Job summary
- Main area
- Adult Social Care
- Contract
- Permanent: Casual
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- B0399-7542377
- Employer
- St Anne's Community Services
- Employer type
- Private Sector
- Site
- Bradford office
- Town
- Bradford
- Salary
- £12.21 per hour
- Closing
- 22/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Support Worker Bradford- Full, Part-time & Casual Hours - Driver Essential
Job overview
Support Workers – Bradford Services
Are you passionate about making a difference? Our services operate 24/7, supporting individuals in their homes and communities. We’re looking for a caring, enthusiastic, patient Support Worker to help a client with everyday activities like shopping, dining out, and attending local events.
Staff need to have high energy and the ability to stay calm under pressure.
If you enjoy supporting clients into the community, have a good sense of humour and the skills to build confidence in people around you, your skills could make a real impact. We offer a range of shifts including days, weekends, and sleep-ins—so flexibility is essential.
A driving licence is essential.
Our team is PROUD—Person-Centred, Respectful, Open, Understanding, and Dedicated. Join us in helping people live their best possible lives.
Main duties of the job
The Role:
- Person Centred - Prepare person-centred support plans with clients which reflect their views and aspirations and respect their beliefs and opinions, reviewing and amending them as necessary and considering the client’s changing needs and wishes.
- Respectful - Support clients to fulfil their aspirations, supporting them to live as independently as possible, in accordance with their skills and abilities. This may include accompanying them on social visits and events, supporting them with their interests and hobbies, promoting choice, arranging activities and outings, and developing their skills and knowledge.
- Open - Communicate in an open and transparent way with clients and other team members, acting with integrity and doing what you say that you will do. Support quality inspection processes, cooperating with on-site inspectors in relation to information requests.
- Understanding - Where required to provide personal care to clients in a way that respects their choices and dignity, including assistance with washing, bathing, toileting, and continence.
- Dedicated - Keep appropriate, accurate records, including daily notes, with full involvement of the client. Work always in accordance with Health and Safety requirements, such as Manual Handling, Food Hygiene, Fire Safety, infection control, and Risk Assessment procedures.
Working for our organisation
- 20 days annual leave excluding bank holidays, raising +1 day for each year of service, capped at 25 days
- 24 Hour Employee Assistance Programme
- Continuous opportunities for ongoing training and career development
- Cycle To Work scheme
- Refer A Friend recruitment initiative
- Flexible working opportunities (where applicable) upon successful completion of probation period
- Group Personal Pension Scheme
- Discounted income protection scheme
- Free car parking at most services
- Free life assurance cover
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate:
- Willing to provide an appropriate level of care and support to clients, in accordance with their care plan including personal care.
- Understanding of the importance of maintaining accurate written and numerical records
- Ability to undertake a wide range of personal care and domestic duties (specific to each service)
- Able to carry out the physical requirements of the role including but not limited to climbing stairs/using hoists/pushing wheelchairs/moving people/night work. *Adjustments will be considered in line with the Equality Act where these criteria cannot be met due to a disability
- Understand or willing to learn how to use computer packages (such as Word, Outlook and the Internet) and to undertake relevant training and qualification in care if required.
- Able to work cooperatively as a team member.
- Able to liaise and communicate effectively with carers, families, inspectors and other external stakeholders
- Driving license is essential
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Driver
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience working in care (employment or carer at home)
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Care Certificate or required to undertake Care Certificate
Desirable criteria
- Current driver licence
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- James Thompson
- Job title
- First Line Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07939128214
- Additional information
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