Day Support Worker - Westminster House

16 hours per week

Shift patterns consist of working every other weekend    

Are you looking for a positive, upbeat, and fun work environment? Are you great with people and would you enjoy encouraging and enabling individuals to lead happy and fulfilled lives?

Westminster House is looking for a support worker who can provide an active, friendly, and welcoming short stay service for adults with learning disabilities, Autism, and ‘behaviours that challenge’.  We ensure that those we care for can engage in an active, fulfilling lifestyle and we need a team of proactive and inspiring people to support us in this goal.

As part of our team, you’ll enable and support with all kinds of activities encouraging people who use our service to enjoy Island life, from trips to the beach and taking part in community events to supporting with arts and crafts and activities on site. 

We provide care and support for people with a wide range of complex care needs and diverse interests, so you’ll need to tailor your work and communication to suit each person, ensuring everyone is happy and engaged in the activities and experiences that suit them best.

We are looking for positive, committed, and forward-thinking support workers who are great at emotionally connecting with a diverse range of people, because, as a short stay service, the people we support are ever-changing, all with different emotional and physical wellbeing needs. We also specialise in emergency short term care, supporting people during challenging emotional times in their lives.

As a Support Worker you’ll help with regular personal care when needed, this can include toileting, dressing and feeding or administering medication. You’ll also help with on-site domestic duties such as cooking and cleaning and includes accurate and thoughtful report writing. Every day is filled with a variety of tasks and challenges, making this a dynamic and interesting work environment.

When you work at Westminster House, you’ll see the results of your hard work and support, as people return to their homes feeling more capable and confident than when they arrived. It’s an extremely rewarding job, and a wonderful feeling to know you are making a positive difference to the lives of others.

Contact us today to discover how you can fit in with our team at Westminster House! 

Join #TeamIWC and you'll receive our staff benefits package, including:

• Annual leave entitlement of 32 days p/a PLUS public holidays!
• Local Government pension scheme
• Discounted Solent ferry travel
• Island bus network discount
• Cycle to work scheme
• Staff parking permit scheme
• Discounted island sports & leisure gym membership
• National and local discounts & benefits schemes
• Relocation scheme of up to £8,000 may be available for some roles (subject to criteria)
• Travel allowance may be available if commuting from the mainland (subject to criteria)

Find out more about working for the Isle of Wight Council and living on the Island.

The Isle of Wight Council currently does not have a license to sponsor overseas workers.

We actively promote the diversity of our workforce, and provide flexible working options (where appropriate) to support the different needs of our employees. We are an equal opportunities employer, proud to encourage applications from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities to better reflect the diversity within our local community.

We are a Disability Confident employer. Along with a number of commitments, this means, providing you meet the basic essential requirements of the advertised role and have declared yourself as disabled, you will be offered an opportunity for an interview within the council.

The Isle of Wight Council protects its employees from discrimination, and this is supported by;

unacceptable behaviour policy

employee code of conduct

our values, culture and inclusivity

The Isle of Wight Council’s Terms & Conditions of employment are available upon request. Please contact our recruitment team via [email protected] if you would like to receive a copy.

The Isle of Wight Council reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than stated, if required. To ensure your application is considered, it is recommended to submit your application promptly.

Out of Hours Standby and Call Out. You may be asked to provide support in exceptional circumstances, outside of usual business hours. Unless stated otherwise in the job summary for the role this is not part of the department’s usual standby arrangements.

For support completing your online application or for further information on how to apply, phone 01983 823134 or email [email protected]  Only applications submitted online by the closing date will be accepted.

We often receive a high volume of applicants for our vacancies. If you do not hear from the recruiting manager within three weeks of the closing date, we regret that your application will not have been successful on this occasion. Please revisit our job page for alternate posts that may be suitable.

Please read the Application Guidance Notes before applying. If you are unable to complete this application, email us at [email protected] or telephone us on 01983 823113