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Home Support Worker

Job Summary
Contract Type:
Please See Advert Text
Working Pattern:
Part time
Advert Start Date:
06/09/2021
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 19/09/2021 23:59
Salary:
Grade 5 £20,092 - £22,183 (pro-rata to hours worked)
Hours per week:
27, 10
Job Category:
Social Care - Adult Service
Vacancy ID:
212585
Employment Location:
Hawthorn House, Durham
Post Number:
AHS/21/505
Number of posts:
3
Closing date:
19 Sep
Further Information
Adult and Health Services
Adult Care , In House Services

Hawthorn House, Pity Me Durham


Home Support Workers
1 x 10hr Temporary maternity leave cover until 31/3/2022 post subject to the return of the substantive postholder
2 x 27hr Permanent posts

VACANCY NO: AHS/20/505 EXT

We are looking to appoint enthusiastic Home Support Workers within Hawthorn House, a unit which provides an extremely high standard of care in a short break/respite setting for people with learning disabilities based in Durham.

Applicants should have experience of working in a care environment/working with people who have a learning disability/specialist/complex needs/behaviours that may challenge.

Required Qualifications:

NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care or equivalent. Applicants must be prepared to complete NVQ Level 3.

It is anticipated that interviews are to be held week commencing 27th September 2021.

Interviews will be held remotely via Microsoft Teams. If you are successful at shortlisting you will be notified via North East Jobs of the date and time of your interview. A separate invite will be sent via Microsoft Teams.

The successful applicants for these posts will be required to apply for Disclosure & Barring Service Enhanced Disclosure.

For further information about the posts please contact:
Michelle Pyman, Senior Support Worker on tel 03000 266550 email michelle.pyman@durham.gov.uk


Apply on-line or for further assistance contact the Payroll & Employee Services tel 03000 267918
Email: PESAHS@durham.gov.uk


Permanent DCC employees wishing to undertake a temporary post within the Council, whether this is within their substantive service, or across services, should seek the approval of their Line Manager / Senior Manager to undertake this temporary post with the guarantee to return to their substantive post at the expiry of the temporary post. If the temporary post is reviewed and further extended, agreement must be sought from the employee’s substantive line manager.

In line with the County Council’s Recruitment & Selection Policy, please note that we are unable to accept CV’s. Any information provided on CV’s will not be considered for short-listing purposes.

Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered with North East Jobs, including your invite to interview if you are short-listed. Please check your email after the closing date for notification from ‘DONOTREPLY@NORTHEASTJOBS.ORG.UK’ as you will not be notified by any other means.

As a disability confident employer, we are committed to employing disabled people and people with health conditions making reasonable adjustments to support disabled applicants when required
Please note
This job is closed for applications.

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