Casual Home Care Support Worker

Job introduction

Casual Home Care Support Workers needed to work with children and young people aged 8-18 with disabilities and/or challenging behaviour in a residential setting.

This position offers an exciting and challenging opportunity for anyone interested in a career with children with disabilities.

Brighton and Hove City Council provides respite and full-time residential care through three care homes in the city. Our homes offer a wide range of leisure activities as well as social and learning opportunities such as shopping and cooking.

Tudor House

The young people staying at Tudor House all have a learning disability and some have additional needs such as a physical disability or have a diagnosis of autism (ASD). Supporting young people at Tudor House may involve a higher level of personal care, some hoisting and assistance with mealtimes.

Tudor House: Kathy Egan , Kathy.-

Drove Road

The young people staying at Drove Road all have a learning disability, and a diagnosis of autism and need support managing their emotions and their behaviour. Supporting young people at Drove Road involves varying degrees of personal care, promoting independence and a significant degree of managing challenges such as an individual hurting themselves as well as aggression towards staff and other young people.

Drove Road:

Rainbow Lodge

Rainbow Lodge is a children's home in Woodingdean which provides full time care to children and young people between the ages of 5 and 17. The young people that live at Rainbow Lodge will have learning disabilities and complex needs, and some may have behaviours that challenge. We are an enthusiastic welcoming team who are striving to provide our young people with a warm and nurturing home environment where they feel safe and cared for and encouraged to reach their full potential.

Shift Pattern: 7-11 and during the week term time,

and 7-2pm, weekends and school holidays.

Interview date: To be confirmed Flexible interview times (outside of 9-5) available if needed

About the role

As a member of the team you will:-

• Be committed to providing opportunities for inclusion of the young people within the service and out in the community.
• Support individuals to communicate verbally and non-verbally via communication aids.
• Have experience of working with people with disabilities or an interest in this area.
• Be able to manage challenging behaviour in a calm and professional manner.
• Be able to support young people with complex needs in all aspects of their daily living.
• Work on a casual basis, including weekends and evenings, to complete daily tasks and ensure high standards within the home.

Care Crew members are allocated to one or more services according to their skills, interests and the level of need of each service. Currently there is a higher level of need at the Drove Road service. Candidates will ideally have some experience of supporting children although it is not essential. Availability and flexibility is important.

We encourage applications from people without prior professional experience but with an interest in working with Children and Young People with Disabilities.

Joining the Care Crew team is a great opportunity for anyone wanting explore a career in this area

Team members are supported with supervision and training.

Please note: Successful candidates will be required to attend a minimum of 2.5 days of mandatory training or provide proof of equivalent training.

Please read our Apply for a job at the council pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you've submitted your application and at interview.

As part of your application, you will need to complete your education and work history and provide answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Application form guidance) and Shortlisting questions guidance as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.

Additional information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.

For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us (brighton-)

Company information

Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.

Encouraging a diverse workforce

Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.

Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-).

Salary range

• £14.13 per hour

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