Support Assistant

Vacancy Salary
- **£22,308.00**
- Vacancy Location
- **Benfleet**
- This is a _permanent_, _full time_ vacancy_ that will close _in 22 days_ at 23:59 BST_. _

**The Vacancy**

Permanent, Full Time

Are you looking for meaningful and rewarding work with a company that offers a great benefits package?

It is a great time to become a Support Assistant and work in one of Estuary's Mental Health supported living services. We are currently recruiting for two Support Assistants for one of our homes in Benfleet, both on a full-time basis (37.5 hours). There is the option of additional hours (and sleep ins at some of our services) available.

The role is to support individuals with enduring mental health conditions. There will be a focus on providing support to individuals, with the aim of maintaining and providing responsive and effective support with those with complex needs. You will assist with developing skills and independence and community involvement. Proven history working in a mental health environment is desirable but a keen interest or skills and aptitude for this role will also be considered.

There will be variety in your role alongside excellent training and progression opportunities too.

Some of 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 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 our values of Respect, One Estuary, Accountable & Responsible.
- 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.

Full training will be provided, someone new to the sector can fulfil this role following a successful interview, we will then support the successful applicant to complete the Care Certificate within their probation.

Our services do require 24-hour support and staff are expected to work bank holidays and weekends to meet the needs of the people we support. In return for your commitment, we offer an excellent benefits package, including a cash health plan which supports your everyday wellbeing. We also offer 31 days holiday (inclusive of bank holiday allowance) and an additional day for Birthday leave and our competitive pension scheme.

**Values-Based Recruitment**

**Estuary has a value-based recruitment policy which means our selection process is aligned with our core values of Respect, One Estuary, Accountable and Responsible.**

**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.

**Estuary is Inclusive**

At Estuary, we're committed to embedding equality and diversity at the heart of our work. 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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**Estuary is Disability Confident**

We're also a certified Disability Confident Employer, which means we are committed to employing people with disabilities, and that we will:

- Actively seek to attract and recruit people with disabilities
- Provide a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process
- Offer a guaranteed interview to applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy
- Be flexible with our assessment process to ensure applicants with disabilities have the best opportunity to demonstrate their ability to do the job
- Make reasonable adjustments to support people with disabilities as needed.

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**About Estuary**

Estuary is a Housing Association with a strong and clear regional commitment within Essex. We work very successfully within every district in Essex, the three outer East London Boroughs and in the Suffolk Coastal District.

We currently own and manage over 4600 properties. We are always looking at ways to increase the number of homes we can offer and believe it is important to build communities, not just homes.

We are committed to the provision of good-quality housing, care and support services to meet local needs and to contribute to the development of sustainable communities. Our residents are at the heart of e