Support Worker - Erith, Bexley
£15.00 - £17.00 per hour
We are offering a fantastic opportunity to work as a **Female Rehabilitation Support Worker with a bubbly and engaging 21-year-old, living in her family home in Erith. She is always smiling and needs her Rehabilitation Support Workers to be engaging and interactive with her whilst supporting her in her family home.
Working as a Rehabilitation Support Worker with our Client, you will play a key role in providing support on a 2-to-1 basis in a busy and thriving family home, with the requirement to participate in hydrotherapy and physiotherapy with the Client.
Contracted hours available:
We are seeking to recruit Rehabilitation Support Workers to cover the following available shifts over the four week fixed rota:
Day Shift Hours:
Saturday: 16:00 – 21:00 one week in four (5 hours)
Sunday: 16:00 – 21:00 every week (5 hours per shift)
Waking Night Shift:
Thursday: 20:45 – 08:00 two weeks in four (11 hours 15 minutes per shift)
Friday: 20:45 – 08:00 every week (11 hours 15 minutes per shift)
Saturday: 20:45 – 08:00 three weeks in four (11 hours 15 minutes per shift)
Sunday: 20:45 – 08:00 two weeks in four (11 hours 15 minutes per shift)
All applicants are requested to specify in their application which of the above contracted hours they are applying for.
Rates of Pay
Rehabilitation Support Worker & Waking Night Support Worker:
- Monday to Friday £15.00 per hour
- Weekends £17.00 per hour
- Bank Holidays 2 x normal hourly rate
Following completion of 1 full year's service, employees enjoy an automatic uplift of £1.50 to their hourly rates of pay..
The Client
Our Client has cerebral palsy, epilepsy, learning and physical disabilities. When she is in pain, she may become upset and frustrated as a sign of communicating her needs. During these times she can reflect this in kicking, pinching and refusal of personal care, meals, and drinks.
The role requires the individual to undertake personal care, manual handling and administer medication. Our Client is an avid football fan who loves swimming and her hydrotherapy sessions. It is a requirement that all Support Workers are willing to go into the swimming pool to provide support during hydrotherapy sessions although you don't need to be a swimmer to provide this support. The successful candidate will also need to actively participate in her rehabilitation programme following training from her MDT team and adherence to the protocols in the care plan.
Hobbies & Interests
Our Client is encouraged to live as full, active, and comfortable life as possible, so social and recreational activities are vital, together with learning her communication strategies due to her being non-verbal.
The entire family have a love of football and a football is used within her rehabilitation programme to ensure engagement and maximum fun. She loves her hydrotherapy sessions, pop music, reading, going for a walk, a drive in the car, visiting the park and shopping! She also loves using the swing in her garden so is a bit of an adrenaline junkie.
With an out-going personality, she needs people to be bubbly, proactive, and creative with the willingness to join in on all her activities and rehabilitation programmes.
Person Specification
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· Experience of working with acquired brain and spinal injury would be an advantage.
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· Experience of working as a Support Worker is essential
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· Ability to be able to drive the client's adapted vehicle, with a full driving licence.
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· Comfortable in water to participate in regular hydrotherapy session.
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· The ability to be able to accompany the client on holiday would be an advantage.
A full driving is required, as you will need to drive the client's vehicle.
**Position is exempt from the Equality Act