Support Worker

**Support Worker, Telford, Shropshire**:
**Job details**:
Job Ref
23287

Pay Rate (ph)
£13.00 - £15.00

Location
Telford, Shropshire

Work Patterns
Part Time, Days,

Driver Required
Yes

**Job description**:
**Are you a nurturing and dedicated individual who thrives from supporting and working with young adults?**

**Do you have a special place in your heart for enhancing the lives of the individuals you support?**

If you are an experienced Support Worker looking to expand your skills and knowledge into complex care or if you already have complex care experience, this could be the perfect job role for you

**We have recently gained a new package of care bringing many fresh and exciting opportunities to join our new team in Telford.**

We are looking for compassionate and committed Support Workers / Healthcare Assistants, who are passionate about delivering the highest quality one-to-one care for our service user, building positive relationships with them and their family while enabling them to live as independently as possible in their own home.

**Please note that you will be working with one service user in his home and not working across multiple service users**

**Meet our service user**

Our service user is a young man in his 20’s with a fantastic sense of humour who lives with his loving family in Telford and requires support throughout the day on a 1:1 basis.

He is very sociable, with a Zest for life, and likes to keep himself busy, he has a full diary of activities that he attends and is always keen for care staff to be proactive and help identify any other opportunities for him to access the community and explore.

Our service user enjoys watching football and supports Wolverhampton Wanderers and has previously been to the Molineux to watch them play. This is something that he would love to do again, as part of his dedicated care team, you will play a big part in making this possible

You will be required to assist him with enjoying his hobbies, interests and accessing his social activities, as well as meeting his care needs, this could include personal care and supporting with his mobility when required.

Our ideal team will support our service user to live as independently and fulfilled as possible. Confidence, Patience, and understanding are key qualities for this role.

We are looking for staff who are comfortable around pets as there is a cat in the property.

**Please note that it is essential for this role to have had a driving licence for over 3 years.**

**Our service user has specifically requested for female staff to work on their team.**

**Essential Experience Required**
- 3 months previous care experience
- Medication Administration
- Personal Care
- Moving and Handling
- Driving Licence (At least held for 3+ years)

**Desirable Experience**
- Autism Experience
- Cerebral Palsy Awareness

**We have the following shifts available;**
- Part Time Days
- Every Monday (7am - 10pm) and every other Saturday (8:30am - 5:30pm)
- Additional Shifts Available

**Take a look at our pay rates**

Weekdays: £13.00 per hour (£195 approx. per 15 hour shift)

Weekends : £14.00 per hour (£126 approx. per 9 hour shift)

Bank Holiday : £15.00 per hour (£225 approx. per 15 hour shift)

**This is a personally rewarding role where you can build on your skills and experience, whilst delivering exceptional care and support to our service user, really making an impact on his day-to-day life.**

**Apollo Home Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer and we advertise a high volume of vacancies on behalf of our clients.**

**Due to the nature of the vacancies we recruit for, our clients have the right to request whether they wish for female or male staff to work on their team.**

**These specific requirements do not reflect the views of our organisation**

**Why work for Apollo Home Healthcare?**:
We specialise in the provision of highly complex clinical care services delivered in the homes of service users.

We are passionate about delivering the highest standard of care and we recognise that our Nurses, Healthcare Assistants and Support Workers are integral to doing this. In return for your hard work and dedication you will receive:

- Flexible hours to suit
- Confirmed rotas
- Excellent rates of pay
- Holiday pay
- Full clinical training
- Opportunity to work with other service users in the area
- Ongoing professional training and development