Support Assistant

Full Time Permanent

Are you looking for meaningful and rewarding work with a company that offers a great benefits package We are currently seekinga fulltime Support Assistant (37.5 hours) to join our team in Rayleigh.

There will be variety in your day-to-day role alongside excellent training. This home supports 3 service users and offers private off-road parking with good local bus links available too (or 15 minute walk from Rayleigh train station). You will support theresidents by offering person centred support and a choice of daily activities to providea fulfilled and meaningful quality of life.

The current shift pattern is 7:30am 8pm (though subject to change dependent on service needs) and extra sleep-in shifts are available but not essential.

The current support needs include individuals with dementia down syndrome and support with insulin dependent diabetes. The service users enjoy a variety of interests outside of the home and are very active.

Our services do require 24-hour support and staff are expected to work some bank holidays and weekends in line with the services needs but flexibility can be discussed at interview stage. In return for your commitment we offer an excellent benefits package including a cash health plan which supports your everyday wellbeing bymaking any treatments more affordable alongside 31 days holiday (inclusive of bank holiday allowance) an additionalday for Birthday leave alongside our competitive pension scheme.

Your responsibilities will include:

• To provide person centred support to people with all aspects of their daily living including but not limited to personal care and involvement in the community.
• To maintainrecords of support providedand to actively contribute to support planning and periodic reviews.
• To positively contribute to our values of Respect One Estuary Accountable & Responsible.
• To be able to actively participateand contribute to providinga 24-hour service that is Caring Safe and Responsive to the needs of the people we support in an effective and well led manner.
• To develop and maintaineffective professional relationships with service users and other key stakeholders such as family friendsand advocates.
• To take responsibility for shift leading as per the rota in operation.
• To actively participatein regular team meetings supervisionsand other meetings.

You are required tohave the following:

• Basic understanding and promoting of the needs rights equalityand diversity of the people we support of people with disabilities.
• Basic knowledge of the regulators and legislation that govern our services and an understanding of where to find this information.
• The ability to communicate effectively orally in writing electronically with colleagues and the people we support.
• The ability to work effectively both alone and as part of a team.
• An understanding of Learning Disabilities is desirable.

Full training will be provided someone new to the sector can fulfil this role following a successful interview we will then support the successful applicant to complete the Care Certificate within their probation.

Please apply as soon as possible as youmay be contacted sooner for an interview so if you have the attitude and skills needed to excel in this role apply today!

The successful applicants will be required to provide proof of eligibility to work in the note that at this time were unable to accept applications from candidates who require visa/work permit sponsorship. We appreciate your understanding and we welcome applications from all candidates who are eligible to work in the UK without sponsorship.

This is post is also subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.

Values-Based Recruitment

Estuary has a value-based recruitment policy which means our selection process is aligned with our core values of Respect One Estuary Accountable and Responsible.

Safeguarding & Recruitment

Estuary is committed to safeguarding and practices safer recruitment standards and expects all staff to share the commitment to safeguarding children and people with care and support needs.

Estuary is Inclusive

At Estuarywere committed to embedding equality and diversity at the heart of our work. We aim to be an inclusive organisation where individual differences are respected where staff people who use services as well as their families and carers are treated with dignity and on the basis of their merits abilities and needs and where everyone has a fair opportunity to fulfil their potential without suffering discrimination or disadvantage.

We always strive to recruit the person most suited to the job and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Anonymous Shortlisting

To further support our aim to be an inclusive employer we use specific software to remove all person-identifiable information from CVs including name anddates of employment/education alsodate of birth age and gender wherea candidate has included these details in their CV. Your personal details will only be made available to hiring managers if you are selected for interview.

Estuary is Disability Confident

Were also a certified Disability Confident Employer which means we are committed to employing people with disabilities and that we will:

• Actively seek to attract and recruit people with disabilities
• Provide a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process
• Offer a guaranteed interview to applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy
• Be flexible with our assessment process to ensure applicants with disabilities have the best opportunity to demonstrate their ability to do the job
• Make reasonable adjustments to support people with disabilities as needed.

Accessibility

If you are unable to use the online process to apply please call us onto request an application pack in an alternative format.

Estuary is a Housing Association with a strong and clear regional commitment within Essex. Wework very successfully within every district in Essex the three outer East London Boroughs and in the Suffolk Coastal District.

We currentlyown and manageover 4600 properties. We are always looking at ways to increase the number of homes we can offer and believe it is important to build communities not just homes.

We are committed to the provision of good-quality housing care and support services to meet local needs and to contribute to the development of sustainable communities. Our residents are at the heart of everything we do their views are important to us in helping shaping future services.

We employjust over 300 people two thirds of whom work providing care and support to people with learning disabilities. We also have an army of dedicated people behind the scenes providing a variety of services including rent collection gardening estate management and working on projects to build new houses.