Support Worker

Support Worker
Scale 5 +2 increments for weekend working (£29,540 £32,061 pro rata, pro rata, inclusive of +2 increments)
Full Time and Part Time hours available
Permanent
Various Opportunities Together Tenancies, Community Outreach and Residential Short Break Services

There’s no need to submit an application for this role, instead come along to our recruitment open day on 16th September at Stockroom, (Merseyway, Stockport SK1 1PW), where we will be interviewing on the day. Please note that you will be required to complete a short exercise assessing your written and numeracy skills as part of the interview.

Current Right to Work is required for both roles, if interested in the Casual Home Support Worker role please ensure you bring proof of your UK Driving Licence.

Please ensure you book a ticket for one of the below timeslots if you are planning to attend:

10am 11am: book here
11am 12pm: book here
12pm 1pm: book here
1pm 2pm: book here

Your Role

Stockport Learning Disability Opportunities Together Service provide a range of support services to adults with a learning disability who may have additional health and/or complex behavioural support requirements. The service is committed to providing strength based, outcome focused support, which is person centred, to ensure individuals have the opportunity to:

• live well
• develop independence, to achieve their own personal ambitions and aspirations.
• experience activities that can improve lifestyle choices, health and wellbeing

We are currently seeking to recruit support workers who are passionate about supporting adults with learning and complex needs.

About You

We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic individuals with the right values, which include a commitment to work within team/s, follow our practices, policies and procedures.

You must have the availability and flexibility to work irregular hours such as early mornings, evenings, weekends and nights. You will need experience of working with people with disabilities this can be in either a paid, voluntary or personal capacity.

Although you will be allocated individuals to work with, you may also be asked to work in other locations as the service requirements dictate. In all roles you must be punctual and reliable.

We will give you all the training and support you need, to develop your knowledge and skills in the role. There is also a rolling mandatory training programme that you will be required to attend throughout your employment.

About Us

At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.

We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.

If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Hayley Pendleton or Nicola James via email [email protected] or [email protected] for an informal discussion about the role.

Due to the additional provisions set out for young workers in the 'working time regulations 1999 act' applicants must be 18 years or over to be considered for this work.

The successful applicant’s appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence, but this can only be used for certain roles, and this campaign does not currently qualify.

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