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Elderly Support Worker

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

About the role

An opportunity has arisen for a flexible motivated and customer focused individual to undertake the part time post of Elderly Support Worker (ESA) and help us deliver our great service to our tenants and customers.

The post is a part time. A 5 week rolling Rota is in place with shift patterns ranging between 8pm and 8am and which includes some weekends and bank holidays.

Example ESA – 5 Week Rolling Rota

	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat	Sun
Week 1	9-1pm	off	9-1pm	9-1pm	9-1pm	off	off
Week 2	9-1pm	9-1pm	9-1pm	9-1pm	9-1pm	off	off
Week 3	9-1pm	9-1pm	9-1pm	off	off	8-2pm	8-2pm
Week 4	off	9-1pm	9-1pm	9-1pm	9-1pm **	off	off
Week 5	9-1pm	9-1pm	off	off	9-1	2pm-8pm **	2pm-8pm **

** = on Call from home 8pm -8am

A supplementary payment is paid monthly for on Call duties

What will you be doing?

Reporting to the Team Leader – Support Services the role focusses on providing a regular visiting and support service to the residents living in sheltered accommodation and residents connected to our customer contact and control center.

The support service aims to keep residents happy, healthy, independent, safe and secure.

You will be required to respond to emergency situations within the Councils own sheltered schemes and customers in the community who use the Dispersed Community Alarm.

The service operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week all year and therefore you must be prepared to work to cover current shift patterns which will include Mornings (9-1) or Late’s (2-8). which includes 2 weekends in every 5.

You will be required to undertake call out duties on a rotational basis to respond to emergency out of hour’s situations. To do this you will ideally live in the Corby area or be in a position to arrive on site within 10-15 mins.

About you

If you have a genuine interest in working with a predominantly elderly client group and have experience of working in a support or care role with elderly, sick or disabled residents you might just be the person we are looking for.

The ideal candidate will have a good standard of education/ literacy, excellent communication skills along with a friendly disposition and enthusiastic approach as well as the ability to remain calm whilst under pressure.

You will need to have a drivers licence and access to a vehicle on the weeks when not on call as you will need to travel from scheme to scheme across the borough. When on call or weekend working a fleet vehicle is available for use.

Our benefits

We offer:

a competitive salary
a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
agile and flexible working arrangements to help you with a healthy work-life balance.

About us

We are a new unitary council, established in April 2021; we are one of the largest unitary councils in the country. Our vision for North Northants is to be 'A place where everyone has the best opportunities and quality of life'.

Our priorities are:

helping people live active fulfilled lives
caring for our young people, providing them with high quality education and opportunities
enabling a thriving and successful economy
leading on a green and sustainable environment
ensuring our communities are connected so they can shape their lives and where they live
providing modern public services

Our values, as chosen by our staff, are - Customer-focused, Respectful, Efficient, Supportive and Trustworthy.

Your differences make us different - Achieve Together.

We are undertaking consultation with the Trade Unions on terms and conditions and the future NNC pay structure and during this time are appointing new employees on interim spot salaries. You will be advised of the outcome and any impact on your role once this work is complete.