We Are St Helens Borough Council
Located in the heart of the Northwest close to Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire, St Helens is a transformational Council which is passionate and ambitious for the communities we support. We provide a wide range of local authority services to the residents, businesses, schools, and visitors to the borough. We can only do this because of our highly valued, highly skilled workforce.
Working together, our workplace vision and values guide our organisation, and the contribution of our workforce is key to our culture journey. Employees with us receive a wide range of benefits including well-being in work, financial benefits, ways of working and learning and development support.
Making A Difference as a Domestic Assistant at Brookfield Support Centre
A Domestic Assistant post has become available within Brookfield Support Centre, and provides bed based intermediate care in the community. We help people avoid going into hospital, be as independent as possible after a stay in hospital and prevent people from having to move into a residential home until they really need to.
This post is part of a multi-disciplinary team, working together with therapists, nurses, social care and medical practitioners to promote independent living, support and plan their return back into the community. You will work with the team to ensure a safe environment at Brookfield. As part of the rota you will also assist in the kitchen under the instruction of our cook.
Working together, our workplace vision and values guide our organisation, and the contribution of our workforce is key to our culture journey. Employees with us receive a wide range of benefits including well-being in work, financial benefits, ways of working and learning and development support.
You will have experience of working with cleaning equipment and be able to follow instruction and advice for infection control. You will have a kind, caring, trustworthy and respectful manner, that preserves dignity and self-respect at all times. You will have some knowledge of supporting service user needs and safeguarding of vulnerable adults, though training will be given. This experience can be lived experience and/or work experience.
You will work to a 4 week rolling rota – early (8am – 1pm) and late ( 1pm-5pm) which will include weekend and bank holiday working, for which an additional allowance will be paid.
Interested to Find Out More?
You can review our full job description details, and person specification information here.
For More information contact Brookfield Duty Manager on 01744 677735
Please note we reserve the right to close the advert early should we receive a sufficient number of applications and encourage you to apply early, to avoid disappointment.
St Helens Council is a Disability Confident Employer. This means that the Council guarantees an interview to disabled applicants who demonstrate that they meet the essential criteria for the job, as detailed on the Person Specification, and will, for qualifying disabled candidates, make reasonable adjustments within the interview/selection process.
Equality & Diversity
St Helens Council respects and values the individuality that every employee brings. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation. Further information about Equality & Diversity at St Helens Council can be found here https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/equality
St Helens Council is a Disability Confident Employer. Disability Confident Employers lead the way in helping to take action that changes attitudes, behaviours, and cultures for the better.
NOLAN Principles of Conduct in Public Life.
All Council employees are required to abide by the ethical standards embodied by the 7 Nolan
Principles: Selflessness, Integrity, Objectivity, Accountability, Openness, Honesty, and Leadership.
