Casual Support Worker

**About Us**

West Sussex County Council delivers services to meet the needs of people, both now and in the future, ensuring that the service is flexible, responsive and sees people for who they are, as well as what they can and wish to do.

We endeavour to balance the individuality, needs, wishes and rights of each and every person, with our duty to adhere to all of the relevant legislation, organisational policies and procedures.

**About New Tyne Resource Centre**:
New Tyne Resource Centre supports people with Dementia in the Worthing area and provides 14 permanent and 5 short break placements. People referred to our care are assessed as eligible through Adult Services.

**About The Job**

**Salary**: £10.97 to £11.20 (includes annual leave element)
**Working Pattern**: Casual hours
**Location**: New Tyne, Worthing
**Interview Date**:TBC

Do you want to encourage and stimulate people to be more independent, engage with the community and maintain daily living skills?

New Tyne are looking for a passionate and high motivated Support Workers to join our dynamic and skilled team based in Worthing.

**We are looking for a Support Worker who**:

- Provide active support and enable people in all aspects of their personal and physical care.
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of people with learning disabilities, people with dementia and other cognitive impairments.
- Engage people in wide range of activities of daily living (i.e.) arts, crafts, exercise
- Supports people to be actively involved in their local community
- Empowers people to live the life they choose
- Have a good working knowledge of safeguarding and managing risks.
- Listen to people and treat all with respect, kindness, and dignity.

If you would like to join our dynamic team, please take a look at the attached job description and see if you have the skills, qualifications, and experience to be a Casual Support Worker here at New Tyne

**Experience and Skills**

**Key Skills**:
- Ability to interpret information, such as service complaints, and then redirect them to the appropriate person to provide quick and accurate resolution.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills in order to provide clear and concise advice and guidance to a range of people.
- Ability to deal appropriately with expressive behaviour from the people we support, and respond sensitively to their families and carers.
- Ability to build relationships with people from a wide variety of cultural, religious and ethnic backgrounds.
- Ability to work as part of a team completing shared tasks in order to deliver a service to others.
**Qualifications and/or experience**:

- Basic literacy and numeracy skills in order to record and document activities in the provider plans.
- Basic understanding of the needs of the people we support and their rights as an individual.
- Demonstrable successful experience of working as part of a team.
- Knowledge of Health and Safety practice, First Aid and Fire procedure, Manual Handling - Desirable
- NVQ 2/Diploma in Care or equivalent qualification - Desirable
- Previous experience of working in a care setting and with people who have a disability or are vulnerable - Desirable
- Previous experience of running group activities - Desirable

**Rewards and Benefits**

As an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance and are rewardedfor the work they do.

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

- A range of flexible working options
- Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and Voluntary Health Cash Plans
- Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres
- A range of discounts giving our staff access to hundreds of offers with the opportunity to save over £1,000 (Including: Argos, Samsung, ASOS, B&Q and many more)
- A range of commuting and business travel discounts and initiatives..

**Further Information