Overview
Are you passionate about supporting people’s independence and promoting wellbeing? We are looking for dedicated individuals who can provide high quality direct care and support to residents to join our Seeleys Overnight Short Breaks Centre based in Beaconsfield.
Seeleys House Short Breaks Centre is a residential care home which offers respite care service for people with a learning disability and/or physical disability. Seeleys House Short Breaks Centre was rated ‘Good’ at the last inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Working hours: The service operates 24 hours/365 days a year. Working patterns will be discussed at interview. Casual, part-time and full-time roles available. Please specify your preference in your application.
Salary: £25,151 - £28,253 pro rata. In addition, you’ll receive a ‘Golden Hello’ one-off lump-sum payment of £1,000 paid on successful completion of your probationary period (payment will be pro rata for part time hours).
Contract Type: Fixed term contract until September 2026.
About Us
Our vision is to create services that provide excellent standards of care to meet the needs of adults at risk, utilising all available resources. We want to ensure that all clients are provided with appropriate emotional, social and physical support, and their strengths and interests are developed. We want to hear from you if you are passionate about making positive changes to our communities and helping people get the best out of life.
About The Role
No two days will be the same as you meet a variety of people and support their individual needs. Some of the work you will carry out will include:
* Providing people with information and advice in relation to care and support and assistance in accessing care and support through various means.
* Ensuring an agreed plan meets individual’s care and support outcomes needs and to empower the individual to access early intervention and preventative services.
* Informing senior colleagues and adhering to safeguarding procedures of any concerns which arise in relation to the safety of vulnerable adults.
* Working in partnership with individuals, carers, service providers, voluntary sector and other professionals.
* Providing personal care for individuals, which may include dressing, toileting, washing and general housekeeping.
* Working as part of a CQC Registered service in the community, maintaining a high degree of autonomy and utilising own initiative in delivering compliant care and support independently.
As a fixed worker, you’ll spend most of your time in the same location, which will likely be a fixed office or location where your role is performed. Typically, you’ll be based in the same location as the rest of your team, because you provide a particular service from that fixed location or need access to information there.
About You
By joining us, you will be part of something bigger. You will meet a variety of people, supporting their individual needs to make a real difference every single day. As an employee of Buckinghamshire Council, we support your career development and progression.
You will be a great people person, able to deliver practical care and support to an agreed plan, within the community or as part of a CQC regulated function, using your own initiative to problem solve with remote management oversight where required.
This may involve undertaking a specialist role that requires specific training (e.g. autism services) or undertaking and administering personal care and/or medication. The ideal candidate will have a minimum Level 2 Care Certificate.
On occasion you may be required to work at other day centres, so flexibility and the ability to travel is an essential requirement.
Other information
If you would like to discuss any of the roles further, please contact Emma Gould at [REDACTED Email]. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
* All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
* All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020 and 2023).
We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please be advised to submit your application as early as possible.
We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship in accordance with Home Office guidance. Buckinghamshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk.
Benefits and culture
Our values are Proud, Ambitious, Collaborative and Trustworthy. We offer:
* a fair and inclusive culture
* the chance to really make a difference to those around you
* health and well-being initiatives including an Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and mindfulness workshops
* an Employee Representative Group
* ongoing support and opportunities to develop and progress
* discounts on Cafés, restaurants, shops and more, plus pension, Costco membership and travel discounts
We know that our biggest strength comes from the people who work for us, and we’re committed to being an accessible and inclusive organisation. We support flexible working and aim to reflect the diverse communities we serve.
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