Grade D £22,369 - £23,194 a year full time equivalent, £11.59 an hour 16.5 hours a week actual salary - £9,975 - £10,343 a year 33 hours a week actual salary - £19,960 - £20,686 a year
GDirectorate: People Services
Hours: 16.5 (2 nights) or 33 hours (4 nights a week
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Home First, across Derby City and in our Assessment Hub.
Shift Times:
- 4 nights on/4 nights off rolling rota system for 33 hour contract
or
- 2 nights on/6 nights off rolling rota system for the 16.5 hour contract.
Social care has been prominent in the media during recent months and has highlighted the amazing role that care support staff play in our community.
As a result of increasing demands for our service, an exciting opportunity has arisen for Mobile Night Care Support Staff to join our award- winning Home First team, working on our popular rolling rota system.
Working closely with our NHS colleagues, we are responsive to the needs of our customers by supporting the prevention of hospital admission and facilitating hospital discharge by providing short-term assessment support to people in their own homes and within our integrated Assessment Hubs at Perth House.
We look after some of the most vulnerable and frail people in our community who have been discharged from hospital, or for those who experience a short period of ill health enabling them to stay at home rather than be in a hospital bed. We assess customer’s needs and work with them to be as independent as possible.
Working as part of our valued and vibrant care support team you'll be ensuring our customers are supported in assisting them with everyday tasks such as washing and dressing, medication and general wellbeing throughout the night- time hours in our Assessment Hub beds and working with a colleague in customers own homes. Working in this fast-paced team you'll work closely with social care practitioners and health care professionals. You will be supported by our Night Management Team.
Whether you have looked after family members, looking for a new career path or professional care experience, are over 18 years of age or more mature in years and possess: -
Desire to make a difference
A 'can do attitude' and open mind.
Caring nature
Reliable and flexible
Willingness to learn
Good level of written and spoken English
A right to work in the UK.
Car or motorcycle user available for business use.
We definitely want to hear from you and in return we will provide you with:
Initial and ongoing training which will support you to further develop your skills
Career development pathway.
DBS check
Support from our management team.
Generous holiday pay.
Uniform.
Benefits associated as employees of Derby City Council.
If you are interested in joining our team, have a car or motorbike available for business use, please apply using the application form and telling us all about how you can be a great Support Worker and whether you are looking to work 2 nights or 4 nights - we look forward to hearing from you.
Here are some comments from our staff team:
‘I like getting out and about in the community and seeing customers so happy to be at home.’
‘I find my job very rewarding that I have had a hand in helping customers with their recovery.’
‘We get lots of thank you cards which shows that customers really do appreciate the work we do.’
‘I have the right training to enable me to fulfil my role.’
‘It really is great to work with Home First and be given opportunity for promotion.’
As part of our safer recruitment checks the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job. For reasons connected with a particular need of the Council it may be appropriate, subject to approval, to appoint to a higher point in the pay grade.
Before you complete your application form please read our guidance on filling in your application form.
Quick Tip! Remember to align your personal statement to the Essential Criteria in the Person Specification
Please be aware that where there are staff within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.
The closing date for this vacancy is 2 October 2023 at midnight. Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.