Respite And Outreach Support Worker

Contract Type: Permanent

Contract Hours: 37 per week 

Salary: NJC Grade E SCP 12-17 £26,421 - £28,770 per annum

Closing Date: 22nd May at 23:59pm

This advert is open to both internal and external applicants however, internal applicants will be considered for this role prior to external candidates.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Respite and Outreach Support Workers to provide planned short breaks and respite for vulnerable adults and provide a planned break from caring roles for their relatives/family/carers. The role involves shift working / weekend working and sleep over shifts.

The successful candidates will provide personal and practical assistance to vulnerable service users and provide customers and colleagues with full and accurate information about the user’s situation.

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Helen Sigley Residential Respite Manager, Clare Barker or Cath Mannion Deputy Respite managers on 01253 477864 or 01253 477995

If you require any information on Care and Support recruitment opportunities, advice or support on completing applications: please contact Provider Peer Support and Resilience Team on 01253 478444 or email providersupporthub@blackpool.gov.uk

The Council operates an Introduce a Friend Scheme for a small number of agreed jobs in Children’s and Adults Services which encourages our Blackpool Council employees to initiate a successful introduction.  This job is one of those roles, therefore if you have received a recommendation from a friend please ensure you select ‘Introduce a Friend’ when asked on the application where you heard about the vacancy.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/vulnerable adults. This post is subject to satisfactory reference history of at least two years, Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, medical clearance, evidence of any essential qualifications and proof of Right to Work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996. 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/vulnerable adults. This post is subject to satisfactory reference history of at least two years, Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, medical clearance, evidence of any essential qualifications and proof of Right to Work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and amendments to the exemptions order, which mean that certain offences are ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed, guidance on the "filtering" of offences can be found at New filtering rules for DBS certificates (from 28 November 2020 onwards) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)