Support Assistant

**Permanent, Full Time**

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

We are currently recruiting to one of our homes in Thundersley for a full time support assistant to join our care and support team.

There will be variety in your day-to-day role alongside excellent training. This home supports 3 service users and offers private off-road parking with good local transport links available too. You will support the residents by offering person centred support and a choice of daily activities to provide a fulfilled and meaningful quality of life.

**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 the corporate core values of Excellence, Care & Innovation;
- 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;
- An understanding of Learning Disabilities is desirable.

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.

If you are keen to make a difference and able to work amongst a team to encourage change and innovation to ensure care and excellence this could be the job for you.

**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 behaviours for 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 eligibility to 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.