About the Role
The role of a Stepdown Support Worker is to support our service users to enable them to live as independently as possible within their own home. We support these individuals by providing personal care, basic health care, and therapy such as mobility practice, supervising exercises, and practice of techniques to help the individual to maximize independence as far as they are able.
Main Duties of the Job
This post attracts a welcome payment of 5% of the starting salary for the grade to enable individuals to join our permanent workforce. This is payable upon successful completion of your probationary period and is subject to eligibility criteria.
About the Team
The Extra Care team based at Hawthorn Court in Keynsham and St Johns Court in Bath also provide a step-down service in partnership with Curo Housing Association. The team supports people and operates to provide rehabilitation and support to adults - often frail and elderly, within a home environment to promote optimum levels of independence; to prevent hospital admission, facilitate hospital discharge, maximize independent living in the community, and assess requirements of appropriate ongoing care packages. This involves working closely with our District Nursing, Social Care, and housing support colleagues to provide person-centered care.
We are a friendly team consisting of a Registered Manager, Care Manager, Shift Leader, and Support Workers. We work closely with our District Nursing, Social Care, and housing colleagues to deliver joined-up care.
About You
The successful candidates will be well supported and will work under the direction of a Shift Leader and/or Care Manager. The Stepdown Support Worker and Shift Leader will help Service Users work towards their outcome-focused re-ablement goals as set out in their support/treatment plan.
We are looking for one Stepdown Support Worker, who will be based at St Johns Court in Bath. The working arrangements will include weekends and bank holidays on a rostered basis with split shifts between the hours of 7 am and 10 pm.
This is how our staff feel about working within our service: “Seeing people progress is so rewarding”; “I feel that we make a real difference to people’s lives – keeping them at home with their independence.”
So if you are looking for a rewarding career, then this could be the job for you!
If you are interested in this post and require more details or just to chat through the role and what’s involved, please contact Glenn Hartley, Service Manager by email: glenn_hartley@bathnes.gov.uk and phone on 01225 395702.
Interview date: TBC
Please note: Applications will be checked weekly and we will shortlist and interview on a rolling basis.
Person Specification
Qualifications
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Experience
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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