Residential Assistant - Asc

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Residential Assistant - ASC Permanent, Part Time £23,344 to £24,395 per annum Full Time Equivalent Location: Basildon Working Style: Fixed-base worker Please note this is a part time position working 28.5 hours per week with a pro rata salary of £17,981 to £18,790 per annum.
ECC Adult Social Care, through effective practice, is moving towards a transformational shift from a focus on long-term care support, to a model with four key principles :- prevention; early intervention; enablement and safeguarding.
This will enable people, their families and carers to be able to access information and tools to live healthily and independently.
Providing an opportunity to respond pro-actively to growing service demand in a sustainable way, within the financial constraints of the Council.
About You You will work as part of a rota to meet the needs of the home and the post Holder.
You must have experience in care or a passion to learn and be able to work in a person-centred manner, that is flexible and reliable.
Some experience in this field would be desirable.
Full training is provided, and induction is paid.
This role will be focused on being a committed, flexible and passionate member of a team working within a residential/short break service to ensure the provision of a high-quality service for adults.
The role will work collaboratively with adults, their families and other professionals in a residential short break home environment.
Service/Functional Accountabilities Provides support to individuals to ensure they are able to reach their optimum independence and can exert control in their everyday lives, in accordance with the care plan.
Supports individuals/groups to access social and leisure activities which may include college classes, resource centres, community access and other activities.
Monitoring individual emotional and general wellbeing on a daily basis and ensure the protection of adults from abuse, reporting any concerns to senior managers.
Support individuals to make choices in a way that always respects their dignity and privacy and promotes their choice in accordance with the care plan and any other key documents.
Ensure respectful, patient and courteous approaches are undertaken with adults, their families, visitors and colleagues whether within the home or out in the community.
Skills, Knowledge and Experience Educated to RQF Level 2 (GCSE) or equivalent by experience with a willingness to achieve the award within 24 months of starting the role.
Experience within a social care setting and working within a team environment.
Good communication skills and an ability to develop a rapport and engage with diverse groups of individuals.
Some experience working with adults with disability or the desire to working in this field.
Awareness of a person entered approach and respect for dignity and privacy, promoting choice.
Understanding of and the ability to develop knowledge of the needs of individuals and legislation in respect of Vulnerable Adults, Mental Capacity and other such relevant legislation policy and procedure as appropriate.
Willing to undertake training in the following if not already completed: Manual Handling, First Aid Awareness, Food Hygiene, Risk and Conflict Management, Data Protection and Health and Safety To read more about us please visit: Adult Social Care Why Essex?
Essex County Council has a location to be proud of.
Our 1,300 square miles stretch from Constable Country to the Thames Estuary, from the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts of Clacton and Walton.
England's oldest town, Colchester, and two of its newest – Basildon and Harlow – are right here.
Along with the City of Chelmsford, the county town, they form our major population centres.
It means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for your career.
Read more about us here.
Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader.
We're committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job.
Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.
We're also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.
Essex County Council is proud to offer an excellent benefits package to all its employees.
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What you should do next If you are interested in finding out more about this role, we would love to hear from you.
Please apply via the Working for Essex website.
As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service.
The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate.
This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained.
For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.
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