Jobs at Aspirations Support

On-Call Job Description

Are you an experienced Support worker who is now seeking the next step in your career? Do you consider yourself to be a true leader with exceptional people and leadership skills and have the ability to deliver outstanding service? If yes then this could be the role for you! We are now recruiting for an On Call Support Officer to join our wonderful work family here at Aspirations Support. We are looking for individuals who have drive, passion and determination to make a difference to people’s lives. Your role as an On Call Support Officer means you are at the forefront of the company and you are ready to get hands on as and when required. You will provide a responsive and effective on call service for Aspirations’ Staff, service users and other stakeholders. You will report to the Senior On-Call Support Officer / Contingency – Operations Manager.

The On-call service operates on a 24-7 basis. Due to this, we are seeking fully flexible individuals who can be open to covering a range of shifts when required. In the event of there being no stand by available, the On Call Support Officer will assume the duties of the standby.

There are two types of on call role ; “on-call” (Consists of taking calls and answering/resolving queries) and standby (attending houses to cover shifts and/or provide support in the event of emergencies at short notice).

Ideally the right candidate will hold experience of working within a Support Worker role, have experience of working within challenging environments and managing stressful situations. The candidate will also hold experience of working within various settings and hold experience of working at supervision level.

Main responsibilities

• Effectively respond to any phone calls made by staff or service users outside of regular office hours.
• Calling and speaking with all relevant support staff
• Liaising with appropriate approved agencies
• In the event of alternative cover not being found, deploying stand by or alternatively if this is not possible, personally attending and covering those shifts.
• On call staff must remain in a fit and proper state to drive and must remain within reasonable proximity to service locations in order to be able to respond to emergencies effectively and within a timely manner.
• Must keep accurate and up to date records on Trello of all staff contacted and attended, guidance given and incidents logged. In instances where any verbal support is given a clear record of these conversations must be made and any advice should be accurately recorded.
• In the event of there being no standby available the On Call Support Officer will assume the duties of the standby.
• You may on occasion be required to undertake competency assessments of support staff.
• You will under direction of your line manager and/or senior management, complete additional administration and other miscellaneous tasks as and when required and reasonably requested/directed.

Essential Skills

• Experience of working within a Support role is essential.
• A passion for helping others and making a difference.
• Reliable
• Outstanding communication skills
• Excellent organisation skills
• Resilience
• Leadership skills
• People person
• Multi tasker
• Full flexibility to cover a range of shifts at short notice
• Driver with own vehicle and clean licence

Desirable Skills:

• 12 months Experience within a Support role or more
• Previous experience of working a leadership/management level
• Experience of working within various support settings
• Experience of working with challenging behaviour

In return you will receive:

• A competitive hourly rate of up to £11.75 p/hr
• Excellent training and support
• Bike scheme
• Help with childcare fees
• Vouchers for significant birthdays/life events
• Christmas perks

Interested? Get in touch today for an informal chat! Click apply now and submit your CV.

We hope that you join us on our journey soon!

Job description

Senior Support Worker

Are you looking to take the next step within your career in Support? Do you hold at least 12 months experience within a support role and now seek further progression? Do you love what you do, yet want a challenge and some extra responsibility? If the answer is yes then this could be the role for you! We are now recruiting for a Senior Support Worker to join our wonderful work family here at Aspirations Support. We are looking for individuals who have drive, commitment, passion and determination to make a difference to people’s lives. Your role as a Senior Support Worker will require you to effectively support and lead the staff team to ensure that an outstanding quality of support is provided. You will assist the team leader or senior team leader in providing effective oversight and leadership of staff running of a particular supported living house or area of day service provision. You will be responsible with team leaders for ensuring all current and newly referred individuals receive high quality, person centred support. You will lead and support practice development within the team and will provide coaching support, guidance and competency assessment.

In order to ensure the Senior Support Worker has the opportunity to establish and maintain direct contact and involvement with those we support, an element of their role will be direct support provision. You will be responsible with team leaders for preparing and maintaining up to date support plans and co-ordinating the provision of high quality, individualised support by support staff.

You will ensure good joint working practices are established and maintained with relevant parties. A key to the job is adopting a proactive approach to achieving a positive, engaging, promotional and relationship building role with Local Authorities and all other stakeholders.

Essential Skills

· An understanding of person-centred care and support approaches, safeguarding issues and positive risk assessment.

· A good record of having successfully provided safe, effective, responsive and caring support and care to a range of individuals with learning difficulties.

· A good understanding of reflective practice as a method for identifying mistakes and informing improvements.

· A willingness to identify and guide colleagues to improve their performance.

· An effective communicator with the ability to form meaningful and effective relationships with service users and with colleagues.

Key Duties

• To oversee the day to day running of designated services
• To undertake physical and personal care of service users.
• To ensure records of support provision, Care Plans, Risk assessments and all documents relating to providing a person-centred service to the individual are accurately maintained and made available.
• To promote and maintain effective communication systems for service users.
• To Implement and monitor the effectiveness of all service systems in the designated house according to policy and procedure.
• Manage all finances relating to the service in accordance with financial policies and procedures.

• To be responsible in the absence of management for the general welfare and safety of the service users, providing support and taking charge of incidents, implementing appropriate measures in an emergency.

• To ensure work is recorded accurately and appropriately in compliance with the company requirements and that records made and personal information used are in compliance with the Data Protection Act.

• Provide on-site coaching and mentoring to staff.
• To lead staff in writing, implementing and reviewing support plans which reflect the interests and wishes of the individual.
• Identify staff training needs and plan to meet these in conjunction with the Training Manager and Team Leader.
• To assist with maintaining contact of various professionals from the community.

Desirable Skills

· Specific knowledge of Aspirations’ service users’ strategies and needs.

· Experience of senior support responsibility.

· Experience of supporting staff/colleagues to improve their practice or experience of managing people.

Contractual Agreements

· This is a Full-time position - 40 HRS Per Week

· Your will report to the Team Leader and Senior Team Leader

· Pay Rate will be £10.00 - £10.25 PHR

· You will be expected to work across several locations within the Bristol/South Glos Boundary

· You will be required to be fully flexible with shift patterns in order to meet business needs

· All standard contractual arrangements apply

Benefits

· Cycle to work scheme

· Refer a friend bonus

· Pension

· 28 Days Annual Leave entitlement

· Complimentary vouchers to recognise and celebrate significant life events

· Entitlement to claim your Blue Light Discount Card for access to thousands of savings across the high street, restaurants, and days out

This job description is not exhaustive and there may be times you will be required to undertake other duties to meet the needs of the people living in their own home or the service.

Weekend Worker 16hr / 32hr

£12PH £59 Sleep In

**Immediate Start Available**

16hr Contract- Typical example. 3pm-3pm Sleep-in 11am-7am- Either Fri, Sat, Sun

Temporary Contract 6 Months.

Do you want to work for an established expanding company who can offer you a rewarding career with outstanding ongoing support and training? We have both full time and part time positions available supporting individuals with Mental Health needs and/or Learning Difficulties both in their homes and to access the community.

The company are a leading and growing provider of services for individuals with Mental Health needs and/or Learning Difficulties and/or profound and multiple learning difficulties. They operate across the Bristol and South Glos area and their main office is based within Staple Hill.

They are looking for experienced individuals to join their successful and expanding team, supporting and meeting the needs of service users both on a daily basis as well as in relation to their longer-term goals.

You need to be able to lone work, but also work as part of a well-established and dynamic team. In return they will provide outstanding training, career progression, supervision and ongoing support.

They would require you to have experience of working in this area and have a good understanding of the level of service expected; experience of completing risk assessments and support plans is desirable, as would knowledge of the local area.

Although you would not be expected to provide a driver service, own transport is essential to reach a range of different locations.

Applicants should be able to demonstrate experience of and/or at least some skills and knowledge in relation to:

- Health and Social Care

- Learning Difficulties

- Autism

- Mental Health Conditions

- Safeguarding of Adults at Risk

- The Mental Capacity Act

- Personal Care

- Manual Handling

If this role sounds of interest please don't delay and get in touch with us today! We have several recruitment dates happening over the next month which are filling up fast so don't miss out!

Outreach Worker

Paying up to £9.75 phr

Are you considering a role within the Care industry? Want to be a part of something special whilst working for an established company across the Bristol and South Glos area? Look no further! We are currently recruiting for people passionate, caring individuals to provide quality support for individuals with learning disabilities and/or mental health.

As a Community Outreach Specialist, your role will require you to oversee and assist individuals to help them live independently and happily within their own homes and in various community settings . We have been an established business within the industry for over 13 years and everyone here acts as a team which means everyone gets involved where required. You will even regularly find the founder Joe meeting parents and going out to houses to visit individuals for a social visit.

Any applicant will need to be a driver with their own car and have the ability to work independently.

We live and breathe independence and want our staff to do the same. We are a big believer that we are all one giant team and everyone gets involved.

Every single employee is important to us and everyone has a say, we only ask that you work as a team player in exchange and are flexible enough to adhere to a rota as we do operate on a 7 day week, mostly between the hours of 9am and 7pm in our Outreach team. Consistency and Communication is the key to everything, especially when it comes to supporting individuals with sensory processing difficulties.

Not qualified? No experience? No worries! As long as you are passionate about our services and our company ethos then we will provide you with our outstanding training and have you running the show in no time! In fact, some of the best Support Workers we’ve known have come from completely unrelated backgrounds and have thrived when working in our environment.

• Up to £9.75 per hour
• Bank Holidays are Double Pay
• Time and a Third for working weekend off
• Recommend a friend bonus

• ...And most importantly.... Christmas Hamper! :D

Interested? Get in touch today for an informal chat! Click apply now and submit your CV.

We hope that you join us on our journey soon!

Job Description

Are you considering a role within the Care industry? Want to be a part of something special whilst working for an established company across the Bristol and South Glos area? Look no further! We are currently recruiting for people passionate, caring individuals to provide quality support for individuals with learning disabilities and/or mental health. Your role will require you to oversee and assist individuals to help them live independently and happily within their own homes. We have been an established business within the industry for over 13 years and everyone here acts as a team which means everyone gets involved where required. You will even regularly find the founder Joe meeting parents and going out to houses to visit individuals for a social visit.

We can offer you the upmost support, a work “family” and quality training (not to mention a cheeky Christmas hamper :P ).

In return all we ask is that you are a reliable team player, and flexible enough to adhere to a rota (including some unsociable hour shifts). Communication and consistency is the key to everything, especially when it comes to supporting individuals with sensory processing difficulties

Not qualified? No experience? No worries! As long as you are passionate about our services and our company ethos then we will provide you with our outstanding training and have you running the show in no time! In fact, some of the best Support Workers we’ve known have come from completely unrelated backgrounds and have thrived when working in our environment.

Essential Skills
 

• Reliable
• Caring. In addition to possibly physical and medical assistance you will also need to show care for the service user by interacting with and listening to them.
• Resilient
• Sensitive
• Empathetic
• Respectful
• A passion to learn
• Great time keeping skills. Punctuality is key!
• Outstanding communication skills

Desirable Skills

• NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care (Desirable but not essential)
• Driving licence with access to own transport

In return you will receive

• A competitive salary paying up to £9.75 per hour (dependent on sector/house)
• The opportunity to earn double pay when working Bank holidays
• Time and a third for working weekend off
• £200 Recommend a friend referral bonus (T’s & C’s apply)
• A rewarding annual leave scheme
• A work “family” who will support you every step of the way
• Outstanding training to kick start your career in care

Interested? Get in touch today for an informal chat! Click apply now and submit your CV.

We hope that you join us on our journey soon!