Job Description

We are looking for a *Female Support Worker to support a delightful young adult who has a Learning Disability and Cerebral Palsy, living in Shropshire.

This is an exciting opportunity for the right person to make a difference to our client. She is aged 19 years, and lives with her family. You will be responsible for providing all her care in her home environment and community. She has all her food, fluids, and medication via a PEG, she communicates using Makaton and requires some supervision to safely mobilise.

You need to be adventurous, mischievous, and a good communicator and be passionate about making a difference to a young person. We want the right person to join her support team. You will provide a high standard of care, therapy, and social opportunities for our client. She attends a local specialist college and enjoys accessing her community and taking part in family activities.

You will work as part of a team providing support, care and therapy for the client ensuring safety and physical wellbeing. The young adult has regular therapy, and the focus of her parents is for their daughter to reach her full potential. A team of support workers are required to support the parents to facilitate their child's development, working towards common goals.

Our client seeks someone who is well organised and flexible.

Working Hours:

Up to 24 hours per week

We are also looking for bank staff to pick up ad-hoc shifts.

It is anticipated that many of the hours available will be during school holidays and also accompanying the client on holiday.

Typical shifts are:

Weekends and School Holidays: 8.15am- 8.15pm and 8.15pm - 8.15am waking nights.

Monday - Friday (term time): 3.45pm - 10.15pm and 10.15pm - 10.15am waking nights

Sleeping nights: 8.15pm - 8.15am

Rates of Pay:

Weekdays: 15.00 per hour

Weekends: 17.00 per hour

Bank Holidays: 21.00 per hour

All hourly rates will rise by 0.50 per hour upon completion of probation period.

Sleeping nights paid at 12.21 per hour between the hours of 10.15pm and 7.15am.

Accompanying the client on holiday paid at 12.21 per hour away.

An NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care or equivalent is desirable. Otherwise, the applicant must be willing to undertake Care Certificate training.

A full driving licence is essential.

Past experience with Makaton and/or PEG feeding are desirable qualities for this position as is water confidence and being physically fit.

All posts are subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure with Adult and Child Workforce Barring.

Full training will be provided.

If you require any further information, please contact Recruitment on 01608682522 or recruitment@ccmservices.co.uk

Job Reference:

OM/RD

"Gender is considered to be a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010" for a female worker to work with our client.

NB: Community Case Management Limited are not the employer.

NB: Please note the employer does not offer sponsorship

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: 15.00-17.00 per hour

Expected hours: No more than 24 per week

Application question(s):

Do you have experience with any of the following: PEG feeding, Makaton, Cerebral Palsy?
Experience:

Support Work/Care: 2 years (required)
Work Location: In person

Reference ID: OM/RD