Job Details
What is the job role?
We are currently seeking to appoint Support Assistants to join our dynamic and forward-thinking team working various hours and shifts including sleep-ins.
PILS supports adults with learning disabilities to maintain their tenancies. Our goal is to provide a high standard of care for everyone who has a service from PILS service promoting their dignity, respect, and independence at all times.
You will need to be able to support service users with personal care if required as we are a domiciliary care service.
You will be part of a team providing high standards of person-centred support to our Service Users, supporting them to complete everyday living tasks, work towards achieving their personal goals, and enable them to live as independently as they can.
Shift patterns: This is a 24/7 service where we have a range of shifts including early and late shifts, i.e., 7 am -3 pm or 2 pm-11 pm and form a set hour, fixed rolling 6-week rota pattern. Shifts vary for each post. Please do not apply if you cannot commit to this.
You may also be required to cover the sleeping-in shift for which an additional allowance is paid. There may also be occasions when you will be lone working.
In addition, you will also receive a shift allowance of 14% and a sleep-in payment for each sleep-in duty completed
This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Who are we looking for?
As a Support Assistant, you will become a valued member of the team, having a creative and caring approach, you will build good relationships with the service users.
You will be committed to:
You’ll need:
If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our to see how we can assist you.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:
For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.
Interview date(s): 11th & 12th July All interviews will be face to face only due to on the day assessment
About Coventry
Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.
We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.
At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.
To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.