Support Staff - Care Homes

Job description

Job responsibilities

Orchard Street is a 12 bedroom residential care home, based in Hucknall, registered with the Care Quality Commission. The home provides 24 hour care and support for service users suffering from enduring Mental Health needs.

Claremont Road is a care home based in Carrington, Nottingham and provides accommodation and services for adults with learning disabilities. At Claremont we have 12 fully-furnished bedrooms, and the building is suitable for people with physical disabilities. We're known for our activities and entertainment, and our creative team make sure there is something for all our residents to enjoy! Join us as a Support Worker or Care Assistant and be a part of our Claremont family. There is free parking nearby!

Nuthall Road is a registered service situated in Cinderhill, Nottingham and provides services for people aged between 18 and 65 with mental health difficulties, learning difficulties and behaviours that challenge. Are you seeking this experience?

Elms Park in Ruddington is a mental health supported living accommodation consisting of 3 self-contained flats and one communal flat for 3 adults with complex Mental Health/Learning disabilities. This post is exempt under Sch 9 Pt 1 of the Equality Act 2010 and is only open to female applicants.

Biko Square in Hyson Green provides supported accommodation to meet the long-term needs of people with mild to moderate learning difficulties. This post is exempt under Sch 9 Pt 1 of the Equality Act 2010 and is only open to female applicants.

Second Avenueis based in Carlton and is a small project for adults with autism and learning disabilities. This post is exempt under Sch 9 Pt 1 of the Equality Act 2010 and is only open to female applicants.

Watcombe Circus is a registered care home in Carrington that provides person-centred support for men and women who have a learning disability, and other associated support needs including: mental health, dementia and challenging behaviour. We currently have one full time Support Worker position available.

Please specify on your application if you have a preference on where you would like to be allocated if successful after interview and we will try and accommodate where possible. You must be comfortable to support older residents due to the range of ages at the care homes.

The service operates seven days a week and covers various shifts over a 24 hour period. All successful candidates must be able to work on a rota basis including weekends and bank holidays. A bonus is paid for waking nights and an allowance is paid for sleep-ins. Shift patterns include: 7am - 2pm, 2pm-10pm, waking nights 10pm- 7.15am, Sleep ins 10pm-7am, 9am - 5pm, 8am-4pm, 10am - 4pm. Shift patterns can vary as they are based on the needs of the people we support but we will aim to provide the rotas as early as possible so you can plan around your personal lives.

Person Specification

Moving and Handling / Resilience

Essential

• Please note that due to the needs of the individuals, there may be an element of moving and handling involved in the role; as such, you will need to be willing and able to undertake these duties. Additionally, a degree of resilience when working with challenging behaviour is required as you will be expected to diffuse situations calmly with confidence.

Experience

Essential

• Requirements of the role:
• Are you a great team player who is keen to learn with a can do attitude? If your answer is yes, you will be happy to know there are great opportunities for you to progress at NCHA personally and professionally in your role.
• Although care experience is beneficial, it is not essential as we will provide you with all the free training and support that you require. As you will be an advocate for the individuals you are supporting, all you need is to be reliable and passionate about improving the lives of others. We are a values based organisation that lives by our CLEAR values of being 'Caring, Learning, Enthusiastic, Accountable and Resilient. If these values resonate with you, we welcome your application.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Nottingham Community Housing Association

Address

25 Clumber Avenue

Sherwood Rise

Nottingham

NG5 1AG

Employer's website

http://www.ncha.org.uk/home (Opens in a new tab)