Job Description

Salary

28,598 - 31,022 pro rata (Casual posts 14.82 per hour)

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full time

Region

Rotherham

Job category/type

Care

Date posted

22/10/2025

Job reference

REQ21206



Directorate: Adult Care, Housing & Public Health

Post 1:

Full time, 37 hours per week, temporary Support Worker (Maternity Leave Cover 52 weeks)

Post 2:

Part time, 25 hours per week, temporary Support Worker (Maternity Leave Cover 52 weeks)

Post 3:

Part time, 22.5 hours per week, temporary Support Worker (52 weeks)

Posts 4 and 5:

Casual, variable hours working as and when required

Please state clearly on your application form which post(s) you wish to apply for.

We are looking for experienced, motivated, flexible, and enthusiastic individuals to join our team at Reach Day Services. The service is open Monday-Friday 8.30am-4pm and is delivered from 2 sites, Elliott Centre; off Badsley Moor Lane and Maple Avenue at Maltby.

We need candidates who are experienced in working with people who have complex needs and autism.

The role of the support worker is as follows:

To be key worker to customers with complex and Autistic tendency's this will include person centred assessments in conjunction with the customer, carers and other professionals as appropriate and undertake regular reviews in line with service objectives.

To plan & implement meaningful activities both group and individually based relevant to customers' needs including risk assessments for individual activities as required.

To help promote more community-based activities.

You will need to have the ability to work on your own, using your initiative as well as part of a team.

You will be required to provide assistance in areas of personal care, daily living skills, social integration and emotional support in line with principals of ordinary life and in compliance with departmental policies and procedures.

If you are interested in these exciting opportunities, please complete an application form.

Please contact Joanne Skjold, Rachel Lopez or Emma Thomas via email:

Joanne.Skjold@Rotherham.gov.uk / Rachel.Lopez@Rotherham.gov.uk / Emma.Thomas@Rotherham.gov.uk

If you have any further questions regarding the posts, please telephone 01709 368101. These posts involve working with adults and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme and can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check. Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. For further information, please visit our website. Until 31st March 2026 employees paid at Band D and above are subject to a temporary pay reduction of 1.15% spread out by means of a monthly deduction from each pay period over the full financial year. In recognition of implementing this temporary measure, those who experience a pay reduction will be awarded three additional days leave (pro rata for part-time).

Confirmation of appointment is also subject to a medical assessment.