Salary
£25,583 - £25,989 Pro rata
Contractual hours
22
Basis
Part time
Region
Rotherham
Job category/type
Care
Date posted
07/10/2025
Job reference
REQ21247
Directorate - Adult Care Housing & Public Health
Temporary until December 2026, Part time, 22 hours per week,
The post holders for the support worker role will be experienced, motivated, flexible, and enthusiastic care staff to join our team, in a short break setting to provide care and support to individuals with a learning disability, you will be required to follow individual care plans, and risk assessments.
You will need to follow Person Centred Plans that are detailed to meet individual needs, implemented, monitored, and reviewed with all staff and carers involved.
Contribute towards the monitoring and assessment of service users plans, reviews and assessment of risks ensuring compliance with organisational policies and procedures in line with Care Quality Commission Essential Standards of Quality and Safety.
Work with the team to provide sensitive care and guidance to service users in areas of personal care, daily living, health, social integration, and emotional support.
Good communication skills are essential, and you will need to have the ability to use your own initiative and work unsupervised while out and about with service users. You will have the ability to write in daily notes within the service setting, and use IT equipment.
You will be required to work on a rota system, days, afternoons & nights over a 7-day week which includes, weekends and bank holidays.
For further information please contact the Team Leader on Duty on
This post involves working with children/ adults and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. For further information, please visit our website.
Until 31st March 2026 employees paid at Band D and above are subject to a temporary pay reduction of 1.15% spread out by means of a monthly deduction from each pay period over the full financial year. In recognition of implementing this temporary measure, those who experience a pay reduction will be awarded three additional days leave (pro rata for part-time).
Confirmation of this appointment is also subject to a medical assessment.