Support Assistant

3 weeks ago


Canvey Island, United Kingdom Estuary Housing Association Full time

**Support Assistant**

**Canvey Island, Essex**

**£19,110**

**Permanent, Full or Part-Time positions available**

**37.5 hours per week available**

(Female only, awake nights included).

We are currently seeking self-motivated individuals to join our care and support team supporting a female customer based in her own home in Canvey Island. Hours will include awake nights, 8:30pm to 7:30am or 8am and day shifts are 07:30am - 9pm (includingweekends).

In this role you will provide support to individuals with the focus being to maintain and provide responsive and effective support to with those with complex needs as well as developing skills, independence and community involvement. This includes day tripsout and being involved with their hobbies and interests, alongside seasonal activities which are encouraged too.

**Your responsibilities will include**:

- To provide person centred support to people with all aspects of their daily living including but not limited to personal care, tenancy management and involvement in the community
- To maintain records of support provided and to actively contribute to support planning and periodic reviews
- To positively contribute to the corporate core values of Innovation, Care and Excellence
- To be able to actively participate and contribute to providing a 24-hour service that is Caring, Safe and Responsive to the needs of the people we support in an Effective and Well Led manner
- To develop and maintain effective professional relationships with service users and other key stakeholders such as family, friends and advocates
- To take responsibility for shift leading as per the rota in operation
- To actively participate in regular team meetings, supervisions and other meetings

**You are required to have the following**:

- Basic understanding and promoting of the needs, rights equality and diversity of the people we support of people with disabilities
- Basic knowledge of the regulators and legislation that govern our services and an understanding of where to find this information
- The ability to communicate effectively orally, in writing, electronically with colleagues, interested other professionals and the people we support.
- The ability to work effectively both alone and as part of a team

**Values-based recruitment**

Estuary has a value-based recruitment policy which means our selection process is aligned with our core values of Excellence, Care and Innovation - this ensures that, when recruiting, we find the right person with the right values and expected behavioursfor the job, who will strive to provide excellent services to the people we support. This supplements our requirements for essential and desirable skills, knowledge and abilities for each role.

**Safeguarding & Recruitment**

Estuary is committed to safeguarding and practices safer recruitment standards and expects all staff to share the commitment to safeguarding children and people with care and support needs. The successful applicants will be required to provide proof of eligibilityto work in the UK.

**Diversity & Inclusion**

At Estuary Housing Association we are committed to embedding diversity and inclusion at the heart of our work and everything we do. We aim to be an inclusive organisation, where individual differences are respected, where staff, people who use services,as well as their families and carers, are treated with dignity and on the basis of their merits, abilities and needs, and where everyone has a fair opportunity to fulfil their potential without suffering discrimination or disadvantage



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