Welcome to Avondalecare residential care home, a local experienced care service supporting people living with mental health, learning difficulties and a range of care needs where personal care support is required. We do not offer nursing care.
When our residents struggle with their mental health they require counsel support from you, they require a genuinely kind and compassionate person to listen to their struggles and find solutions and help with creative coping strategies.
Do you have knowledge and life experience or work experience that enables you to believe that this role is right for you?
Do your friends and family ever say 'you'll be really good working in care'? I'd like to meet you and talk more about the opportunities we have. Lots of responsibilities in our service can be met with the use of transferrable skills from other positions you may have held in your past employment.
The job description will give you a good idea, but its always helpful to discuss the role in more detail. If you are applying for a change in career path it's always a good idea to know what change your looking for. Your interview will be much more about the career path you are looking to embark upon, why you are making changes or looking to work in social care and what qualities and skill set can you bring to the team.
Job Title: Residential Key Worker
Hours: Permanent Full time 40hrs per week including Bank Holidays. flexible working rota.
Pay: £12.80 per hour
Accountable to: Registered Manager
Closing date: 15/07/26 but may close earlier if a high volume of suitable applications are received.
Role: To support up to 8 individuals living in a home in Westgate on sea as part of a team of 8 staff. You will be a pivotal part of their personal development and building resilience and life skills to become independent.
This role is specific to our Westgate on Sea care home. If you can travel to this area comfortably please apply.
Drivers are preferable for this role. The company pays business mileage for the use of your own care including driver perks. Business insurance can be paid by the company to enable you to use your car for the support of the residents.
There is easy access and free parking on site.
Public Travel routes are good to the care home.
Duties: As a Residential Key Worker, you will be responsible for supporting people with managing their mental health, you could be working with people with mild Learning Disabilities or autistic traits. Although you will be vital help for supporting people with their everyday activities this excludes nursing care. You will be relied upon to assist in building trusting relationships and have good rapport to be able to support people to reach their full potential and work towards planning outcomes for moving on in the future at their own pace. You will be expected to manage some administration duties including, daily reports and evidencing practice.
You will be working in a small home in the sunny seaside town of Westgate, being part of a support network to those living safely in their community. You will have a staff office and a staff room to be able to work alone when you choose to and to reduce stress at work when you need it. You will work directly with residential support workers and management based on site every day.
You will be recognised as a valued member of our team and will be treated fairly and with respect, you will be trained and supported form the start to ensure you understand risk management, care plans and the best and safest way to carry out your duties. You will be a part of a wider communication network amongst all staff for regular help and support throughout each day.
As a Residential Key Worker, you will work in partnership with local organisations including Community Mental Health Teams, Social Services, Probation and Court services, HMRC, GP Surgeries, LD teams and other outside agencies who are there to offer our service users the support they deserve.
We offer you as part of the 'EKWIP' Programme*, ask about this at interview
Blue Light Card for shopping discounts.
Driver Perks*
Apple iPhone for work use only
Mileage allowance 40p per mile paid
Diploma in Health and Social Care after a 12 month period and ongoing training and support for your career path*
Regular supervisions and ongoing career development and support*
Career Progression when available in the service and when you are ready*
Birthday half day paid off *
Available overtime*
Counselling support available pending application*
Work place Pension Scheme*
7 day rota including weekends and at least one night shift per week but very flexible and supportive, working to create a work life balance for all staff.
3 days a week off
Available overtime of you choose.
10 hour shift patterns
Positions are subject to satisfactory DBS check and two references. Any employment gaps will need justifying as part of a safe hiring process.
Skills and Experience
- Full driving Licence and car is preferable for this role
- A genuine interest in working with and supporting people
- Experience with Mental Health and supporting or caring for someone would be a great attribute to the team.
- Experience of working with challenging behaviour or learning disabilities would be exceptional for this role but if not, training is provided if your willing to learn.
- Do you have a Kind and Caring nature?
- Are you a practical thinker and able to be solution focused not problem bogged?
- Must be flexible in your approach to all situations and to the care sector demands.
- An understanding of the importance of Equality and Diversity and treating people with dignity and respect.
- Understand the benefits of positive attitude and culture in the work place
- Good literacy and communication skills computer and i phone literate
- Interest in developing your own practice and plan for a future career
- Honest and reliable person trustworthy and dedicated to compassionate care
- Understanding the importance of confidentiality
- Ability to work independently and part of a team
- Able to commit to 10 hour shift patterns
- At least 1 wake night shift is required per week
- Duties may adjust - to be discussed at interview
- If you feel you would be well suited to this role, we Welcome you to apply
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions Order 75)
As the post for which you are applying is exempt from Section 4.2 of the above Act, you are required to disclose information concerning convictions which for other purposes are 'spent' under the provisions of the Act. Any information given in this respect will be completely confidential and will be considered only in relation to this application. Failure to disclose any such convictions could result in dismissal or disciplinary action.
We aim to promote equal opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential and welcome applications from diverse candidates. Criminal records will be taken into account for recruitment purposes only when the conviction is relevant.
Having a conviction, either ‘spent’ or ‘unspent’, will not necessarily bar you from employment. This will depend on the circumstances and background to your offence(s).
Additionally, we have a comprehensive policy on Disclosure and Barring Service practices, handling and storage of certificates of disclosure and we will ensure that whilst there will be insufficient space within the New Data Protection Regulations – What does it mean to me? Document, to identify everything relating to the lawfulness of data collection, we will ensure that this document is used to reiterate where we have specific policies and will guide the reader to these AND where we can cite the reasons for collection of data, such as on the application form, this will always be our preference in the spirit of total transparency.
*Regrettably, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.*
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £12.80 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Employee discount
Work Location: In person
