Female - Support Worker
- Urgent -
- 27 Hours per week -
About The Role
This is a RARE opportunity to join an established team, your role will be dedicated to working with a gentleman with a spinal cord injury living in his own home with his wife, children and their pet cat. You will be working to build a professional, working relationship and supporting him with activities of daily living, both socially and for his continued rehabilitation, at home or in the community and promoting his independence. You will be supporting him in attending any appointments which include clinic appointments and hydrotherapy.
This post will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
About You - REQUIRED
You will be approachable, reliable, and dependable and you will work well as part of a team, but also able to use your own initiative. You will have an outgoing personality with a good sense of humour. You will be respectful of this gentleman's needs and he wishes for privacy. You will have good written and verbal communication skills in English. Experience and ability to understand and deal with complex needs is desirable but not essential, including bowel and bladder care. Please note that there is a cat in the household. A driver would be preferred and being registered on the DBS update service would be beneficial.
PLEASE NOTE - This is a completely non-smoking environment - therefore smoking will not be permitted.
We are claiming an exemption to the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 Section 7(2) (ba) on the grounds of private households
Pay Rates
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: Up to £17.00 per hour
Benefits:

• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Referral programme

Physical Setting:

• Homecare

Shift:

• Day shift

Application question(s):

• This role is for 27 hours minimum per week - those who have or require a Sponsorship visa, the restrictions on your visa limit your hours and this role is not suitable for you. Do you have a visa with hour restrictions?

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:

• Home care: 1 year (preferred)

Language:

• English (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (preferred)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person
Reference ID: RC Oct