Female Buddy

About The Role

**Location**: Lyndhurst, SO43
**Days & Hours**: 2 hours per week to help with shopping and bank hours to cover absences of the current team, there is some flexibility with hours but must be over lunchtime as Adrian likes to go out for lunch.
**Pay**: Weekdays £12.60 per hour / Weekend: £13.65 per hour
**Driver required?** Essential
**Using Own Vehicle for work purposes?** Yes, On duty and to attend training, must have business insurance and a mileage would be paid
**Essential**:Supporting adults with a disability (physical, cognitive or mental health)
**Desirable**: Experience working with adults with a brain injury.
**Family Pets**:1 dog

**Introducing Adrian**
- Adrian is in his 60s and suffered an acquired brain injury a number of years ago. He is a very independent gentleman but does require support with tasks such as attending appointments, completing admin tasks and social activities.- Your main role will be to support our client with social and leisure activities with the objective of enabling him to pursue a fulfilling and active lifestyle. He enjoys going out for dog walks, going to garden centres, to the beach and having lunch out. He is fun loving with a good sense of humour but does need reassurance and encouragement at times.- This is wonderful opportunity where you can make a real difference to Adrian’s life by maximising his opportunities and promoting his independence wherever possible**, **a truly rewarding role for someone who is able to communicate effectively and an ability to work with patience, tact, understanding, warmth and compassion.**Pay and Benefits**:
Weekdays £12.60 per hour / Weekend: £13.65 per hour
On-going training & support provided
Free DBS check.

**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
- Confident about and comfortable with working in client’s own home and sensitive to the needs and wishes of him
- Female due to assisting with personal care
- Ability to demonstrate a person centred approach to Adrian's care.
- Experience of working in a social care setting or genuine interest in delivery of care to the community.
- Ability to demonstrate good verbal & written communication skills
- Team player and understanding of importance of feedback to qualified members of the team
- Good organisational skills
- Excellent numeracy and literacy
- Good sense of humour and interpersonal skills
- Proactive & encouraging approach
- Punctual
- Patient, reliable and trustworthy
- Understanding of confidentiality
- Able to think creatively and to use initiative
- Ability to work evenings and weekends & willingness to work flexibly
- A full driving licence required & willingness to use own car for work

**Where a specific gender is stated as essential, gender is considered to be a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with paragraph 1, of the schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010 for a female or male worker to work with our client.**- About Us

ILS Case Management is the UK's leading independent nationwide Case Management company.

When a person’s life has been changed by injury, we address the practicalities. We work with children and adults who have had moderate or catastrophic, complex injuries. We assess individual needs and are able to provide a comprehensive Case Management designed to maximise independence. We are CQC registered and compliant with their standards.

Our Case Managers work closely with our Clients, and we carry out all the recruitment processes on behalf of our Clients; and will support you, from your initial telephone interview right through to arranging employer interviews, trial shifts and placement.

If you are successfully recruited, you will be employed directly by our client or their Deputy appointed by the Court of Protection. However, ILS will manage your day to day employment, providing you with the support you need to carry out your role. Working as a Carer or Support Worker for an ILS client means that you will have a dedicated Case Manager to oversee your client's care needs.

**Our Company Values**
**We are Supportive. It matters to us that our clients and staff know that we care.**