ABOUT THE ROLE

The role of a Stepdown Support Worker is to support our service users to enable them to live as independently as possible within their own home. We support these individuals by providing personal care, basic health care and therapy such as mobility practice, supervising exercises and practice of techniques to help the individual to maximise independence as far as they are able.
About You
The successful candidates will be well supported and will work under the direction of a shift leader and or care manager, the Stepdown support worker and shift leader will help Service Users’ work towards their outcome-focused re-ablement goals as set out in their support/treatment plan.
We are looking for one Step down support workers, who will be based at St Johns Court in Bath.
The working arrangements will include weekends and bank holidays on a rostered basis with split shift between the hours of 7am and 10pm.
This is how our staff feel about working within our service: “Seeing people progress is so rewarding”; “I feel that we make a real difference to people’s lives keeping them at home with their independence”.
So if you are looking for a rewarding career, then this could be the job for you!
If you are interested in this post and require more details or just to chat through the role and what’s involved, please contact Extra Care Service Manager, Glenn Hartley, by email on glenn_hartley@bathnes.gov.uk and phone on 07870977002.
Interview date: TBC
Please note the Council operates a policy of prior consideration for roles for any individual on the Council’s at-risk register. This means should a redeployee express an interest in this role, providing they meet the essential criteria for the role, they will be interviewed before any shortlisting or interviewing of external candidates.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ROLE IS SUBJECT TO AN ENHANCED DBS CHECK.

Safeguarding Statement: The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment anyone working in a post with children or vulnerable groups will be expected to undertake an Enhanced DBS check with/without barred list checks.