City of York Council
Learning Disability Support Worker – LD Provider Services
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Job Opportunity at Pine Trees, James Backhouse Place, Holgate York
We are looking for caring, compassionate, and hands-on people to join our team working at Pine Trees, James Backhouse Place, Holgate York, which is a day center for adults with a Learning/Physical Disability and/or Autism. We deliver person-centered/strength-based care while promoting independence and choice as far as is practicable in all daily activities.
Our Aim
Our aim is to give the people you will be supporting as much control over their own lives as possible.
About the Role
This is a responsible role which is really varied and extremely rewarding. You will need to have good organizational skills and be able to work as part of a team as well as being able to use your own initiative.
Daily Activities
- Supporting service users with complex health needs
- Coordinating activities
- Providing physio exercises with customers
- Assisting in Hydro Pool
- Personal care
- Supporting with medication
- Moving and positioning
- Supporting wheelchair users
- To act as a keyworker and actively participate in and contribute to the person-centered care planning process on a regular basis. Instigate and review care plans/paperwork, guidelines, and risk assessments
The role of a Support Worker is invaluable: it is rewarding, complex, and challenging, and you will play an essential role in providing support and direct care to adults with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism, who may display behaviors that challenge.
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Requirements
- Care experience in a professional care setting along with compassion and integrity to treat people with dignity and respect is desirable.
- Care Certificate training will be available along with the opportunity to work towards level 2/3 qualification in care if you do not already have one.
Benefits
You will be supported by a line manager, have a thorough induction into your role, and also have opportunities for supervision, training, and personal development review to support you in the work that you do.
Additional Information
- Please note, we do not have a sponsorship license to sponsor individuals for visas to work in the UK, therefore we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
- We are looking for the following roles:
- Support Worker – 37 hours currently working Monday – Friday between 8:45am - 4:09pm
- Support Worker- 29.6 hours currently working Monday-Tuesday-Thursday-Friday between 8:45am - 4:09pm
This post is suitable as a job share opportunity.
As this role is public facing, applicants will need to demonstrate, at interview, their competency to converse and provide advice and guidance to members of the public, in spoken English to CEFR level C2: Can express themselves spontaneously at length with a natural conversational flow, avoiding or backtracking around any difficulty so smoothly that the person with whom they are conversing is hardly aware of it.
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Commitment to Safeguarding
City of York Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. We require the successful candidate to undertake an enhanced Criminal Record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Employee Benefits
The Council is committed to investing in the talent and wellbeing of our staff and can offer a generous annual leave allowance, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, comprehensive Health & Wellbeing initiatives, and a reward package which recognizes your contribution. We can offer flexible working practices, community engagement, and volunteer activities and, as part of our commitment to you, promote continuous Learning & Development. In addition, we also offer a growing range of discounts, rewards, and savings.
Contact Information
For further information or an informal discussion please contact:
- Maria Melling
- Email: maria.melling@york.gov.uk
- Phone: 07767 318206
or
- Colin Pope, Team Leader Pine Trees
- Email: Colin.pope@york.gov.uk
- Phone: 07856 280348
Application Deadline
- Closing date: Monday 31 August 2026 at 12 midnight
- Interview date: organized on receipt of application. Week commencing 07/09/2026
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