We are St Helens Borough Council

Located in the heart of the Northwest close to Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire, St Helens is a modernising Council which is passionate and ambitious for the children and families we support, our communities and our workforce. As part of our transformation journey, we continue to build on our progress and put children firmly at the centre of our care. We can only do this because of our highly valued, skilled, and supported workforce.

Making A Difference as A Night Intermediate Care Support Worker in Contact Cares Brookfield Centre.

A Night Intermediate Care Support Assistant post has become available within Brookfield Support Centre, which provides bed based intermediate care in the community. We help people avoid going into hospital, be as independent as possible after a stay in hospital and prevent people from having to move into a residential home until they really need to.

This post is part of a multi-disciplinary team, working together with therapists, nurses, social care and medical practitioners to promote independent living, support and plan their return back into the community. You will work with our service users to assist in their rehabilitation and care programmes, which have been developed by our multi-disciplinary team to encourage independence and self-management.

You will have experience of caring for people and be able to provide support with personal care, emotional and social needs in a kind, caring, trustworthy and respectful manner, that preserves dignity and self-respect at all times. You will have some knowledge of supporting service user needs and safeguarding of vulnerable adults, though training will be given, and be able to clearly and confidently communicate with clients. This experience can be lived experience and/or work experience.

This role will require you to work throughout the night on a night shift rolling 6 week rota system, which will include weekend and bank holiday working, for which an additional allowance will be paid.

There is an excellent pension scheme and a commitment to your professional development.

St Helens Cares is the new approach to delivering Health and Social Care in St Helens; bringing together a wide range of public and community service organisations to work in partnership, with a united goal of improving people’s lives and improving the place as a whole. St Helens Council is proud to be part of this partnership.

Key to this vision is Contact Cares; which aims to simplify the way we access health and social care services from nursing assessment to social care; reablement to audiology, safeguarding to occupational therapy.

*We are a strong, resilient Council, that respects and values the individuality and diversity that every employee brings to the Council.

*We seek to create a positive, open and progressive working environment.

If you feel you can work both as part of a multi-disciplinary team and on your own, this post will suit you. You should also be willing to learn new skills and participate in identified training programmes to enable you to work in new ways.

Please click attached link for a brief tour of Brookfield Support Centre https://youtu.be/Lkes_nJeAZM

Interested to Find Out More?

You can review our full job description details, and person specification information here.

You are also welcome to contact us for a chat before applying by emailing us at sharronfisher@sthelens.gov.uk

Please note we reserve the right to close the advert early should we receive a sufficient number of applications and encourage you to apply early, to avoid disappointment.

This post is subject Enhanced DBS Disclosure.

St Helens Council is a Disability Confident Leader. This means that the Council guarantees an interview to disabled applicants who demonstrate that they meet the essential criteria for the job, as detailed on the Person Specification, and will, for qualifying disabled candidates, make reasonable adjustments within the interview/selection process.

Equality & Diversity
St Helens Borough Council respects and values the individuality that every employee brings. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation. Further information about Equality & Diversity at St Helens Borough Council can be found here https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/equality

St Helens Borough Council is a Disability Confident Leader. Disability Confident Leader lead the way in helping to take action that changes attitudes, behaviours, and cultures for the better.