Support Worker

About The Role

**Location**: Fleet, Hampshire
**Days & Hours**: 48 hours per week to cover a mixture of Day & Sleeping Night shifts including weekends. The shifts are 12.25 hours, from 7.30am-7.45pm and 7.30pm-7.45am ( hours are worked on a 4 week rolling rota as follows - three weeks of 2 days and nights and one week of 3 nights and 1 day shift)
**Pay**: £12.61 per hour, Weekdays; £13.76 per hour, Weekends and Bank Holidays; Sleeping Nights: National Living Wage (£10.42 per hour for aged 23+)
**Driver required?** Essential
**Driving Clients Car? **Yes - Our client has his own car which the Support Worker will need to drive when supporting our client
**Using Own Vehicle?** Yes, to get to workplace and to attend trainings. Travel allowance available for support workers further than 30 minutes’ drive from client’s home (workplace) at a rate of £12.00 per single journey.
**Essential**:Knowledge of traumatic brain injury and mental health conditions.
**Accommodation (while on duty)**: Good sized single bedroom with en-suite bathroom

Mark is very engaging with a great sense of humour. He is good company and enjoys having likeminded people around him. He has his own local radio show. His passion is house music, and he loves to attend festivals and gigs when he can. Mark also likes to go on holiday once a year to relax but also to enjoy the music. He attends the gym frequently and goes out for walks and coffee.

Although Mark has a traumatic brain injury, he is independent in personal care activities and independently mobile. He is supported by a 24-hour care team who are motivated and proactive in supporting Mark's needs on a 1:1 basis. The team provide mainly cognitive support to him, in his own very spacious and modern home as well as out in the community. You will be joining a care team where you will be taking direction from the Case Manager and Team Leader to ensure that Mark receives all the support he needs to enjoy his life to the fullest.

The post will involve supporting, assisting, and encouraging our client in activities of daily living and enabling him to access the community, gym and social activities. He has a rehabilitation program developed by his treating therapist and requires guidance and support to follow this. He is passionate about music and often attends house music events, so having a similar interest would be beneficial.

This is wonderful opportunity to join a supportive care team where you can make a real difference to Mark'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**:
£12.61 per hour, Weekdays; £13.76 per hour, Weekends and Bank Holidays; Sleeping Nights: National Living Wage (£10.42 per hour)
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, Team Leader 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
- Experience with working with Traumatic Brain Injury
- Confident and comfortable working in Mark's own home and sensitive to his needs and wishes
- Can demonstrate commitment and passion for meeting Mark'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
- Good sense of humour.
- Flexible and able to use own initiative.
- Can maintain an excellent level of confidentiality and respects Mark's and his family's need for privacy.
- 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 essential (endorsements to be disclosed). M