Job Title: Female Support Worker
Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Salary: £12.97 - £14.15 per hour depending on shifts
Job type: Part time, Permanent, 10 Hours Per Week
Some additional weekend support hours may also be available and opportunities to cover annual leave and sickness.
Miss A also likes to take occasional short breaks and requires additional support however this would be through negotiation and agreement.
This post is open to female staff only as it involves personal care. Occupational Requirement (Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9 Part I).
Applicants must hold a UK driving licence to be considered for this role.
About Us:
We are a Case Management company, commissioned to provide supervision and management to staff who are employed by the person they work for. When you join a team working with Ben Holden Ltd, you will receive excellent support from a specialist Case Manager and Registered Manager, access to exceptional training to develop your professional knowledge and expertise, and the benefit of forming a meaningful relationship with the person you will be working with, to make a real difference to their life.
The Role:
Miss A is seeking to increase her carers team to support her with a busy and expanding timetable. The post is within a small friendly team who provide flexible weekday support with some evening and weekend activities. The role will be mostly based in the community with some time spent in Miss A's own adapted home which she shares with her mum and their two dogs.
Miss A is described as an outgoing and determined person with a wicked sense of humour. She has cerebral palsy and is very skilled in using her electric wheelchair to get around independently, and she also has a Motability vehicle which is driven by her support team. At times Miss A can present with some challenges and her support is mostly provide by two carers.
Miss A requires support with all her personal care needs, including mobility transfers. She is able to make her needs and wishes known and has been growing in confidence since leaving college last year.
The Roles and Responsibilities of the job:
As above Miss A shares her home with her mum and therefore sensitivity to the family home environment is crucial.
Support is organised between Monday to Friday each week, although there is the possibility that some support may be required occasionally at a weekend. There may also be opportunities to support Miss A on short break holidays although this will not be essential.
- All personal care including washing, dressing, skin, teeth, nail and hair care.
- Assisting with her mobility, including assisting her to transfer using hoisting/stand aid equipment - all training will be provided.
- Encouragement and assistance with therapy regimes.
- Promoting purposeful, structured time both at home and in the community as well as supporting her with her leisure and social activities.
- Transporting client in her own vehicle and provide some support with mobility needs within the home.
- Accompanying Miss to medical or other appointments if needed, although mum usually supports these
- Assisting/supporting with medication administration, if necessary, as required.
- Support Miss A to maintain contact with other member of her family and facilitate visits.
Experience:
- Experience of working with young people with learning and physical disabilities, with an understanding of safeguarding; safe manual handling; confidentiality and cerebral palsy required.
Benefits:
- £12.97 for daytime hours
- £14.15 for weekend hours
- 5.6 weeks annual leave per annum (pro-rata)
- 2 weeks employer sick pay
- Pay to attend supervision and training
- Mileage rates for use of own vehicle
- Access to the Ben Holden Ltd employee well-being programme
BHL is committed to the protection of individuals from avoidable harm and abuse. All successful applicants will undergo an Enhanced DBS (with barred list) checks (at the expense of the employer). This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, and it's a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for this role. We will require a full job history and evidence of your conduct at work (for roles involved in working with vulnerable groups).
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Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of: Social Worker, Support Worker, Enabler, Carer, Care Management, Care Support Worker, Support Coordinator, Support Manager, Care Coordinator, Social Worker, Guidance Councillor, Young Persons Advisor, Youth Worker, Youth Support, Support Assistant, Support, Residential Care Worker, Care Assistant, Senior Support Assistant, Care Helper, Healthcare Assistant, Residential Care Support may also be considered for this role.