Female Support Worker

**At JSP we pride ourselves on the quality of the service we offer with a client centred approach respecting the individuality of each case and each person.**

We have an amazing opportunity for an enthusiastic and proactive Female* Support Worker ideally with a full clean driving licence in the County Durham area. The role will be supporting a young woman with a Brain Injury and Autism.

The role will include evening, weekend shifts and sleep in duties on a rota basis.

You will support with our client with her rehabilitation programme, to increase her independence, both at home and in the community. The role will include personal and domestic care, therapy exercises as advised by a therapy team, social and leisure outings.
- We require Female Support Workers due to the occupational requirements of the client making this role compliant with Paragraph 1, Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010

**What you'll be working**:

- 28.5 hours per week
- plus 10 hours sleep in per week
- £11.44 per hour (weekdays); £12.44 per hour (weekends); £87.20 per sleep-in shift; double time on bank holidays

**What you will be doing**:
~ To work with a woman with disabilities at home and in the local community.

~ To be responsible to the client via the Case Manager.

~ To provide assistance and support as directed by the Case Manager.

~ To help the client participate in recreational and leisure activities.

~ To provide any personal care as required.

~ To provide nutritional meals for the client as directed by her.

~ To act as a driver for the client as necessary.

~ To accompany the client in the community to various activities

~ To be flexible in hours of work to satisfy the client's requirements.

~ To accompany the client on holidays and weekends away when required.

~ To carry out domestic duties in the client's house as appropriate

~ To undertake training and supervision as agreed by the Case Manager.

~ To liaise closely with any other professionals as directed by the Case Manager.

~ To work within agreed care techniques and strategies documented in the care plan.

~ To work alongside the client's therapists and assist with agreed rehabilitation strategies and techniques.

~ To ensure client confidentiality in all matters relating to the client.

Any other appropriate and reasonable task in relation to the employment as agreed with the client and Case Manager.

**About you**:
**Essential**
- Communication the ability to communicate verbally and in writing with a variety of people involved with the client.
- Patience the ability to provide a calm and consistent approach.
- Open mindedness the ability to see things from other peoples' perspectives and to work in a variety of situations and environments.
- Flexibility the ability to work outside a routine when a situation demands it.
- Teamwork the ability to work effectively with a variety of people involved with the client.
- Conscientiousness the ability to take pride in own work, which will include good timekeeping and perseverance.
- Awareness of risk the ability to identify areas of risk and present ideas of how to reduce that risk.
- Self-motivation the ability to remain motivated to provide support in spite of difficult circumstances in order to maintain the level of care required.
- Initiative the ability to take a proactive role when required.
- New learning the ability to adapt to different situations.
- A positive and reassuring approach, confident but not patronising to the client.
- Literacy skills ability to read and understand appropriate written material.
- Sense of humour.
- Professional approach the ability to be responsible and mature; to be punctual for work; to be approachable at all times; to maintain a professional relationship and to respect issues relating to confidentiality

**Preferred**
- Experience of supporting someone with a brain injury/learning difficulties/autism
- Full, clean UK driving licence

**Additional Criteria**:
**Essential**
- Mental and physical stamina.
- Availability and capability to work hours in rota.
- Car driver.
- Physical capability to move and handle client.

**Preferred**
- Experience of working with a person with a brain injury/ autism
- Experience of working with clients in their own homes.
- Experience of two to one work with clients.
- Interest in Music, Theatre and Concerts.

**About us**:
JSP Ltd provides an essential service to both adults and children who have suffered brain and spinal injury. Qualified staff assess clients' needs and offer individually designed case management and rehabilitation programmes. The company was established in 1994 and is now a successful rehabilitation and case management consultancy, working in close co-operation with the legal profession. We now have four offices employing around 80 staff. We manage over 400 support workers and provide services to just under 400 clients nationally.

**JSP are not an employment agency, we help our clients to recruit their own support worker