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Job details
Job details
Job reference
REQ001637
Date posted
27/01/2020
Application closing date
17/02/2020
Location
Kent
Salary
10.55
Package
Zero Hour Contract plus Pension Scheme and Flexible Hours
Contractual hours
Blank
Basis
Blank
Job category/type
Zero Hour Contract
Personal Support Assistants (Bank Staff - Zero Hour Contract)
Job description
Recruiting Personal Support Assistants (Bank Staff) to join our service in Kent!
GBP 10.55 per hour, zero hour contract plus Pension Scheme and Flexible Hours
Job Overview:
Colebrook Hostel in Tunbridge Wells is a 14 bed hostel providing support to single homeless people with complex needs. We are currently recruiting for bank staff to cover wake in nights,
week days and weekend day shifts on a flexible basis. It is desirable but not essential that you have some experience of working with homeless people or an understanding of their support needs. Most importantly is your enthusiasm and availability to cover a range of shifts.
We would particularly welcome applicants who would be willing to help cover wake in nights.
Key Responsibilities:
PSAs providing Assistant/Support worker services will:
- Support customers to undertake tasks wherever possible, including practical assistance where they have not yet developed the skills, to ensure customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation
- Prepare and serve an evening meal and carry out light communal cleaning duties
- Enable customers to make full use of community facilities by providing support as directed. Engage the customers in activities held in the scheme
- Support customers to attend external appointments
- Support customers to integrate into the community, for example accompanying the customer to enquire at colleges about possible courses, to visit various public amenities etc.
- Maintain records as required under the direction of Look Ahead staff and management
- Support customers to undertake domestic tasks in the home wherever possible, including practical assistance in developing skills to ensure customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation. E.g. cleaning, vacuuming, washing, ironing, simple home decorating, sewing, light gardening
The above sets out the key responsibilities and typical tasks. You may be required to undertake various other tasks and duties to ensure that our customers' needs are fully and effectively met. The list is not exhaustive.
This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead
.
Person Specification:
- Approachable and open behaviour
- Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
- Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
- Is confident with high levels of self-esteem
- Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
- Is customer-focused
Skills, Knowledge and Experience:
- Applicants may have some previous relevant work experience. This may be experience gained from care of a vulnerable person or work in similar organisations. Prior experience is not a pre-requisite for the role as key behaviours and core competencies will also be taken into account.
Please note that we have the right to close any vacancy before the advertised closing date if we have received a high number of applications.
If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.
Job title
Personal Support Assistants (Bank Staff - Zero Hour Contract)
Job reference
REQ001637
Date posted
27/01/2020
Application closing date
17/02/2020
Location
Kent
Salary
10.55
Package
Zero Hour Contract plus Pension Scheme and Flexible Hours
Contractual hours
Blank
Basis
Blank
Job category/type
Zero Hour Contract
Job description
Recruiting Personal Support Assistants (Bank Staff) to join our service in Kent!
GBP 10.55 per hour, zero hour contract plus Pension Scheme and Flexible Hours
Job Overview:
Colebrook Hostel in Tunbridge Wells is a 14 bed hostel providing support to single homeless people with complex needs. We are currently recruiting for bank staff to cover wake in nights,
week days and weekend day shifts on a flexible basis. It is desirable but not essential that you have some experience of working with homeless people or an understanding of their support needs. Most importantly is your enthusiasm and availability to cover a range of shifts.
We would particularly welcome applicants who would be willing to help cover wake in nights.
Key Responsibilities:
PSAs providing Assistant/Support worker services will:
- Support customers to undertake tasks wherever possible, including practical assistance where they have not yet developed the skills, to ensure customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation
- Prepare and serve an evening meal and carry out light communal cleaning duties
- Enable customers to make full use of community facilities by providing support as directed. Engage the customers in activities held in the scheme
- Support customers to attend external appointments
- Support customers to integrate into the community, for example accompanying the customer to enquire at colleges about possible courses, to visit various public amenities etc.
- Maintain records as required under the direction of Look Ahead staff and management
- Support customers to undertake domestic tasks in the home wherever possible, including practical assistance in developing skills to ensure customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation. E.g. cleaning, vacuuming, washing, ironing, simple home decorating, sewing, light gardening
The above sets out the key responsibilities and typical tasks. You may be required to undertake various other tasks and duties to ensure that our customers' needs are fully and effectively met. The list is not exhaustive.
This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead
.
Person Specification:
- Approachable and open behaviour
- Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
- Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
- Is confident with high levels of self-esteem
- Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
- Is customer-focused
Skills, Knowledge and Experience:
- Applicants may have some previous relevant work experience. This may be experience gained from care of a vulnerable person or work in similar organisations. Prior experience is not a pre-requisite for the role as key behaviours and core competencies will also be taken into account.
Please note that we have the right to close any vacancy before the advertised closing date if we have received a high number of applications.
If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.