About Us
We are looking for a Casual Senior Support Worker to join our team at Tozer House. This role provides outcome-based care, promoting independence and we aim to enable every person to be engaged in their local community to the best of their ability.
Salary: Hourly rate = £16.89 - £18.36 depending on experience
Working Pattern: Casual
Location: Tozer House, Chichester
About Tozer House
The people we support are involved in a range of activities in their local community that keep everyone connected with the neighbourhood.
Activities include:
- Voluntary work with the Chichester Canal Trust
- Volunteering at the Cinnamon Trust with dog-walking for people who need help with their four-legged friends
- Taking part in educational talks at Chichester College and the county’s schools
- Joining the Community Art Project at Pallant House in Chichester
- Volunteering at Crimsham Farm in Pagham
People’s choices are respected in every aspect of their lives, and the recruitment of new staff is an important part of that choice. People’s Panels are arranged at the interview stage to ensure that everyone has a say and that the right people join our team.
About You
To become a Support Worker with us you will be:
- Passionate about supporting people to be the best they can be.
- Empowering people to live the life they choose.
- Supporting people to have the opportunities to learn and grow.
- A good listener, patient, respectful, kind and treat all people with dignity.
- Ensure people have opportunity to be involved in every aspect of their care and support.
- Support people to maintain friendships/relationships important to them and to make new friendships/relationships.
- Support people to maintain their health.
Key Skills required:
1. Excellent literacy and numeracy skills in order to order monitor budgets and document activities in care plans.
2. Ability to organise / prioritise work, co-ordinate a variety of tasks in a clear and logical way and meet agreed deadlines which minimise the disruption to the business.
3. Sound communication and interpersonal skills in order to interact effectively with a range of people and create effective working relationships. Ability to build relationships with people and ensure the views of service users are heard and that their needs are met.
4. Effective people and performance management skills and the ability to provide direction and motivate and inspire the team.
5. Excellent customer service skills and the ability to seek and introduce continuous improvement and innovation, for self and team. Ability to maintain a sympathetic and understanding attitude whilst dealing with challenging behaviour from service users and/or their families.
6. Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to anticipate problems and resolve issues independently, planning solutions and make sound pragmatic decisions.
Experience and Skills
Qualifications and/or experience:
- Minimum of 4 GCSEs, including English Language and Maths, or equivalent qualification or demonstrable equivalent comparable experience.
- NVQ 3 in Care or equivalent qualification or demonstrable equivalent
comparable experience.
- NVQ 4 in Management or equivalent qualification - Desirable
- Relevant organisational knowledge of systems, procedures and policies in specialist area e.g. protection of vulnerable adults, health and safety etc.
- Knowledge of a wide range of disability issues and the needs of older people.
- Significant experience of working with adults who have a wide range of disabilities.
- Experience of involving service users and carers in planning, developing and evaluating services.
- Experience of working with people from a wide variety of cultural, religious and ethnic backgrounds.
Rewards and Benefits
For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our Rewards and Benefits page.
Further Information
The reference number for this role is CAFHE06492.
For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Hiring Manager Maria Gahete at [email protected]
For issues or queries regarding your application please contact [email protected].
To apply, upload your CV and complete the application explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a health check.
West Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer committed to promoting an environment that is inclusive and free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of its people. We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and take every possible step to ensure that no individual will be disadvantaged.
For information regarding your eligibility to apply for this role under our Disability or Veteran’s Guaranteed Interview Scheme, this can be found on our application help page.
Note for Recruitment Agencies: We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!
