Job Description

Female Support Worker

- Bank to Full-Time -

- Non-smokers -
- UK Driving Licence Essential -
- Norwich area -

- Would you like to join an established care team?

-

Are you looking for an employer that will value your support and hard work?

Complexus Care

delivers bespoke, person-centred, complex care to their clients, through both empowerment and clinical expertise, with an embedded holistic approach. We support our clients who have a variety of complex care needs and enable them to live independently within the community.

In return for your commitment and reliability we will offer you:

Excellent rates of pay

Holiday Pay

Ongoing training and development

Auto enrolment pension scheme

Payment for E-learning and specialist training

Regular supervisions with your line manager

Employee Assistance Scheme

(This service offers a 24 hour, fully confidential telephone counselling, with an interactive health and wellbeing management portal to support our employees with their daily life).

- About The Role -

FEMALE - Support Worker

You will be working with a young lady who is severely deaf and has a spinal cord injury. She lives in her own home with her boyfriend (and family visiting on a regular basis) in the Norwich area. Our client enjoys baking, crafts, lots of different therapies and holidays of which you will support.

You will be working within an energetic and dedicated team on a rota basis, including days, nights and weekends. You will be working with our client on a 1:1 basis during the day and night to ensure her complex daily personal care, welfare & communication needs are met.

You must have an enthusiastic personality and a positive outlook on life. You will have a caring attitude with the ability to motivate our client around her rehabilitation, which will include physiotherapy and hydrotherapy. You would preferably also have deaf awareness and have the flexibility to work shifts as part of a team. You will be responsible for being able to support our client to work toward her goals in a therapeutic, positive and meaningful way.

You will be encouraging our client to participate in activities, whilst being a key driver in providing motivation to her on a daily basis. Previous experience working with Deaf clients, or those with hearing deficits, lip reading, sign language & deaf awareness is preferred.

Hours of Work

Bank

shifts with a review to become

full time

later in the year.

05:30 - 22:30
Please note you may asked to start work later and be sent home early to allow the client independence however you will be paid for the full shift hours.

Rota covers week days and weekends (not every weekend)

Rates of Pay

Up to 17.50 per hour

An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check

will be required.

- Successful Candidate Attributes -

Our client is severely deaf so all applicants must be able to communicate clearly with her with her through lip reading or sign language..

A full UK driving licence is

essential

.

Previous experience within spinal cord injuries and rehabilitation is preferred as well as working with deaf clients, or those with hearing deficits, lip reading, sign language & deaf awareness would be advantageous, but is not essential as training is provided.

You must be a committed individual with a strong team player attitude

Full flexibility to meet rota needs will be required

We ask that all applicants are

non-smokers

.

We are claiming an exemption to the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 Section 7(2)(ba) on the grounds of private households.

Job Type: Permanent

Pay: Up to 17.50 per hour

Benefits:

Company pension
Shift:

Day shift
Work days:

Monday to Friday
Application question(s):

This role requires flexibility. We do not offer Sponsorship or transferable Sponsorship visas. Do not apply if you have a Sponsorship or Student visa due to the role's criteria. Do you have either of these visas to work in the UK?
Education:

GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
Language:

English (required)
Licence/Certification:

Full UK Driving Licence (required)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person

Reference ID: LBo