Join Our Team – Casual / Sessional Support Workers
Kentish Road Respite Service | Southampton City Council
Are you looking for a flexible role that fits around your existing commitments while making a real difference to people's lives?
Kentish Road Respite is seeking compassionate, reliable and enthusiastic Casual / Sessional Support Workers to join our team supporting adults with learning disabilities, autism and profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD).
This is a casual role with no guaranteed hours and is particularly suited to people who:
- Have flexibility in when they can work.
- Are looking for additional hours alongside another job.
- Are studying and want work that can fit around their course commitments.
- Are returning to work and looking for flexible opportunities.
- Want to gain experience in social care while making a positive impact on people's lives.
As a casual member of staff, you can let us know your availability, and we will offer shifts based on the needs of the service and your availability.
About Kentish Road Respite
Kentish Road Respite is a CQC-registered service providing planned and emergency short breaks for adults aged 18+ with learning disabilities, autism and complex support needs.
Our aim is to provide safe, person-centred and meaningful respite experiences that promote choice, independence, wellbeing and inclusion, whilst offering valuable breaks for families and carers.
Shift Patterns
To ensure applicants understand the nature of the role, please consider whether these shift patterns fit with your availability before applying.
Daytime Support Worker Shifts
Day shifts start from 7:30am and include a mixture of:
- Morning shifts
- Afternoon shifts
- Evening shifts
- Weekend shifts
- Bank Holiday shifts
- Split shifts, where you may work part of the day, have a break between shifts, and return later in the day to support the needs of the service.
Most daytime shifts finish by 8:30pm, although on occasion staff may be asked to remain on duty until 10:00pm to meet the needs of the people staying at the service.
Because this is a casual role, we are particularly interested in hearing from people who have flexibility in when they can work and are willing to work across a variety of shift patterns, including mornings, evenings, weekends and split shifts when required.
Waking Night Support Worker Shifts
Waking Night shifts are 8:00pm until 8:00am the following morning.
These are fully awake shifts where staff provide support throughout the night, carry out welfare checks, respond to people's needs and help ensure a safe and comfortable environment overnight.
Is This Role Right for You?
This casual role is best suited to people who:
- Have flexibility in their availability and can work at varying times.
- Are looking for additional hours alongside another role.
- Are studying and want work that can fit around their commitments.
- Are semi-retired or returning to work and seeking flexible employment.
- Enjoy working in a dynamic environment where no two shifts are the same.
The more flexibility you can offer, including availability for evenings, weekends, waking nights and occasional split shifts, the more opportunities there are likely to be for shifts within the service.
What You'll Be Doing
As a Casual Support Worker, you will:
- Support people with personal care, daily living skills and individual wellbeing.
- Promote choice, dignity, independence and inclusion.
- Support people to take part in meaningful activities both within the service and in the community.
- Follow care plans, communication plans and risk assessments.
- Support individuals with a wide range of communication styles and support needs.
- Work positively with families, carers and professionals.
- Maintain accurate records and contribute to effective handovers.
- Be part of a team committed to providing safe, high-quality, person-centred support.
What We're Looking For
We're looking for people who:
- Are caring, patient and respectful.
- Have a positive attitude and willingness to learn.
- Can communicate effectively and work as part of a team.
- Understand the importance of dignity, choice and inclusion.
- Are comfortable working flexibly, including evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays.
- Have experience supporting adults with learning disabilities, autism or complex needs, or can demonstrate transferable skills and values.
Why Join Us?
- Flexible casual working arrangements.
- Opportunities for both daytime and waking night shifts.
- Comprehensive induction and training.
- Ongoing development opportunities.
- Supportive and experienced management team.
- Opportunity to make a genuine difference to the lives of adults and their families.
- Work within a service committed to person-centred care, least restrictive practice, equality, diversity and inclusion.
If you are flexible, dependable and passionate about supporting people to live fulfilling lives, we'd love to hear from you.
What we can offer you:
Salary: The salary band for this role is £26,402 - £28,207. The starting salary is £26,402 with annual progression through the salary bands.
Here at SCC we have a range of different benefits, a few examples can be found below.
- Excellent local government pension with 15.2% employer contribution
- Death in service benefit of x3 salary, and optional salary sacrifice shared cost AVC (additional voluntary contribution)
- Generous holiday 25–31 days, based on role and service
- Flexible working options (role-dependent)
- Family-friendly policies - Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Shared/Unpaid Parental Leave, Time off for Dependents
- Training and development, including coaching and mentoring
- Health and wellbeing support - Employee Assistance Programme, Menopause Pledge, Mental Health First Aiders and access to a variety of staff networks
- Veteran-friendly employer with the Armed Forces Covenant
- Retail discounts and savings through the Southampton City Council benefits platform
- Discounted memberships at local sports and fitness centres
- Sustainable travel benefits - low emission car scheme, cycle to work, season ticket loans
- Employee volunteering scheme with 2 paid days leave to volunteer
For further information on our benefits package please visit: Employee benefits (southampton.gov.uk)
Contact details for informal discussion:
For further information and details regarding the role, please contact Amie Peters at [email protected]
Recruitment contact details:
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 023 8083 4033
For more information about SCC please visit Southampton City Council
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