Support Worker

About The Role

**Location**:Denmead
- **Days & Hours**:An average of 15 hours per week (if taking the 12 hour shift on Sunday Week 2) during term time- OR an average of 11 hours a week (if taking 4 hour Sunday shift on Week 2) during term time. Rota hours are as follows
- Week 1: Friday 3pm to 8pm and Wednesday 4pm to 8pm.

Week 2: Wednesday 4pm to 8pm, Friday 3pm to 8pm and Sunday 8am to 12pm OR 8am to 8pm

There would also be an additional 21 hours a week in school holidays. Hours to be discussed at interview.

**Pay**:£12.60 per hour Monday to Sunday 'Waking Hours' and £NLW per hour (£11.44) for all sleeping hours. Bank holidays paid at one and a half times the appropriate rate.
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**Driver required? **Essential
- **Driving Clients Car? **Yes, our clients Wheelchair Adapted Vehicle (WAV), automatic
- **Using Own Vehicle for work purposes? **Yes to travel to work (due to potential relocation in the near future)
- **Essential Experience**:complex medical needs, PEG feeding, communication with clients with limited verbal communication, providing therapies, moving and handling experience.
- **Desirable**:Experience working with young people with additional needs and an interest in therapy, supporting a teenager through waking nights.
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Tanya, born in 2009, is a fun loving young lady who lives at home with her parents. She has an older brother who attends university locally. She enjoys hydrotherapy and swimming sessions, and is very sociable. In school holidays, she has full time support from her team of carers.
- Tanya has Cerebral Palsy and uses a wheelchair for all her mobility. She has a full support programme, is fed via PEG. She is non
- verbal and uses a communication folder and non verbal cues to communicate.
- Supported for 24 hours a day on a 2:1 care regime, Tanya requires Support Workers to help with all daily living tasks as well as engaging in social events. An understanding in PEG feeding, giving medication, manual handling using specialist equipment, epilepsy and communication aids is an advantage, although training can be given.
- This is an excellent opportunity for a dedicated person to join a dedicated home care team, along with a Case Manager and Therapists to help to develop existing skills and support this very special young lady. A truly rewarding role for someone who is able to communicate effectively and an ability to work with patience, tact, understanding, warmth and compassion.
- The family, are looking for someone who is warm and compassionate, who is able to communicate effectively and with the ability to work with patience, tact and understanding to support them in caring for their daughter.
- **Pay and Benefits**:
£12.60 per hour waking hours, £NLW (£11.44) for sleeping hours and bank holidays 1.5 x pay
- On-going training & support provided
- 5.6 weeks annual leave pro rata
- Free DBS check.
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**In order to promote continuity of our high care standards, you will be offered**:
Induction,
- Relevant training opportunities (including The Care Certificate),
- Regular clinical supervision/review meetings,
- On-going support from a dedicated Case Manager and HR department**Safeguarding**
ILS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our Clients within the activities we undertake, and ILS expects all our Clients’ employees and workers to share this commitment. The suitability of all prospective employees or workers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This position will require:
- Proof of eligibility to work in the UK;
- Satisfactory references, including your last employer;
- An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Certificate. A conviction will not necessarily prevent you from being employed.
- About You
- Female due to providing personal care
- Must be able to work with specialist equipment (training will be provided). A Handling Management Plan is available and is designed to reduce the risk of handling injuries, but you may be required to bend, kneel, squat, push or pull.
- Experience with working with Cerebral Palsy
- Confident and comfortable working in Tanya’s own home and sensitive to the needs and wishes of her and her family
- Can demonstrate commitment and passion for meeting Tanya's needs
- Can demonstrate empathy and understanding in an appropriate and professional manner
- A team player who understands the importance of feedback to qualified members of the team
- Can develop productive and professional relationships with others
- Actively creates an inclusive environment respecting diversity
- Good organisational skills who can adhere to standards and quality requirements
- Friendly, approachable with a proactive and encouraging approach
- Experience with PEG feeding
- Water confident to assist with hydrotherapy
- Punctual, patient, reliable and trustworthy
- Can maintain an excellent level of confidentiality
- Good verbal & written communication skills and IT literate
- Able to t