Location
Swindon | United Kingdom
Job description
Location: Swindon
Days & Hours: 1 x Permanent position: A minimum of 15 hours per week to be worked flexibly in accordance with the needs of the client. For the right candidate, there is potential for these hours to increase in the future. 1 x Bank position also available covering additional hours and absences of other team members. Please note, shifts may be required to be covered at short notice. These roles will be covered by more than 1 person. Please indicate on your application which role you are interested in.
Pay: £14.00 per hour, Weekdays, £16.00 per hour, Weekends and Bank Holidays.
Driver required? Essential (will need own car to get to work, due to location of family home)
Driving Clients Car? Yes, our clients Wheelchair Adapted Vehicle (WAV), automatic
Using Own Vehicle for work purposes? Yes, On duty and to attend trainings
Essential Experience: Aptitude and desire to work with young people with complex needs
Pets: 1 dog and 1 cat in the family home.
Accommodation (while on duty): working within the family home
Interviews Week Commencing: Interviews will happen on a rolling basis. 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)
Do you like attending concerts and Comic Con, can you help our client with his independence? If so, Hugo would welcome your application.
Introducing Hugo
We are seeking a patient, caring Buddy to support Hugo, who was born in 2007. He loves drama and music and is currently attending sixth form to continue his studies for drama and film. He likes attending the weekly drama club and had a speaking part on BBC Radio and would love to pursue acting as a career. Hugo is an avid Dr Who fan and would like to go to Comic Con again. He lives at home with his family and would like to start becoming a bit more independent especially to attend concerts and other events, he has an interest in food and cooking and would like support to cook his favourite dishes which are Italian.
Hugo suffered a brain injury at birth and has been diagnosed with Athetoid Cerebral Palsy. He has an electric powered wheelchair for outside use and is independent in controlling this, he has a manual wheelchair as back up but he is unable to self-propel this. Hugo is profoundly deaf and uses cochlear implants, he uses spoken English to communicate.
Your role will be to provide support for Hugo within his interests and activities. He is dependent on someone to help him mobilise and transfer around the family home and to be around should he require help with personal care tasks. Hugo would also like to be able to spend some more time with his brother and take him to places in the local community.
This is an excellent opportunity for a dedicated person to join a dedicated family and develop existing skills and support this very social young man. 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 and £16.00 per hour Weekends
On-going training & support provided
5.6 weeks annual leave pro rata
Pension (subject to qualifying status)
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 with 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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£14 - £16 per hour
