Job Title: Support Worker and Waking Night Support Workers Location: Hertfordshire Various Locations Salary: Level 6: £26,277 (£13.62 per hour) with the opportunity to progress to £28,905 (£14.98 per hour) Hours: Full Time, Part Time and Flexible hours available Contract: Permanent and Bank contracts available Directorate: Adult Care Services Salary inclusive of enhancement for working 20% of time at the weekend. Sleep In allowances are paid at £40 per night. Waking Night Support Workers receive time and a third. There are opportunities to work additional hours and overtime across the Service. AT THIS TIME WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM CANDIDATES WITH STUDENT VISAS OR SPONSORED VISAS Locations: Bishops Stortford: Apton Road Supported Living (37 hours) Hoddesdon: Isabel Court Supported Living (37 hours) Welwyn Garden City: St Michaels House (37 hours, Support Assistant) About the team People with disabilities in Hertfordshire need people like you Do you want to support someone to live their best life and build a great career at the same time? Come and work for a trusted employer who will value you and support your development Who we are Our supported living and short breaks services support adults with various disabilities. Some have learning or physical disabilities and need high levels of physical care, others can meet their own day to day needs but may have behaviours of concern, mental ill-health or just a need for support to get through their everyday lives. About the role Working in peoples' own homes on our sites, to support them with: Meeting their basic daily needs and achieve their goals Personal hygiene, eating and drinking Keeping their homes clean Managing their money Taking their medication Attending health appointments Joining in with social and leisure activities at home and in their local community In short breaks, people rely on you to support them to enjoy their time away from home while their carers have a well-deserved break. What you need Most of our services need you to support people with personal care, in some this involves using moving and handling equipment and in those services, you would need to be physically able to manage this type of work. Our roles involve shift work on either days or nights, including weekends and bank holidays. Some roles require you to sleep in. About you Essential duties Provide direct support and review support plans Hold or working towards Level 2 HSC award (NVQ/RQF/apprenticeship) Lead and coordinate shifts on a regular basis Formally supervise junior staff Lead on a group home or one part of a service This job role is within the Health and Social Care, level 6 job profile. Please locate this via: Job profiles - Health and social care To hear more about this opportunity please contact ed.davishertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role. This is an ongoing vacancy and applications will be considered as and when they are received How to apply As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences. Disability Confident We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post. Safeguarding This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. English Fluency The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.