Mother's Help

About The Role

**Location**:Christchurch
**Days & Hours**:6 month Fixed term contract - Monday to Friday, 7.30am-9am (one morning a week would be a later finish due to cleaning duties at the family home) and 3pm-6pm, some evenings you may be required until 7-8pm.

**Pay**:£13.00 per hour, Weekdays and £14.50 per hour, Weekends***
**Driver required? **Essential
**Using Own Vehicle for work purposes? **Yes, on duty and to attend trainings, business insurance required and business mileage paid
**Essential Experience**:Assisting with adults and working with young children
**Desirable**:Experience working with adults with trauma and an interest in therapy
**Accommodation (while on duty)**:2-bedroom family home

We are seeking a patient, caring Mother's help for Caroline, who was involved in a traffic collision. She lives with her 2 children aged 10 and 5 with wider family living nearby. Before the accident Caroline enjoyed spending time with her children completing activities, walking and cooking and baking.
- As a result of the accident, Caroline has reduced mobility in her lower limbs and unable to lift her right lower limb or wear a shoe on her right foot. She has a stick to mobilise indoors and outdoors. Caroline finds stairs difficult and uses a lot of arm strength to negotiate. She has reduced sleep due to pain and experiences fatigue throughout the day.
One of Caroline's daughters has additional needs and also sustained injuries in the same road traffic accident as her.
- Your role will be to support Caroline with preparing breakfast, getting the children ready for school and taking them to school in the morning. On one morning of the week, after the school run you would be expected to go back to the family home to provide cleaning duties. In the afternoon you will be collecting the children from school, supporting when home from school with activities, cooking the family meal and assisting to get ready for bedtime.

This is an excellent opportunity for a dedicated person to join a dedicated family network and develop existing skills and support this very special family. A truly rewarding role for someone who is able to communicate effectively and an ability to work with patience, tact, understanding, warmth and compassion. We regret, we do not offer sponsorship.

**Pay and Benefits**:

- £13.00 per hour, Weekdays and £14.50 per hour, Weekends- On-going training & support provided- 5.6 weeks annual leave pro rata- 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
- A Handling Management Plan is available if needed and is designed to reduce the risk of handling injuries, but you may be required to bend, kneel, squat, push or pull.
- Experience of working with trauma
- Confident and comfortable working in Caroline’s own home and sensitive to the needs and wishes of her and her family
- Can demonstrate commitment and passion for meeting Caroline'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
- Punctual, patient, reliable and trustworthy
- Can maintain an excellent level of confidentiality
- Good verbal & written communication skills and IT literate
- Able to think creatively and to use initiative
- Willingness to work flexibly and cover shifts, sometimes at short notice
- A full driving licence (endorsements to be disclosed) and on rare occasions you will be required to drive Caroline and her children.
- 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 M