Support Worker Days

Job title: Support worker

Salary: £24,404.00- £25,183.00 pro rata plus enhancements

Hours: Part Time (Various Hours)

Contract: Temporary until 31/12/2025

Location: Dolphin Manor Rothwell

As a Support worker, you'll thrive on Providing Exceptional Care and support to older people.

Leeds City Council is one of the largest employers in the region with over 14,000 employees. We seek to recruit and develop talented individuals who embody our council values and ambitions .

About you

As a Support worker, you will bring to the role:

• Strong communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team.
• Respect for customers need for privacy and dignity.
• Empathy and understanding
• Understand strength-based care.
• Be committed to encourage Independence and provide outcome focused care.

About the role

Dolphin Manor is a 33 Bedded Residential Care Home in Rothwell. We provide 24 hr care to Customers aged 65. 12 beds work with people with Dementia and in partnership with LYPFT. 21 beds Provide a step-down option for people who are coming out of hospital to aid their recovery before returning home.

What we offer you

We take pride in offering the best employee experience, with benefits including:

• a competitive salary and annual leave entitlement plus statutory holidays
• membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund with generous employer contributions
• flexible and hybrid working arrangements subject to service requirements.
• a clear career pathway and continuing professional development opportunities.
• a range of staff benefits to help you boost your wellbeing and make your money go further.

How to apply

Apply for this job online. Please complete the online application form or upload your CV and complete a personal statement of no more than 500 words.

Read our guidance for further advice. Please check your information carefully and ensure you complete all sections before submitting your application.

If you would like an informal discussion before you apply for the role, please contact Jaydene Porter Registered Manager Jaydene.porter@leeds.gov.uk

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check against the Adults' barred list will be carried out on preferred candidates. Read our recruitment of ex-offenders policy .

We promote diversity and want a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds and the communities we serve. Leeds City Council is recognised in Stonewall's Workplace Equality Index 2024. We are also an Age-friendly Employer, a Mindful Employer and a Disability Confident Leader.

All new Leeds City Council appointments are made subject to the satisfactory completion of a six month probationary period.

This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.

If you do not have the right to work in the UK, candidates must consider their own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker route before applying.

To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the 'standard' salary rate of at least £38,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. For more information visit Skilled Worker visa on the government website. Please ensure you are eligible before applying.

This role Does NOT meet the eligibility For sponsorship.

Leeds City Council Job Profile

Job purpose

To work to contribute to providing an integrated package of support to customers to enable them to live independent, safe, and fulfilling lives in the community using a strengths-based approach.

Responsibilities

• To work as part of a team and to contribute to the development of the service.
• To work flexibility across the older people accommodation provision.
• To support new members of staff in understanding their role.
• To contribute to the assessment of new referrals in collaboration with senior support workers, to ensure that they meet the services eligibility criteria through liaison with potential customers and referral agencies.
• To work in partnership with individuals to identify their needs and strengths through the assessment and support planning process.
• To contribute to support plans and person-centred risk assessments and promote their implementation to promote independence in a safe environment including housing related support and the requirements of the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
• To contribute to appropriate reviews including the annual provider-led reviews and participate in multi-agency meetings including the care programme approach (CPA). This will also include working collaboratively with health professionals to apply the principles of the Mental Capacity Act (2005).
• To support individuals to develop practical living skills as identified in their support plan to develop and maintain independent living skills.
• To support customers to manage their medication as specified in their support plan and to administer medication if required and where staff have reached the required competency and reviewed every 6 months.
• To provide personal care and support to customers where required and as specified in their support plan.
• To facilitate customers on outings and/or appointments as required.
• To undertake lone working as required.
• To work towards recovery and increased independence through promoting social interaction.
• To support customers to access and engage in local community and mainstream resources including the use of leisure, education, employment, volunteering and faith organisations and support service users' engagement with these organisations.
• To undertake lone working as required.

• To handle small amounts of cash and comply with LCC Financial Regulations.
• To support the safeguarding of customers within a positive risk management framework, ensuring that all safeguarding issues are monitored and reported promptly in line with the multi-agency framework.
• To liaise and communicate with relatives, carers, other professionals and appropriate agencies and ...