Female Support Worker

Ref: DP3350

Location: Worthing

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Details

I am looking for personal care for a Woman

The candidate should be a woman

Drivers licence required: Yes

Hours per week:

Full time (3 shifts a week) or Part Time (2 shifts a week) hours available + bank work. Shifts: 12-hour day shift running from 8am-8pm and 12 hour waking night shift running from 8pm – 8am, mixture of both will be available

Hourly pay rate:

£13.75 per hour day. £14 per hour, waking night. Bank holiday rates are 1.8x times the normal rate.

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Are you looking for an exciting and purposeful role assisting a young woman with a physical disability to live an independent and fulfilling life? 

The Role:

This is an interesting and dynamic work opportunity in Worthing near Brighton.

I am a young woman who works full time either from home or in Brighton  I enjoy a fun and active social life, including going to concerts, shopping, the theatre, evenings out with friends, and I also love to travel. My family is very important to me so I live very close by and see them regularly.

Your role, in its simplest form, is to help me live as independent a life as possible and help me do the things I love. I need assistance in all aspects of my life, from driving me to work, to accompanying me to social events, to helping me cook dinner and maintain household chores. This support will include gastrostomy care and a non-invasive ventilator that I wear overnight. All training will be provided for this latter part of the role.

What are the Benefits?

  •    Paid annual leave and enhanced rates of pay for Bank Holidays
  •    Payment to attend all Training
  •    The opportunity to travel
  •    Paid DBS checks
  •    Lots of down time

About You:

  •    I will need you to be flexible, adaptable to any situation, and self-motivated. Reliability and the ability to follow instructions is of the utmost importance.
  •    A sense of humour and fun-loving outlook on life is preferable.
  •    Comfortable with animals including Guinea pigs and Dogs, as I look after my family's dog regularly.
  •    A Full Clean driving licence is essential and the willingness to drive me in my car
  •    Previous experience in the care sector would be advantageous but not essential as full specialist training will be given.
  •    You will be working within a small team providing care and support all year round, including weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis. Flexibility and ability to cover for others in the team is essential to the role.

*Exemption is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9

All applicants must be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required.

Successful applicants will be entitled to Holiday pay and will be issued employment contracts.

Duties include:

  • Medication prompting/administering
  • Personal grooming
  • Moving and handling
  • Clinical tasks
  • Other relevant duties as required
  • Housekeeping
  • Shopping
  • Cooking
  • Transportation
  • Companionship
  • Dressing / undressing
  • Bathroom assistance

  • Laundry- all aspects.
  • Changing and making the bed
  • Taking out rubbish
  • Making tea for the employer's guest
  • Assistance with showering, drying, hair washing/ brushing as required
  • Help getting into and out of bath/shower as required
  • Assistance with applying cream
  • General hair/skin care
  • Using the toilet
  • Getting into bed
  • Assistance with getting out of bed using a hoist
  • Helping with other aspects of personal care as required, for example assisting employer to get changed at swimming pool/gym.
  • Getting in and out of the wheelchair ('transferring')
  • Physiotherapy exercises
  • Gastrostomy care
  • Accompany employer when accessing social and leisure activities
  • Accompanying employer to doctors/hospital appointments when required
  • Occasional longer journeys
  • Accompanying on trips out
  • Driving and accompanying to social events such as:
  • Cinema
  • Festivals
  • Parties
  • Pubs

Candidate qualities:

  • Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
  • Reliable with good timekeeping
  • Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative
  • Hygienic, tidy and well organised
  • Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties
  • Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills
  • Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard
  • Able to always work to high standards of health & safety

  • Honest

Notes:

All applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required.

Please note, if you are successful in your application for this position you will be employed directly by the individual employer and not Independent Lives. Successful applicants will be entitled to Holiday pay and will be issued employment contracts.

*Exemption for gender is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9