About The Job
Salary: £25,989 – £26,824 a year (pro rata for under 37hrs)
Hours per week: Various
Contract type: Permanent
Are you a compassionate and experienced professional looking to make a difference in social care? Luton Council is looking for a Support Worker to join our dedicated team. This role involves advocating for individuals' needs, supporting their daily care experience, and ensuring a safe, inclusive, and respectful environment.
As a Support Worker, you'll be part of a caring and dedicated team focused on improving wellbeing, independence and quality of life for individuals across our community.
Key Responsibilities Include
Individual Advocacy: Act as a strong advocate for individuals, ensuring their needs and preferences are respected in all aspects of their day care experience.
Team Collaboration: Work effectively both independently and as part of a team, ensuring seamless care delivery and support.
Equality in Service: Recognise and address any discrimination in service delivery or in the workplace, taking appropriate action as needed.
Community Knowledge: Apply your understanding of the challenges facing individuals with learning disabilities and work to meet their unique needs.
Please note this role does not attract sponsorship. Previous applicants need not re-apply for this post.
About You
You're someone who thrives on making a difference and brings empathy, energy and a team spirit to everything you do.
Essential Skills And Requirements
Experience: Demonstrable background in community work or social care services, in either a paid or voluntary capacity.
Flexible Working: Your hours will be between 9 – 5 and flexibility with start and end times to meet service needs, however, your manager will discuss with you your confirmed start and end times. In a case of service wide disruption, willingness to work shifts, including split-shifts, sleep-in, and waking night duties.
Mobility: Ability to travel across multiple locations to support service demands.
Health & Safety: Physical capability to lift, move, and handle individuals and equipment using appropriate aids, in line with Health and Safety regulations after training.
Communication: Strong spoken English skills to effectively converse with the public and provide accurate advice.
Education and training: Have or be willing to work towards a QCF Level 3 in Care
Understand the needs of people with learning disabilities and approach your work with fairness and inclusion at its core.
This is a public facing role so you'll need to show off your fluency in speaking and writing English
About Us
Our ambitious Luton 2040 Vision – that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty – is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents.
The people of Luton depend heavily on this council – and that means our workforce Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision?
We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to developing a workforce that reflects the diversity of our borough
Application Process
Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare all unspent cautions and convictions; and also any adult cautions (simple or conditional), and spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in A person's criminal record will not in itself prevent a person from being appointed to this post. Applicants will not be refused posts because of offences which are not relevant to, and do not place them at or make them a risk in, the role for which they are applying. However in the event of the employment being taken up, any failure to disclose such offence, as detailed above, will result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Authority.
On occasions, we may close a vacancy early due to a very high number of applications being received.
Benefits
We offer a range of excellent staff benefits which include:
From 25 to 32 days' annual leave: linked to length of service and grade
Buying annual leave scheme: buy up to 20 days additional annual leave
Career Pathways: step up in your career or move into a specialist area
Pension scheme: with generous employer contributions of up to 20.2 per cent (at July 2023) and 3x salary death in service grant
Generous relocation package: up to £8,000 (subject to eligibility)
Employee Assistance Programme: a free, 24/7 confidential counselling and wellbeing support service available to all employees, their partner or spouse and dependent children over 16 still living at home
Work/life balance: flexible working options including working from home where possible. We welcome requests for flexible working arrangements including part-time hours and alternative working patterns
Training and support: unlimited access to development courses, mentoring and support and clear career pathways
Staff offers: includes discounts on your MOT, gym and fitness, restaurants and salons
Arriva Travel Club: great value savings on local bus travel
How To Apply
We understand that job applications take time and effort, but a high-quality application shows that you are professional with a good attention to detail. The recruiting manager may receive a number of applications for each job advertised so you want yours to stand out
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