Portsmouth City Council
Location
Portsmouth, Hampshire | United Kingdom
Job description
Salary: Band 4 - £23,130 - £24,362 pro rata (£11,565 - £12,181 p.a.)
Hours: 18.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday mornings
Location: Wakefield Court, Crookhorn PO7 8AR
Permanent
Closing Date: Monday 4 March 8.30 am
The overall purpose of Sheltered Housing is to provide the right accommodation and support when needed.
Sheltered Housing is purpose-built accommodation offering support for people 55 years and over who need support in maintaining their independence. Residents have their own tenancy agreement with Portsmouth City Council and therefore can live independently in their own accommodation but with the reassurance that support is available as needed. There are shared areas in the sheltered scheme in which residents can meet and enjoy some social activities.
As a service we take pride in making a positive difference in helping our residents maintain their independence in their homes. The Support Assistant role is a crucial one in ensuring that we can meet our purpose.
What is the role?
You will be working in a Portsmouth City Council Category 2 Sheltered Housing Scheme. These schemes are in Leigh Park, Crookhorn and Wecock Farm.
The current vacancy is at Wakefield Court in Crookhorn, although you will be required to work in a nearby Category 2 sheltered scheme if there is a need.
You will be part of a small team under the supervision of the Scheme Manager who will provide you with the induction and guidance that you need to gain confidence in the role. This is in addition to other training available to assist you in your personal development.
As a Support Assistant, you will provide residents with day-to-day help according to need. This for example may involve domestic help or personal reassurance. Where support is needed, you will liaise with care agencies, social workers, GPs, chemists and families of residents. You will need to be able to deal with any emergencies and on occasions, this will involve assisting some frailer residents with personal care issues, as well as being able to manage challenging behaviour from time to time.
You will spend time with residents to understand their support needs, documenting your learning on residents' support plans as well as updating residents' records at the time as appropriate. Some activities, for example, the selling of laundry tokens, will require you to handle and account for cash collected from the residents.
Please click HERE for the full job profile which gives more details about the role!
Who is the person?
You need to:
If you feel that this is the opportunity for you, please complete your application.
More information about sheltered housing can be found on Portsmouth City Council's website:
If you would like to discuss this further or have any questions, please contact the Scheme Manager by E mail at [email protected]
When completing the application form, please thoroughly tailor your application to the 'Who is the Person' points with the use of examples from your experience and attach this as a cover letter in the Supporting Documents section. This is really important or you are likely not to be shortlisted. Please click HERE for the full job profile!
Closing date: 4th March 2024 at 08:30am.
Please detail your full employment history with dates and explain any gaps. Please also include references from your last 2 years employment - these must be managerial (no personal references).
We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.
We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:
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