Home Care Support Worker LDS
Location: 83 Beaconsfield Villas, Brighton, BN1 6HF
Salary: £29,064 – £31,022 plus enhancements for weekends, nights, and bank holidays.
CARE FOR OTHERS – MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Brighton and Hove City Council is recruiting full‑time and part‑time Home Care Support Workers with experience in autism and challenging behaviour to work at Beaconsfield Villas.
We provide 24/7 support for six adults with learning disabilities in a homely environment. Our service was rated “good” by the CQC and families are very satisfied with the care we provide.
Responsibilities
- Support with intimate personal care where required.
- Keywork or take on additional responsibilities.
- Enable individuals to participate in a range of community activities such as swimming, bowling, shopping, etc.
- Help with cooking meals, general household cleaning tasks, laundry, etc.
- Assist with the administration of medication.
- Complete care records.
- Use various communication tools to help residents express themselves.
- Create and maintain relationships with family members, carers, and friends.
Qualifications
- Have a caring and flexible approach to work.
- Have compassion, integrity, and common sense.
- Have good written and number skills.
- Be able to work well as part of a team.
- Be able to work on your own initiative and think quickly in a difficult situation.
You will be required to work a shift pattern including early, late, sleep‑ins and some weekends. A full clean driving licence is preferable.
Benefits
- Time and a half for working on weekends, double time for working on a bank holiday, and time and a third for working at night (between 8pm and 6am).
- The opportunity to volunteer to work extra shifts.
- A career average pension scheme.
- Generous holiday.
- Regular supervision meetings.
- A range of other staff benefits from the staff shop and discounted Freedom Leisure membership.
Encouraging a diverse workforce
Our city is known and loved for its diversity. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that represents the diverse communities we serve, and we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In particular, we encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background, as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.
Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work by reading our fair and inclusive actions, anti‑racism strategy, and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce.
Why work for us
- Be connected.
- Be confident.
- Be innovative and creative.
- Be diverse and inclusive.
- Be healthy and psychologically safe.
For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit the “Why work for us” page which explains wellbeing support, benefits, leave, pensions, and training.
Additional Information
Your starting salary will be pro‑rata if the position is less than 37 hours or term‑time only.
Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.
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