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Job Specification

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Application Questions

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Job Specification

Support Worker - Waverley Hall/Branches (Batley)

Mencap In Kirklees

 

 

 

 


SUPPORT WORKERS  

WAVERLEY HALL/BRANCHES DAY CENTRE

 

37 hours per week (Monday - Friday)

£12.81 to £13.21 per hour dependant on qualifications

18-month temporary contract (with a view to becoming permanent)


Do you want a flexible career with regular hours? Can you show us how you would treat the people we support with the dignity and respect they have a right to expect?  Are you passionate, enjoy working with people and want to make a difference to someone's life? Then we want to hear from you! Experience is helpful but isn't essential. Having the right attitude is.

 

In return


·         You will be working for a supportive employer who are highly experienced and you will work in a friendly team

·         Regular hours that are guaranteed

·         Free training and on-going career development with enhanced rates of pay the higher your qualification

·         Dedicated on-going support and mentoring from the training manager to help you settle in your role

·         Health & Well-being benefits through our free Simply Health Plan

·         Refer a friend bonus scheme.


This is a peripatetic role, working across two sites:

  • Waverley Hall Day Centre (Huddersfield)
  • Branches (Batley)

 

Waverley Hall day service is situated on Waverley Road just outside of Huddersfield Town Centre. Up to 40 people a day attend and enjoy activities in the local Huddersfield community, surrounding areas and in the day centre. Our aim is to provide people we support in a person-centred way to achieve their goals and ambitions and support them to have their best day possible. The service is open from 9.00am to 4.00pm each week, driving on the evening bus but flexibility for covering annual leave and sickness is appreciated.

Branches, just outside the centre of Batley, offers life opportunities for adults over 40 years of age with a learning disability.  Up to 20 people a day attend and enjoy activities in the local Batley community, surrounding areas and in the day centre. Our aim is to provide people we support in a person-centred way to achieve their goals and ambitions and support them to have their best day possible. We are open from 9am to 4.30pm each week-day.


Mencap in Kirklees day services have 9-seater people carriers to support our members with travelling around the community to enjoy different activities.

Being a driver is essential with a full UK driving licence and with at least 2 years’ experience as a driver (to meet our insurance requirements)

Due to the nature of the role, we will pay for you to complete an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, prior to starting with us.

 

If you think you have the right attitude for this type of work and you want to make a difference to people’s lives then we would really like to hear from you.

 

Please note, we do not accept applications made through a third party such as a recruitment agency.

 

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your application.

Due to a high volume of applications for this role it may not be possible to reply to each Applicant individually.

If you do not therefore hear from us within 2 weeks of your application, please presume that you have been unsuccessful.

If you want to apply for this role, please CLICK HERE

A copy job description can be found on the jobs page of our website www.mencapinkirklees.org.uk

        

 

 

  • Refer a friend bonus scheme
  • Health and wellbeing benefits through our free Simply Health Plan
  • Dedicated ongoing support and mentoring from the Training Manager to help you settle in your role
  • Free training and ongoing career development, with enhanced rates of pay the higher your qualification
  • Guaranteed regular hours – no evening or weekend shifts

Personal Information

Contact Details

Home Address

Application Questions

(a) Can you commit to working a minimum of 48 hours per month?
(b) DRIVING LICENCE: Do you hold a full driving licence valid in the UK?
(c) DETAILS OF YOUR MOST RECENT EMPLOYER: Please provide name and address of your most recent employer
(d) DETAILS OF YOUR MOST RECENT EMPLOYER: Please give the dates of your employment
(e) DETAILS OF YOUR MOST RECENT EMPLOYER: Please provide information regarding your job title and a brief summary of responsibilities
(f) DETAILS OF YOUR MOST RECENT EMPLOYER: Please give reasons for leaving and/or seeking alternative employment
(g) EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: Please provide information about ALL your employment history, not counting your most recent employer. Please do not leave any gaps. Please provide details of all your employment including start and finish dates, employer's name and address, job title and brief summary of responsibilities and reasons for leaving. If there are periods where you have not been employed, please state the reasons why.
(h) EDUCATION: Please provide information about your education including (1) start and finish dates (2) secondary school, college or university you attended (3) the qualification or grade that you achieved. Please show your most recent qualification first.
(i) TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT: Please give details of any further training courses you have attended which are particularly relevant to this role. Please provide information regarding the course and the date you completed such training. Please start with the most recent course first
(j) PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: Please provide details of any professional memberships that you currently hold which are relevant to this role. Please provide (1) Details of the professional membership (2) date of expiry
(k) SUPPORTING INFORMATION: In order to be invited for interview you need to be able to demonstrate that you have the (1) skills and abilities (2) knowledge and experience shown in the job description. The most effective way to showcase this is by providing clear examples from your previous roles, explaining how you have developed and applied these skills, abilities, knowledge, and experience.
(l) REASONABLE ADJUSTMENTS: Would you like us to make any specific arrangements to facilitate a fair interview due to a disability? For instance please tell us if a wheelchair - accessible interview room is needed.
(m) CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS: Do you have any criminal convictions? If yes, please provide details of all convictions we are legally entitled to know about. You must include relevant youth offences, military offences or Police cautions (unless excluded under the Home Office filtering system). Please provide (1) the date that you attended Court, (2) Court details (3) the Court's decision.
(n) CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS: A relevant check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (or equivalent statutory agency) is required for this post. The disclosure may reveal convictions regarded as “spent” under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. By submitting this application form, you provide your approval for an appropriate check to be conducted. We require this at appointment and may do so periodically thereafter.
(o) OTHER INFORMATION: Have you worked for us before? If yes, please tell us the role and dates of your employment
(p) OTHER INFORMATION: Do you have any holidays booked? If yes, please tell us the dates
(q) REFERENCES: Please provide the names and addresses of two referees for whom confidential enquiries may be made. One must be your current employer. If you are unemployed, we will accept your previous employer or teacher (where you have had no previous employment). We only take up references if you are offered the position. For both referees, please provide (1) their full name, (2) capacity in which this person is known to you (3) how long you have known this person (4) their occupation (5) their contact information including address, email and telephone number
(r) DATA PROTECTION: The information provided in your application, will be processed in accordance with current data protection regulations. You agree to us verifying information that you supply to obtain employment by consulting a third party or statutory agency at any time, where necessary. We may provide information from your application to third parties (e.g. HMRC)
(s) RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK: I confirm that I have the right to work in the UK and agree to providing the appropriate official documents to confirm this should I be invited for interview
(t) DECLARATION: Where your application is unsuccessful you understand that your details will be securely destroyed six months after the closing date. Any information provided in this application will be held securely and confidentially in line with the Company's Privacy Policy, a copy of which can be found on our website
(u) DECLARATION: You authorise us to obtain references and see appropriate disclosures to support this application if you are offered this post. You will advise your chosen referees of our possible approach. You consent to the processing of information supplied in this application for the purpose of recruitment and selection. You confirm that the above information is correct. You understand that providing false or misleading information to secure employment is misrepresentation. Your application may be rejected or employment terminated in such circumstances.
(v) Where did you hear about this vacancy?

Application Documents

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