With a 30% night shift enhancement, plus benefits
Job reference: RNR002493-3
Interview date: Held on Wednesdays
Date posted: 17/01/2025
At Swindon Borough Council, we want our town to be the best it can be. Our ambitious vision in the new Swindon Plan is supported by realistic transformation programmes, with the people of Swindon at their heart. Because that’s who we’re doing it for – the communities and businesses that make our town great. As part of the Council, you’ll support a friendly local authority making decisions with real impact. It’s all for better public services. Better processes. And a better quality of life, for everyone. Join us, and Swindon will be better with you.
About Fessey House
Fessey House is not your “traditional” care home. Our 68 bed home comprises of 6 individual purpose-built units, each of which includes a kitchen, lounge, and dining room. Our service users are aged 65+, all with a cognitive impairment such as Dementia. It is a unique, modern environment, recently extended, with vast landscaped gardens and communal activity rooms for our residents to enjoy.
Fessey House aims to provide a supported living environment where older people can feel safe, secure, and free to live their lives as independently as possible. Privacy, dignity, and the right to make choices are paramount in our approach to providing the highest quality service for those who choose to make Fessey House their home.
The service we provide is designed to meet the needs of each individual in such a way as to provide them with the opportunity to maintain as much control over their own lives as possible. We pride ourselves on the person-centred approach we have for supporting both our individuals and their families.
Your next role
As a Support Worker, you will complement our current friendly team, providing practical, emotional, and physical support for older people living with dementia and rehabilitation for service users. You will participate in the assessment and care/support planning process while continuously assessing our service users' needs and monitoring the aims, objectives, and outcomes of their individual plans (including administering prescribed medications).
A requirement for this role is that you are aware and comply with Health & Safety, Manual Handling, COSHH, Food Hygiene, Fire, First Aid, and Accident/Incident policies as set down by the organisation. Full training will be given on-site to allow you to develop in the role and become a confident care worker.
You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).
Working with us
We offer operational shifts for Nights from 9:30pm to 8:00am on a rolling 2-week rota with a requirement to work every other weekend. Each night shift will include 7.5 hours at a 30% shift enhancement.
Fessey House is located on Brookdene in Haydon Wick, easily accessible by bus between Orbital Shopping Park and Park North on the number 5 service or between Taw Hill and Middle Wichel on the number 11 service. We have free parking on site, generous holiday entitlement, comprehensive Learning and Development programmes, an excellent local government pension and sickness schemes, and many other benefits like discounts on shopping, eating out, and entertainment.
For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions, and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, revitalized Swindon together.
Your next steps
Download the role profile and select the Apply button where you will be redirected to the Swindon Borough Council website to complete our online application process. For further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Sharron Black, email sblack@swindon.gov.uk. Interviews will be held every Wednesday, which may be before the closing date.
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