Enablement Support Worker

**Department of Health and Wellbeing**

**Residential, Day Care, Extra Care and Community Outreach Support Services**

**Enablement Support Worker Days & Nights**

**Qualified - Salary £18,887 - £19,264 pa - Band 4 SCP 3 to 4 - (FTE pro rata for part time posts) - Hourly Rate £9.79 - £9.99 (Pay award pending)**

**Unqualified - Salary £18,516 pa - Band 3 SCP 2 - (FTE pro rata for part time posts)**

**Hourly Rate £9.60**

**Various hours are available.**

**Days - 22.5 hours or 30 hours**

**Nights 20 hours or 30 hours**

**We are developing and opening a new service for people with Mental Health Conditions - Hollingwood Lane BD7 4DF which consists of: -**
- 3 Bedroomed House - for people stepping down from a hospital ward and do not require intensive support.
- 4 x Apartments - Step up for Crisis Intervention to prevent admission to Wards - in partnership with IHTT - Intensive Home Treatment Team
- 10 x Short Term Tenancy Apartments - Step down for people from Residential and Supported Living looking to reintegrate into independent living, and be enabled to live independently.
- Short term outreach enablement support to people in their own homes

**Come and be part of this exciting new venture - We are looking for people to join the team - who are driven, energetic, enthusiastic, motivated, and are committed to delivering good qulaity person centered care -.**

**We are looking for people who are**:

- Positive in their outlook, energetic, enthusiastic, committed and flexible
- Able to communicate effectively and efficiently (Verbal and written) with the ability to write good clear and accurate records.
- Supporting and communicating with a variety of people, inclusive of people accessing services, relatives, colleagues, workers from other agencies.
- Have the knowledge and skill to support person centered care. Undertaking personal care tasks when required for people accessing services, observing, assessing, and recording individual needs
- Flexibility to respond to individuals and situations, and the ability to stimulate, motivate and encourage and promote independence and enablement.
- Ability to implement and monitor support plans to enable individuals to regain or remain independent.
- A caring approach and ability to turn such an attitude to a positive contribution to the work of the team.

**Applicants must have**:

- A Minimum of one year’s experience of working with vulnerable adults in a Residential, community or Voluntary capacity.
- **Unqualified Position** - Applications will be considered from people who do not hold an NVQ or Diploma Level 2 in Health & Social Care (Adults) - but you will be expected/ required to undertake and achieve within 18months of taking up post
- **Qualified Position** - Applications are invited from people who have a minimum of NVQ or Diploma Level 2 Health & Social Care (Adults).

**Desirable: -**

To have some knowledge of Mental Health conditions and how they can impact on people and their lives

**Benefits we can offer you as an employee with Bradford Councils Department of Health & Wellbeing.**
- Enhanced Pay for Weekend and Bank Holiday Working
- Generous Annual Leave Entitlement
- Comprehensive Induction Process
- Ongoing Training & Development
- Opportunity to Achieve Professional Qualifications
- Opportunity to Progress
- A Range of Career Pathway opportunities
- Corporate Work wear
- Access to Employee Health & Wellbeing Services
- Opportunity to join the West Yorkshire Pension Scheme

**Supporting the Diverse Population of the Bradford District to Remain Happy, Healthy**

**and at Home.**

**Enhanced disclosure checks with the DBS - (Disclosure and Barring Service) will be undertaken for these positions.**

**Closing Date: Open