Place Health & Adult Social Care | Service:Provider Services
Monday to Friday, agile working
Hours per week : 2 x 37 hour permanent, 1 x 22.5 hour permanent
We are happy to talk flexible working arrangements with you, please get in touch.
The successful candidate will be required to speak English to an appropriate standard.
This post requires an Enhanced DBS Check
If you are currently living overseas or have lived overseas in the last five years please be aware, if you are the preferred candidate for the post, you will be required to apply for an overseas criminal records check from the country/countries you have resided in. If you experience difficulty in obtaining an overseas criminal record check please email
Prospective employees will be required to apply for a Police Vetting Check, Please note that this doesn't supersede the DBS check. Recruitment Vetting provides the Police service with an assurance as to the integrity and reliability of persons seeking employment within the police community.
When applying, please ensure you are prepared to start work with all the necessary legal documents, such as a valid visa, relevant to the type of work you will be undertaking. Please be aware that our organisation does not possess a Home Office license and, as a result, is unable to provide sponsorship for anyone seeking a visa as a skilled or temporary migrant worker.
Pensions Regulations have provisions to reduce pension payments in certain circumstances of those who return to work within local government service. If you are in receipt of a pension upon commencing employment with the authority, this may affect your pension entitlements and you should therefore seek advice from the relevant Pensions Authority.
At Barnsley Council you can start a career that makes a real difference to people's lives, helping our council and residents to be the best they can be.
We're an award-winning council and one of the biggest employers in the borough, supporting around 243,000 people. As part of the team, we offer lots of benefits and rewards to support you to thrive and grow, like flexible working, employee discounts, support for your health and wellbeing, and opportunities for training and development to grow your career and develop your skills.
We're an award-winning team and one of the biggest employers in the borough supporting around 243,000 people.
If you join the team you'll receive great pay alongside an excellent pension scheme. With flexible working we'll also support your work/life balance, helping you to adjust your hours and take time off when you need it.
We'll help you to develop your career and grow your skills with opportunities for training and development.
There's so much happening in our thriving borough and your talent and skills will help us make.
Key to our success is working with our residents, partners, businesses and organisations and building these partnerships to bring about change in Barnsley.
Our Support workers help to support and improve the lives and wellbeing of the people in Barnsley who have learning disabilities, providing support with daily activities that develop their life skills and integrate people into community life. It's all about putting local people at the heart of everything, listening to and doing good for our communities. By working together, with each other and with our communities, we can take pride in improving lives. As a Support Worker, you'll support and help people with learning disabilities to develop skills to live as independently as possible. You'll help them to access the services and interventions that can help them build their independence, gain confidence, and develop the personal and social assets that will enable them to meet their aspirations. Support people in activities who have support needs with care and personal care needs.
To join us, you'll need a relevant Level 2 NVQ (or equivalent) or willing to achieve within 2 years plus experience of working with vulnerable groups and level 1 literacy and numeracy. As important as your ability to engage with vulnerable people will be your flair for building collaborative working relationships with their personal support network and our partner agencies.
Here at Barnsley, we live and work by four important values: honesty, teamwork, excellent service, and taking pride in what we do. As part of our team, you can be sure we'll do all we can to support you in being truly excellent. So, we've created a development process that lets you grow in the way that suits you - whether that's training to be a leader, or learning flexibly online.
Please use the documents below to help support you with your application form.
We welcome the opportunity to have a chat about the role and are happy to address any questions you may have about flexible working arrangements, including as a result of caring responsibilities.
If you have any support needs during the recruitment process, please let us know.
At Barnsley Council, we believe in second chances and value diversity. Join us in building a future where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. #