Support Workers
On-Site Supported Living Service
Permanent, 35 hours per week
Job Ref: OSSL/SW/1301
Salary £16,152 - £17,199 per annum*
(*Pro-rata to part-time hours based on a full-time equivalent of 39 hours per week)
Hansel, one of Scotland's foremost charities in the field of Social Care, delivers an extensive range of support services to individuals with learning disabilities throughout Ayrshire.
On-Site Supported Living Service, based in Broadmeadows, Symington, is looking to recruit Support Workers to join our dedicated team of care professionals. We provide a quality service that meets the needs and expectations of all service users with a wide range of diverse and complex care and health issues, including physical disability, behaviour that challenges, and people with autistic disorders. This exciting opportunity will involve providing support to adults living in their own tenancies and also young adults, with packages of support that reflect our principle of ordinary living.
The successful applicant should have:
· Experience of working with individuals with learning disabilities in a similar environment
· An SVQ 3 (or equivalent) social care qualification
· Experience of updating and implementing Care Plans
· Experience administering medication
· The ability to work flexibly to a planned rota including days, evening and weekends
· The ability to lone work as well as work within a team environment
· A commitment to working in a person-centered way to offer choice and promote inclusion
· An enthusiastic attitude to developing your skills/career in Social Care
Please visit our website at www.hansel.org.uk for application details or register your interest by calling our Recruitment Line on (01563) 831499, quoting the post’s reference number. This post is considered to be Regulated Work with adults as specified in the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) (PVG) Act 2007. Accordingly, the preferred candidate will be required to become a member of the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme Record Update if already a Scheme member prior to any formal offer of employment being made.
Closing date for completed applications is Friday 25th January 2013
HANSEL ALLIANCE
JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: Support Worker (Supported Living)
REPORTING TO: Service Manager
RESPONSIBLE TO Director/Depute Director of Care Services
JOB PURPOSE: To assist the Service Manager to develop and deliver a Supported Living Service which meets the identified needs of people with a learning disability and their carers.
ORGANISATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
¨ To be accountable to the Service Manager for the tasks devolved and the responsibilities assigned.
¨ To assist the Service Manager with the efficient maintenance of day-to-day administrative requirements.
¨ To ensure that, policies in relation to health and safety at work are understood and implemented.
¨ To ensure that, within the services offered, he/she contributes to the maintenance of good employee relations and communications.
OPERATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
¨ To work individually, and as part of a team, to promote and ensure the rights, dignity, welfare and safety of service users and to promote the individual choices of each user.
¨ To be responsible for carrying out efficiently and effectively, the assigned duties relating to the support service for each service user.
¨ To be responsible for reporting issues of importance and/or concern to the Service Manager.
¨ To present a clear understanding of the needs of adults with learning disabilities, in the context of the aims and objectives of the service, and have the skills to make a positive and effective contribution to service provision.
¨ In conjunction with other team members, to create an environment and service that, enable service users to understand their rights and responsibilities. The organisation is committed to a person-centred approach and uses Essential Lifestyle Planning as part of the process of developing individual packages of support.
¨ To be involved in the handling/use of medication, under the guidance of the Service Manager and in line with stated policies and in accordance with acknowledged methods and standards of “good practice”.
¨ To be involved in, and as appropriate, participate in service users’ holidays.
¨ To take advantage of opportunities for staff development through supervision, reviews of work, training etc.
¨ To have functional responsibility for the resources allocated.
¨ To contribute to effective communication between colleagues, care managers and other professionals.
¨ To undertake any other duties assigned by the Service Manager which are appropriate to the role of Support Worker.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Post: Support Worker at Supported LivingREQUIREMENT
Education and Experience
/ Essential/ Desirable / Tick Box1. Social Care Qualification or equivalent (HNC, NVQ Level 3) / Desirable
2. Previous experience providing services to people with learning disabilities. / Essential
3. Experience of Recording Written Updates in Care Plans / Essential
4. Experience of working with people who challenge services / Desirable
5. Willing to Undertake NVQ/SVQ in Care / Essential
Abilities - Both Aptitudes and Skills
6. Skills in delivering supported living services based on a Person Centred Planning approach
/ Essential7. Skills in team working
/ Essential8. Ability to Facilitate the integration of service users into community resources with sensitivity to the feelings of all parties concerned.
/ Essential9. Commitment to involving service users, parents and carers in all matters affecting their welfare.
/ Essential10. Understanding of and commitment to equal opportunities policies
/ Essential11. Ability to provide supports with all aspects of day care, working with clients with regard to the development of practical and creative skills, accessing community resources, and enabling service users to develop relationships within the community.
/ Essential12. Demonstrate assessment and care planning skills.
/ Essential13. Ability to communicate clearly and concisely orally and in writing.
/ Essential14. Ability to be involved in the handling/use of medications, under guidance from the Project Manager and Support Co-ordinator, in line with policies and in accordance with acknowledged methods and standards of “good practice”.
/ EssentialOther Requirements of the Post
15. Willingness to work outwith standard hours.
/ Essential16. Car Driver.
/ Essential17. To assist in such other duties as may reasonably be requested and required.
/ EssentialIMPORTANT
Your ability to meet the requirements listed in the person specification will be assessed on the information provided by you on your application form. Shortlisted candidate will be required to demonstrate this in more detail at interview.
(CV’s will not be accepted as a substitute for completed Application Forms)
Name: /
Signature:
/ Date:PLEASE ENSURE YOU RETURN YOUR COMPLETED PERSON SPECIFICATION WITH YOUR APPLICATION FORM
Employment Application Form
Post Applied For: / Post Reference Number:1. Personal Details
Surname: / Initial(s):
Address:
Postcode: / E-mail Address:
Home Telephone No: / Mobile No:
Do you hold a current UK Drivers Licence:
Yes No / Do you require a work permit:
Yes No
Do you have access to a vehicle for work:
Yes No / Do you hold a valid passport:
Yes No
2. Flexibility
Are you able to undertake night working and/or sleepover shifts? (Please tick appropriate box) Yes No
Are you able to work flexibly according to a planned rota ?(Please tick appropriate box) Yes No
Please indicate whether you are applying for full-time or part-time hours Full-Time Part-Time
3. Guaranteed Interview Scheme & Declaration
The Hansel Group of Charities welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. We undertake to invite for interview all disabled applicants who meet all essential aspects of the proposed role as set out in the Person Specification.
If you wish to be considered in terms of this scheme, please tick here. If you are invited to attend for interview we will contact you to establish any specific requirements you may have.
4. Declaration
I hereby declare that the information I have given is complete and accurate. I accept that if it is found not to be the case my application will become invalid and any offer of employment may be withdrawn, or my employment may be terminated.
Signature: / Date:
5. Qualification/Work Based Training
(Please detail below any qualifications/work based training you have obtained, using a separate sheet if necessary)
Qualification/Work based Training Course Title / Name of Education Facility/Organisation where Qualification was obtained
6. Membership of Professional bodies
(Please detail below any membership of professional bodies that you may hold).
Name of Professional Body / Membership Number/Level of Membership
7. Present/Most Recent Employer
Name and Address of Current Employer (Including Line Manager’s Name)
Position Held: / Start Date:
Telephone Number: / Leaving Date:
Reason for Leaving: / Notice Period:
8. Duties/Responsibilities
(Please summarise below your duties/responsibilities in your current most recent employment, continue on a
separate sheet if necessary).
9. Complete Employment History
All applicants must complete the following section entering a comprehensive and complete employment history
(starting with the most recent first), ensuring all periods of unemployment are also included. (Please note
applications that are not fully competed will not be considered).
Employer Detail, including full address and date of employment / Position Held, Summary of duties and responsibilities / Reason for Leaving
10. Personal Statement
With reference to your previous experiences and/or achievements, please describe the essential qualities which you
consider you would bring to the position. Also provide additional information you think will support your
application. (Continue on a separate sheet if necessary).
11. Professional References
The Hansel Group of Charities requires two written professional references, one of which must be from your
current/most recent employer (if currently unemployed, your most recent employer must be nominated). All
references must be requested from the source and should be on the organisation’s headed notepaper. Please give
details of your two referees below.
Current/Most Recent Employer / 2nd Professional Reference
Referee Name:
Address of Referee:
Postcode:
Referee’s Job Title:
Telephone Number:
Email Address:
Professional References will be pursued following a successful interview and conditional offer of employment
The Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (PVG Act)
Self-Declaration Form
The post that you are applying for is for regulated work with adults/children. You are therefore required to disclose all convictions (spent or unspent), cautions and any relevant non-conviction information. Should you be appointed for the position you have applied for you will be asked to provide a PVG Scheme record disclosure.
Please complete this Self-Declaration Form and return it with the application. Your application will only be considered if your Self-Declaration Form has been properly completed and signed. If you have no convictions, cautions or relevant non-conviction information please write ‘none’ in the appropriate box and sign the declaration form.
Having a conviction is not an automatic bar to gaining employment with The Hansel Group of Charities, unless you are barred from working with protected adults/children. We do require candidates to show integrity and be honest and complete the information they provide at the application stage, in order that we can give it due consideration along with your experience and skills when short-listing. It is not sufficient to mention a conviction (spent or unspent) to the interview panel or subsequently at the PVG application stage of the recruitment process. All information provided will be regarded as being in the strictest confidence. In the event that your application is not successful, this Declaration would be destroyed by The Hansel Group of Charities.
1. Personal Details
Post Applied For: / Post Location:
Forename: / Surname:
Title: / Maiden/Former Name
2. Notification
(a) Have you been convicted of any criminal offence? (Tick appropriate Box) Yes No
(b) If yes, please give details of all conviction(s). The date(s) and the sentence(s) below. If you have had no convictions, please write ‘none’ below.
Nature of Offence / Date / Sentence
(c) Are there proceedings pending against you in respect of this or any other offence? Yes No
(d) If yes, please give details of the nature of these proceedings below. If there are no proceedings pending, please write ‘none’ below
Nature of Alleged Offence / Trial Hearing Date / Other information
3. Disclosure of Convictions to Purchasing Authorities
It is a contractual requirement in respects of some of The Hansel Group of Charities services, that the local authority Social Work Department are given sight of a potential worker’s disclosure where it details any convictions (spent or unspent). If you are offered the post on one such service, and you have a conviction, please indicate below whether or not you give Hansel your permission to pass a copy of your PVG Scheme Record/Scheme Record Update to the nominated person within the relevant Local Authority Department. Yes No
4. Relationships
To your knowledge are you a close relative of any current or former employee or Director of The Hansel Group of Charities: (Close relatives are defined as husband, wife, partner, grandparent, child, grandchild, brother or sister, ‘former’ is defined as anytime within the last 12 months). Canvassing of members or officials of The Hansel Group of Charities either directly or indirectly will disqualify the candidate. Yes No
Equal Opportunities in Employment Monitoring Form
The Hansel Group of Charities is committed to the principles and practice of equal opportunities and aims to be an equal opportunities employer. We aim to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, marital status, race, sexual orientation, religion disability and age.
In order for us to monitor the effectiveness of our policy, please complete this form which will provide information to help us ensure that our Equal Opportunities Policy is being carried out effectively. These objectives comply with the requirements of the Equality Act 2010. Completion of the various sections is entirely voluntary and if you choose not to complete this form, it will not in any way effect the treatment of your application.
The monitoring form will be withheld from the short-listing or interview panel members involved in recruiting for this post. On receipt, the monitoring form will be separated from the other application material, will be securely stored, treated as strictly confidential and used solely for the purposes of monitoring our policy. All statistical analysis will be anonymous.
Thank you for your help.
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