Location
Winchester, Hampshire | United Kingdom
Job description
This would be the perfect job for anyone who is planning a career in health and/or social care or who has recently qualified, to get experience in the field and get paid whilst doing it!
Location: SO21, Hampshire (between Eastleigh and Winchester)
Days & Hours: 2 roles available and for both roles part time hours could be permitted
Role 1: Weekend Support Worker. Friday 3pm to 9pm, Saturday 6 hours between the hours of 8am- 10pm. Monday 7am- 11am. Hours can be covered by more than one person. Hours of work will be 8am-10pm or later if client's needs dictate. Accommodation available on site if required and 10pm-7am paid on-call at £15 per night when parents are present. (Otherwise paid at National Living Wage/National Minimum Wage for sleeping nights). There will be opportunities to take breaks during the day.
Role 2: School Holiday Support Worker. Weekdays in school holidays from 8am-9pm Monday to Friday. Hours can be covered by more than one person. Hours of work will be 8am-9pm or later to meet client's needs. Accommodation available on site if required and 10pm-7am paid on-call at £15 per night when parents are present. (Otherwise paid at National Living Wage/National Minimum Wage for sleeping nights). There will be opportunities to take breaks during the day.
Pay: £14.00 per hour, Weekdays, Days and £15.00 per hour, Weekends, Days. National Living Wage/National Minimum Wage per hour for Sleeping Nights when required.
Driver required? Essential (will need own car to get to work).
Driving Clients Car? Yes, our client's Wheelchair Adapted Vehicle (WAV), automatic. You must be confident to drive the client's accessible vehicle to apply for this role.
Using Own Vehicle for work purposes? No, only to get to place of work.
Essential Experience: Complex manual handling, supporting a young person with physical disabilities. Good sense of humour.
Desirable: Experience working with young people with expressive speech difficulties. Experience working with a variety of equipment.
Pets: The family have a puppy.
Accommodation (while on duty): Fully adapted family home, with separate Support Worker's entrance and Support Worker's own kitchen facilities.
Interviews Week Commencing: Interviews will happen on a rolling basis and may be held via video calling. This advert will close when sufficient applications have been received. Please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application can be considered.
Start Date: ASAP (subject to satisfactory employment checks)
We are seeking 2 or 3 Support workers to support a lovely family who lives near Marwell Zoo, between Winchester and Eastleigh.
The role will require fun loving but responsible people to work closely with our client Lara and family to enable her to have the best life experiences at the weekend and in the holidays when she is home from school where she boards during the week in term time.
Lara has Cerebral Palsy and is wheelchair dependent in a manual chair so you will require experience for manual handling purposes. She is hoisted for transfers using a CTH (ceiling track hoist). Lara uses an eye gaze very efficiently to communicate and is able to access her environment using the eye gaze also.
Lara is outgoing and bubbly and would like to get involved in a myriad of activities and experiences with her Support Workers. She is interested in Blogging, Vlogging and putting together videos. Lara enjoys general hair and beauty activities, going out and about, meeting and making friends and going out for meals. She would also like to do more baking and cooking in her newly adapted kitchen and is keen on Arts and Crafts.
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to join a new team of Support Workers in enabling our client to live her best life. She has a great sense of humour from which no one escapes! A truly rewarding role for someone who is able to communicate effectively and an ability to work with patience, tact, understanding, warmth and compassion.
Pay and Benefits:
£14.00 per hour, Weekdays, Days and £15.00 per hour Weekends, Days. National Living Wage/National Minimum Wage per hour for Sleeping Nights when required.
Ongoing training & support provided
5.6 weeks annual leave pro rata
Sick leave entitlement
Free DBS check.
In order to promote continuity of our high care standards, you will be offered:
Induction,
Relevant training opportunities (including The Care Certificate),
Regular clinical supervision/review meetings,
On-going support from a dedicated Case Manager and HR department
Safeguarding
ILS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our Clients within the activities we undertake, and ILS expects all our Clients’ employees and workers to share this commitment. The suitability of all prospective employees or workers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This position will require:
Proof of eligibility to work in the UK;
Satisfactory references, including your last employer;
An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Certificate. A conviction will not necessarily prevent you from being employed.
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, marriage and civil partnerships and religion and belief.
Where a specific gender is stated as essential, gender is considered to be a genuine occupational requirement in accordance to paragraph 1, of the schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010 for a female or male worker to work with our client.
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Salary
£14 - £15 per hour
