Female Support Worker
- Urgently Needed -
- Non-smokers -
- UK Driving Licence Essential -
- Norwich area -
- Would you like to join an established care team?
- Are you looking for an employer that will value your support and hard work?
Complexus Care delivers bespoke, person-centred, complex care to their clients, through both empowerment and clinical expertise, with an embedded holistic approach. We support our clients who have a variety of complex care needs and enable them to live independently within the community.
In return for your commitment and reliability we will offer you:

• Excellent rates of pay
• Holiday Pay
• Ongoing training and development
• Auto enrolment pension scheme
• Payment for E-learning and specialist training
• Regular supervisions with your line manager
• Employee Assistance Scheme (This service offers a 24 hour, fully confidential telephone counselling, with an interactive health and wellbeing management portal to support our employees with their daily life).

- About The Role -
FEMALE - Support Worker
You will be working with a young lady who is severely deaf and has a spinal cord injury. She lives in her own home with her boyfriend (and family visiting on a regular basis) in the Norwich area. Our client enjoys baking, crafts, lots of different therapies and holidays of which you will support.
You will be working within an energetic and dedicated team on a rota basis, including days, nights and weekends. You will be working with our client on a 1:1 basis during the day and night to ensure her complex daily personal care, welfare & communication needs are met.
You must have an enthusiastic personality and a positive outlook on life. You will have a caring attitude with the ability to motivate our client around her rehabilitation, which will include physiotherapy and hydrotherapy. You would preferably also have deaf awareness and have the flexibility to work shifts as part of a team. You will be responsible for being able to support our client to work toward her goals in a therapeutic, positive and meaningful way.
You will be encouraging our client to participate in activities, whilst being a key driver in providing motivation to her on a daily basis. Previous experience working with Deaf clients, or those with hearing deficits, lip reading, sign language & deaf awareness is preferred.
Hours of Work
05:30 - 22:30
Please note you may asked to start work later and be sent home early to allow the client independence however you will be paid for the full shift hours.
Rota covers week days and weekends (not every weekend)
Rates of Pay
· Up to £17.50 per hour
An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check will be required.
- Successful Candidate Attributes -
Our client is severely deaf so all applicants must be able to communicate clearly with her with her through lip reading or sign language..
A full UK driving licence is essential.
Previous experience within spinal cord injuries and rehabilitation is preferred as well as working with deaf clients, or those with hearing deficits, lip reading, sign language & deaf awareness would be advantageous, but is not essential as training is provided.
You must be a committed individual with a strong team player attitude
Full flexibility to meet rota needs will be required
We ask that all applicants are non-smokers.
We are claiming an exemption to the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 Section 7(2)(ba) on the grounds of private households.
Job Type: Permanent
Pay: Up to £17.50 per hour
Expected hours: No less than 24 per week
Benefits:

• Company pension

Shift:

• Day shift

Work days:

• Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

• This role is part time at 24 hours per week. We do not offer Sponsorship or transferable Sponsorship visas therefore, the 20 hours per week granted on a Sponsorship would not meet the criteria required for this role. Nor would a Student visa due to its restrictions. Do you have either of these visas to work in the UK?

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Language:

• English (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Full UK Driving Licence (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person
Reference ID: LBo