Support Worker

Trafford Council Waterside House, Sale Waterside, Sale, M33 7ZF Salary – £21,698 to £24,054 Salary Grade – 3 Job category – Social Care Job Type – Learning Disability Working Pattern – Rolling rota Working hours – 36.25 Contract type – Permanent Closing date – 23rd April 2023 Interview date – 4th May 2023 Interview type – Face to face
About us
Trafford Council and its partners in the public, private and third sectors are embarking on a Vision which sees us working together to close inequality gaps and maximise Trafford’s huge potential. Our vision is working together to build the best future for all our communities and everyone in Trafford
Trafford really is a great place to work. With a positive permission culture, we embrace innovation and encourage performance. We’re keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do
We currently have an exciting vacancy within our team to enable us to continue to build on our success and also bring new experience, knowledge and ideas into the team.
About you:
Your style and approach will reflect our values and behaviours: you will be committed to continually learning & improving the way you do things to ensure effective outcomes; valuing and respecting others’ contribution, you will work together to deliver service; you will take ownership of your actions and strive to getting things right first time and learn from when things do go wrong; you will enjoy taking personal responsibility to resolve issues and change what you do and how you do it to make a difference.
About the Role:
Support Workers in the Supported Living Service provide personal care services to individuals within their own homes in accordance with the practices and procedures of the Local Authority They provide support with personal care, medication, meal preparation and domestic tasks and social inclusion.
The Support Worker strives towards promoting and maximising the independence of Service Users and empowering and enabling individuals to make informed choices whilst living their lives to the full within the community.
Additional Information:
Supported Living provides 24 hour support and you will be required to work on a 4 week rolling rota. There will be an uplift for working unsociable hours.
Enquiries:
For more information contact Carol Monteith
Tel: 07870 900 810
Email: carol.monteith@trafford.gov.uk
About the benefits:
You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where your personal and professional development will be encouraged. You will have the opportunity to work and grow in a people-centred and values based organisation that promotes a positive permission culture. Your opinions matter so you will have the opportunity to shape how we do things here at Trafford.
Trafford recognises the importance of staff wellbeing and offer a number of initiatives for staff including mental health first aiders, staff network groups (LGBT+/Carers/BAME/Disability) and health and wellbeing events.
Our great benefits include:- Local Government Pension Scheme Home Technology Scheme Car Lease Scheme Cycle to Work scheme Simply Healthcare Employee Discount Scheme - 'Perks at Work' Ability to ‘buy back’ extra annual leave
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Right to Work – your right to work in the UK documentation will be checked. Trafford does not have a license to be able to offer sponsorships to candidates outside of the UK.
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