Female Support Worker

**Location**:Sevenoaks

**Pay**:£17.00-£19.00 per hour, dependent on experience and working hours
**Driving Client's Vehicle?**Essential you will be driving the Wheelchair Adapted Vehicle
**Essential Experience**:Complex medical needs, PEG feeding and administering medication through a PEG, supporting a young adult with Cerebral Palsy. A full UK Drivers licence.

**Desirable**:Experience working with young adults with trauma and an interest in therapy.
**Pets**:The family have 2 small dogs and a cat

**Introducing Cristina**
Cristina, born in 2004, loves all kinds of music, she enjoys reading and sharing YouTube or TikTok videos with people. Her favourite videos are of people singing and dancing, and to watch Disney films or play games on the family TV. Cristina loves being out and about in the community. She lives at home with her family, and wider family living nearby.
- Cristina was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy shortly after her birth, characterised by Quadriplegia, global development delay and cognitive impairment. She has a gastrostomy PEG which she receives most of her nutrition, hydration, and medication. She is doubly incontinent and reliant on an electric wheelchair for all mobility and is dependent on hoisting with full assistance from two people for transfers. She has been working hard on her verbal communication and progressing well, other forms of communication she uses includes Makaton, gestures, and facial expressions to express her mood and preferences.

Part of your role as Support Worker will be to support Cristina with her morning and evening routine and to be as independent as possible, to engage in activities of daily living, accessing the community and participate in meaningful activities, you will be required to support Cristina to attend a day service and to work with therapists to ensure interventions are maximised. **Morning**: Providing medication through her PEG tube and necessary flushes. Personal care, dressing, transfers with hoist, setting up feeds for the day. **Evening**:Support to get ready for bed to include showering, general personal care, and hoisting (please note Cristina will not tolerate her teeth being brushed).

This is an excellent opportunity for a caring person to develop existing skills by joining a dedicated team of Support Workers supporting this very special young lady. A truly rewarding role for someone who can communicate effectively and an ability to work with patience, tact, understanding, warmth, and compassion.

**Pay and Benefits**:

- £17.00-£19.00 per hour dependent on experience
- 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**

- Female due to providing personal care
- Willingness to work flexibly and cover shifts, sometimes at short notice, both during the week and at the weekends as required.
- 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 Acquired Brain Injury
- Confident and comfortable working in Cristina’s own home and sensitive to the needs and wishes of her and her family
- Can demonstrate commitment and passion for meeting Cristina'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 and administering medication through a PEG
- 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
- Full UK Drivers Licence

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