Support Assistant

Vacancy Salary**£20,475**
- Vacancy Location**Rayleigh Essex**
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**The Vacancy**

**Permanent, Full Time**

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

We are currently recruiting two support assistants to join our close-knit team in Rayleigh, to either work on a part (20 hours) or full-time basis (37.5 hours). The team deliver a supported living care service and the home supports 3 individuals with learning disabilities. There is the option of additional hours and sleep in at some of our services available.

For the successful applicant, there will be variety in your day-to-day role alongside excellent training. 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. You will maintain and develop their independence within the home, as well as accessing the community to new and established activities therefore empowering each person to their own level in a 24-hour care setting.

**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.

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 as long as making any treatments more affordable alongside 31 days holiday (inclusive of bank holiday allowance), an additional day for Birthday leave and our competitive pension scheme.

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.

**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