought possible. This job can be really challenging but I love that everyday is different. – Current Support Worker

What you will be doing:

Your role will be to provide a person centred support for individuals with a range of needs. You will work with the management team to ensure the health and wellbeing of the people we support. You will be responsible for ensuring that the service that you provide complies with NCHA policies and procedures and is also in line with CQC regulations.

ABOUT YOU:

Due to the nature of the role, you will be required to work flexibility and on a shift basis to cover the following shift patterns:

Early shifts 7am -2.30pm, Late shifts 2.30pm - 10pm, Waking nights from 10pm - 7am and regular weekend working and bank holidays.

Whilst experience is not essential as full training will be provided, we very much welcome previous experience working as a Home Carer, Care Worker, Health Care Assistant, Nurses, Social Care Worker, Mental Health Worker. Above all, we are looking for people who are Flexible, enthusiastic, adaptable, reliable and honest with a good sense of humour and a willingness to learn.

Can you see yourself in this role?

Joining our NCHA family means that you can access our fantastic range of benefits:

• A generous annual leave entitlement of 36.5 days leave per year with additional 2 days after 5 years’ service!
• A Healthcare Cash Back Plan worth up to £875 per year on your routine healthcare costs e.g. Dentist, opticians etc. Had a hard week? You can even claim back for a massage!
• Company Pension Scheme options with contributions matched by NCHA and includes life assurance cover
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Free enhanced DBS check where applicable
• £250 for successful referral of a friend/family member to work at NCHA
• Employee Recognition Scheme
• Great learning & development and qualification opportunities
• Overtime available
• Support to achieve Health & Social Care Diploma
• Automatic pay increments every April following successful completion of probationary period
• Opportunities to attend colleague social events.
• Opportunities to join several networking and support groups e.g. LGBT Ally, become a diverse champion etc.

USEFUL TOP TIPS:

1. View the full job description in the document tab at the top of the page and refer to the Person Specification section of the Job Specification to complete your application.
2. You will need to attach a CV in order to apply for this role.
3. All correspondence will be via your registered email address.
4. For more information about NCHA, please refer to the attached ‘Helping Our Customers’ and ‘Property Picture’
5. Previous Applicants need not apply.
6. Take a look at how NCHA is managing the risk of COVID-19 here

All successful candidates will be required to take a numerical and literacy test prior to starting their employment with NCHA.

As an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident Employer, NCHA welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates including those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups and disabled candidates. As part of our LGBT + Allies Programme, we also welcome applications from members of the LGBT + community and encourage inclusivity in the workplace.

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Please note it is a mandatory requirement to wear full PPE, including a face mask, in this role.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient interest.