Care and Support Worker

Salary: From £13.47 – £14.13 per hour

Grade: E

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Part Time 18.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday

Location: Northallerton, North Yorkshire

 

Make Care Matter – Helping us make a difference to those in need.

Do you end your day knowing you’ve made a difference? At Valley Road, we believe that even the smallest actions can have the biggest impact. We’re looking for compassionate, dedicated individuals to join our team and help enrich the lives of those we support. Valley Road is a Day Service that offers support over five days Monday to Friday. Providing daytime support for individuals with Learning Disabilities, Autism and complex care needs.

 

What You’ll Do

·       Support individuals to explore their strengths and achieve personal goals

·       Encourage independence and community involvement

·       Facilitate access to local facilities and activities

·       Lead and participate in centre-based activities including:

·       Arts & crafts, Music, Cooking and Gardening

·       Provide respectful, person-centred personal care

·       Use equipment to assist with safe transfers

·       Always uphold the wishes and dignity of the individuals you support

 

What We Offer

·       A values-based, forward-thinking culture

·       Full training and ongoing support

·       Opportunities for personal and professional development

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Who We’re Looking For

·       Caring and empathetic individuals

·       Team players with good communication skills

·       People who want to make a real difference every day

If that isn’t enough, what else can we offer you?

• Significant training and learning including equality and diversity, personal safety, autism, dementia awareness and health and safety
• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing by length of service
• Enhanced DBS clearance paid for by us 
• Starting salary dependent on experience and qualifications  
• Competitive rate of pay with the opportunity for progression 
• Access to a range of salary sacrifice schemes and discounts including pension scheme, green car scheme, childcare vouchers and home technology scheme.
• Support with your care qualification, apprenticeships, NVQ Level 2 or Level 3

 

We also welcome applicants from none care backgrounds, who can demonstrate a strong person, centred valued approach, alongside with a willingness to learn. With a positive attitude, then this could be the next job for you.

To find out more about this role please view the job description here: Job Description.docx

To read about the benefits of working for North Yorkshire Council view our rewards booklet here: Total rewards | North Yorkshire Council

 

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Kate.Wylie@northyorks.gov.uk

 

It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults at risk. We are committed to the inclusion, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk.

NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies. 

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 

North Yorkshire Councils’ purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other’s contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.