Day Care and Support Assistant

6 months ago


Northampton, United Kingdom West Northamptonshire Council Full time

About the role
Southfields House provides exceptional levels of support in residential and Dementia care.

It is situated in a residential suburb in Northampton and it offers a wonderful living environment in which our residents can enjoy an enhanced quality of life.

We have teams of friendly and committed staff who provide the highest level of dementia care and residential care.

With our great accommodation and facilities and a programme of activities, our care home evoke a home from home atmosphere in which our residents can feel comfortable, content and very well cared for.

What will you be doing?
As a Care & Support Assistant, you’ll support those in the local community who may be living with a mental or a physical disability. You’ll give them whatever level of support they need - from helping them to choose the right outfit to delivering personal care including washing them or brushing their teeth. You’ll get to know our residents by talking to them. You’ll help with their medication, mealtimes, organising and taking part in activities and generally ensuring all those we support are living their best lives.

Please note we have 5 positions, consisting of **full** or **part time**.

**Shifts**:7 hour shifts of a mix of earlies and lates (07:45am - 14:45 & 14:45 - 21:45) with alternate weekends.

About you
About you
- People can **rely** on me
- I really **care** about others
- I like to **help** people
- I enjoy being **active**:

- I’m a good **listener**:

- I can **understand **how others feel
- I’m a **practical** type of person
- I’m **observant**

If you can say yes to the statements above - we’d love to hear from you.

You don’t need previous experience in social care, or qualifications, we will provide all the training and support you need to give you the skills and confidence be able to care for our residents.

**Career development and training opportunities**

Our team’s learning and development is very important to us. It ensures we have the right people, with the right skills, doing the right job. We are committed to career development and have a variety of career pathways, for those who want to progress or specialise

All new starters are required to complete the Care Certificate, if not already completed previously, alongside mandatory training within their induction period. Courses are updated throughout your employment.

The role involves working closely as part of a team to provide, practical, personal, and emotional support to people that have a range of complex high individual support needs, learning difficulties, physical disabilities and health and social care needs.
- The ability to assist to manoeuvre people as required, using levels of physical effort is essential.
- You will need the ability to cope under pressure, work flexibly, be reliable and patient.
- Having a sound understanding of good care principles, sensitivity and discretion is an important part of the role.
- The role will include showing respect for people’s different backgrounds and understand how this may affect the way their care and support is best provided.

About us
We're a new council, following one of the largest shake-ups in local government reform in recent history. As a new authority, we're embarking on an exciting journey to deliver exceptional services for our residents, customers and communities.

Our vision at West Northamptonshire Council is 'to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive'. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.

At West Northants Council, it's about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

When potential is unlocked, talent thrives.

Choose a career that offers you a true sense of achievement, fills you with pride and challenges you in a positive way, every day.

**West Northants Council, where careers thrive.**

Our benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, these include:

- **Generous annual leave entitlement** starting at 27 days annual leave per year, 28 days for senior managers (pro rata, depending on how many hours per week you work), plus bank holidays. An additional 5 days, linked to continuous service, and ability to purchase up to 6 weeks additional leave per year.
- **Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover** (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.
- **Employee discounts** with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.
- **Cycle to Wor



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