Job Description

We are looking for female staff who can build trust, develop lives, empower people and inspire passion.

Blue Sky Enabling have an exciting job opportunity for experienced female support worker across multiple services

Westbury

Westbury with a female service user with MND that restricts her movement, although she is able to communicate well verbal. She requires assistance with manual handling, all personal care, fluids and nutrition, medication, ventilation and cough assist, all of which can be managed well without incident following appropriate strategies.
Support is provided on a fixed rota covering 24-hour, 1:1 support.

Day Shifts: 8:00am - 9:00pm (13.80 per hour) Awake Night Shifts: 9:00pm - 8:00am (15.80 per hour)

Melksham

You will be supporting one female service user who lives at home with her family. She has learning disabilities, autism, and type 2 diabetes. Support is delivered in a person-centred way, with a focus on promoting independence and wellbeing.

Shift Times: 9:30am - 3:00pm 7:30pm - 8:30pm

Calne

You will be part of a collaborative team providing 24-hour support. Your role will include:

Supporting service users with personal care, presentation, and medication Assisting with food preparation and encouraging healthy eating Promoting access to the community, including shopping, cafes, and both indoor and outdoor leisure activities Encouraging participation in community groups and maintaining an active, fulfilling lifestyle Upholding dignity, equality, and respecting each individual's capacity to make their own decisions
Your focus will be to support individuals to live a life of their choosing, tailored to their personal goals and needs.

As part of our collaborative approach, you will be working under guidance of her care manager, as part of a team with her, her partner and daughter to support her to live a life of her own choosing. This will include supporting her to be actively involved in her personal care and presentation, food preparation, light domestic tasks and community access. You will enable her to engage in home-based activities, and encourage and support her to engage in appropriate community activities, shopping, go out to cafes, day trips, having fun enjoying in indoor and outdoor leisure activities of her own choosing. Working alongside her and her family, you will encourage and support her to maintain a healthy diet and will promote her health and wellbeing. You will enable her to focus on living a full life, respecting issues around capacity to make her own decisions and respecting her entitlement to equality and dignity.

Due to the service user's diagnosis, English is essential and priority will be given to applicants for whom English is their first language. We do not offer sponsorship. Priority will also be given to applicants who have a current DBS on the online update service

You will be supported to undertake and maintain specialist training relevant to this role.

Further information about our service user will be provided to the successful applicant at company induction.

As a member of our team, you can expect:

- Competitive rates of pay

- Excellent training, development and career opportunities

- Supportive management, regular supervisions and participation in team meetings

- Shadowing with experienced staff

- 28 days annual leave pro-rata (plus increases for long service),

- NEST pension & SSP

- Free Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: 12.21-13.80 per hour

Benefits:

Casual dress Company pension Free parking Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking Referral programme
Application question(s):

Do you have a DBS on the online update service?
Experience:

working with complex needs: 1 year (preferred)
Language:

English (required)
Work Location: In person