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Homecare Senior Support Worker

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30 hours per week

£22,120.80 per annum

We are currently recruiting for two Senior Support Workers to support our growth within the Homecare team. These are unique and important roles within the organisation involving working in the community and being a positive role model for Homecare support workers.

You will be able to directly deliver support to service users whilst supporting and

developing support workers to achieve their goals and the best possible outcome for

the service.

Working in partnership with other professionals you will ensure service users get the right support at the right time in order to maximise service user independence in the community, and aid rehabilitation.

You will be a key member of the team supporting managers, support workers and service users on a daily basis.

Some of the areas you will be responsible for:

  • Assist with on call responsibilities within the team
  • Updating and maintaining databases accurately
  • Provide effective leadership and support for the team in the community
  • Ensure support workers are supervised with spot checks and induct and mentor new support workers to the team

It’s an exciting time to join SIL. We offer a great salary with annual pay reviews, a positive and well-paced workload, friendly colleagues, and the right training to ensure you are not only on top of the job but actively developing your knowledge and skills.

As part of our commitment to the Disability Confident Scheme, candidates who declare a disability, and meet the key criteria for this role, will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview stage.

We are also a member of Armed Forces Covenant and veterans and family members of serving personnel are guaranteed an interview providing they meet criteria.

We value diversity and encourage applicants from all backgrounds.

This role requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Applications should be received no later than 21st April 2024. If successful, interviews are scheduled to take place on 29th April 2024.

Job Description

Head of External Payroll and Bookkeeping

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30 hours per week

Salary – £34,538.40 per annum

A brand new post has been created and we have an exciting opportunity to join our Senior Management Team as Head of External Payroll and Bookkeeping..

Direct Payments are paid by the local authority to individuals with disabilities so that they can employ their own personal assistants. The successful candidate will manage the DP team to deliver payroll, bookkeeping and employment support to those recipients.

Reporting to the CEO, you will have excellent communication and decision making skills, along with hands on experience of delivering payroll and bookkeeping.  

We are seeking a highly motivated, organised and driven individual preferably with an understanding of direct payments or with running payroll as a third party agent. The successful candidate will be involved in strategic planning for the service and preferably have a background in finance.

The right person will develop and lead this important team – bringing management experience, and the ability to confidently deal with financial and legal matters.

Should you wish to apply please submit your CV and a supporting statement which clearly demonstrates how you meet the roles and responsibilities and person specification to jobs@S4il.co.uk

As part of our commitment to the Disability Confident Scheme, candidates who declare a disability, and meet the key criteria for this role, will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview stage.

We are also a member of Armed Forces Covenant and veterans and family members of serving personnel are guaranteed an interview providing they meet criteria.

We value diversity and encourage applicants from all backgrounds.

This role requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Applications should be received no later than mid-day Monday 15th April 2024.

If successful, interviews are scheduled to take place on Tuesday 23rd April 2024.

Job Description

Support Worker – ILH

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Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Hours: 0 – 35 hours per week

Salary: £12.00 per hour

We are currently recruiting for Support Workers to join our fantastic team. We have vacancies for shorter calls of three to five hours, mornings, and evenings as well as longer and 24 hours shifts.

As a Support Worker you will make a genuine positive difference and be able to support our service users who need help with tasks such as cleaning, cooking, going out for the day or short holiday breaks.

Alongside this you will be helping someone to live independently, and with your input will help them to live the best life possible.

No days are the same and being a support worker covers the opportunities to enable our service users to be supported with daily living skills, participate in activities, and be supported with personal care.

So, if you’re looking for a rewarding career that offers you the opportunity to make a real and positive difference to someone’s life every day, we would love to hear from you.

Experience is not essential, as we provide a full range of training programmes to support you in your role.

It is a requirement that you will need to have a UK Driving Licence and access to a vehicle.

If this position sounds the role for you, then we would love to hear from you by submitting your CV to jobs@s4il.co.uk or for an application pack, contact HR on 01568 616653.

As part of our commitment to the Disability Confident Scheme, candidates who declare a disability, and meet the key criteria for this role, will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview stage.

We are member of Armed Forces Covenant and veterans and family members of serving personnel are guaranteed an interview providing they meet criteria.

We value diversity and encourage applicants from all backgrounds.

This role requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Job Description

ILH Support Worker – Waking nights

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Location: Hereford

Hourly rate £12.00 per hour during day and £13.12 per hour during waking night period

Services for Independent Living provides care and support services that enable disabled and older people to make their own choices over how they want to live their lives. We support people to live in their own homes and within their community.

Over the years the organisation has developed to become a pivotal health care provider for our community and service users we support.

We are currently recruiting support workers to join our fantastic team and support a female disabled person in Hereford. The shift cover required is between 7:30pm – 7:30am, with a minimum of one shift per week and the opportunity for additional hours to cover when required. You will need to have the ability to provide person centred support and be able to remain vigilant to the needs of the service user. In addition, you will be involved with light cleaning and household tasks, pet care and food preparation.

A car driver is desirable but not essential.

As a support worker your responsibilities are varied, and no two days are the same. Your work gives opportunities to enable our service users to be supported with daily living skills, participate in activities, and be supported with personal care.

Experience is not essential, as we provide a full range of training programmes to support you in your role.

There are a range of benefits and career development opportunities:

  • Competitive hourly rate
  • Comprehensive induction
  • High quality learning and development opportunities (Care Certificates, Mental Health First Aider, Health and Social Care Diplomas)
  • Free training
  • Enhanced Family Friendly Payments – Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay
  • Shopping discounts via Blue Light Card
  • Recommend a friend bonus
  • Paid Enhanced DBS
  • Regular supervision and support
  • Supportive and flexible working environment
  • Subsidised or free staff events
  • 28 days annual leave
  • Free parking onsite at our Head Office
  • Company pension scheme
  • Paid sickness leave (after qualifying period)

If this position sounds the role for you and you want to work for the Best Place to Word as winners of the Hereford Times Social Care Awards, then we would love to hear from you by submitting your CV to jobs@s4il.co.uk or for an application pack, contact HR on 01568 616653.

As part of our commitment to the Disability Confident Scheme, candidates who declare a disability, and meet the key criteria for this role, will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview stage.

We are member of Armed Forces Covenant and veterans and family members of serving personnel are guaranteed an interview providing they meet criteria.

We value diversity and encourage applicants from all backgrounds.

This role requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Job Description

SIL’s Fundraising Success for Echo

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Each December, staff from award-winning Services for Independent Living (SIL), nominate a charity they would like to support with fund raising events throughout the following year.

For 2023 staff chose Leominster based charity Echo and the fundraising bonanza included SIL’s annual Easter Eggstravaganza, a Coronation tea, a Christmas Jumper Party, several raffles and a special on-line Christmas Bingo.

Euan McPherson, SIL’s CEO, said: “Although we are a charity ourselves, we believe that we should also do what we can to support other charities that share SIL’s vision of supporting people to live independent lives and be as active as they can and want to be in their local communities.

“Echo offers a range of projects from work-based day opportunities to inclusive club nights out. Many of SIL’s service users enjoy the clubs and activities provided by Echo and benefit from the support provided.”

Thanks to the generosity of SIL’s staff and service users at the fundraising events the sum of £864.45 was raised. Echo’s Chief Officer Mike Cook, along with Echo service users Jodie and Steph and Echo’s Participant Involvement Worker Claire Mee, recently visited SIL’s Leominster office where Euan McPherson presented the cheque.

Mike Cook said: “We are so grateful to SIL for this generous donation it will really help us continue to deliver the high quality services that we pride ourselves on. It will help all of our participants have some brilliant experiences.

“It is also great to be able to strengthen our links with SIL who support some of our participants and help a lot of people access the services they need.”

This year SIL’s charity of the year is the Marches Family Network, and SIL is already busy preparing the fundraising events for 2024.

Photo: SIL’s CEO, Euan McPherson presenting the cheque to the representatives from Echo
Photo: SIL’s CEO, Euan McPherson presenting the cheque to the representatives from Echo