Support Worker

Support Worker

Location:

Southampton

Position:

Carer/Support Worker/Client Recruitment

Remuneration:

£15.86 p/h, Weekday-Day, £16.91 p/h Weekend-Day & Weekday Wake Night, & £17.91 Weekend Wake Nights

About The Role

Sponsorship is not available for this position. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK.

Location: Holbury, Southampton

Hours: Full-time hours, to be worked flexibly across the week and will include days, evenings and waking nights on a rolling rota.

Pay:

• Pay Rate 1: £15.86 per hour, Monday - Friday, Days (8.00am-10.30pm)
• Pay Rate 2: £16.91 per hour, Weekend, Days and Bank Holidays (8.00am - 10.30pm)
• Pay Rate 3: £16.91 per hour, Monday - Friday, Waking Nights (10.30pm - 8.00am)
• Pay Rate 4: £17.91 per hour, Weekend, Waking Nights and Bank Holidays (10.30pm – 8.00am)

Benefits:

• \5.6 weeks holiday (pro rata)
• Pension (subject to qualifying status)
• Free DBS check
• Free parking
• Induction
• Relevant training opportunities (including The Care Certificate)
• Regular clinical supervision/review meetings
• Ongoing support from a dedicated Case Manager, Team Leader and HR department

Driving:

• Driver required: Essential
• Vehicle use: Yes (manual wheelchair-accessible Ford Transit Tourneo)
• Using own vehicle for work: Yes, for training and travel due to the remote location

Start Date: ASAP (subject to satisfactory employment checks)

Pets: We have a friendly dog and a parakeet.

Job Summary
Hi, I’m Tim! I was born in 2000 and live with my mum, dad, and younger brother in Holbury. I’ve got a great sense of humour and love spending time with people who are kind, calm and fun. I enjoy playing with my favourite toys and games - especially ones that involve interaction. I feel happiest in a relaxed environment with familiar faces.

I need support with all aspects of daily life, including personal care, medication and accessing activities. I have complex epilepsy and learning disabilities, and I use a wheelchair. I’m not very steady on my feet, so I need two people to help me walk or transfer safely. I also need time to process information, so patience is really important to me.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Support and assist me with personal care, medication and therapies.
• To be aware of my emotional, behavioural and cognitive issues as a result of my injury.
• To respond appropriately to my epileptic seizures.
• Assisting during mealtimes and support to help tidy up.
• Accompanying me out into the community and to engage in stimulating and meaningful activities.
• Client related domestic tasks

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:

This role requires:

• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK (sponsorship is not available)
• Satisfactory references, including from your most recent employer
• Enhanced DBS check (A conviction will not necessarily prevent employment)

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, marriage and civil partnerships and religion and belief.

About You

It would be great to receive your application, if you have the following skills/behaviours:

• 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 will be required to bend, kneel, squat, push or pull.
• Experience with working with Epilepsy and learning difficulties
• Confident and comfortable working in Tim’s own home and sensitive to the needs and wishes of him and his family
• Can demonstrate commitment and passion for meeting Tim'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 and proactive
• Water confident (preferred but not essential)
• 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
• Comfortable to be around dogs
• A full driving licence (endorsements to be disclosed) and able to drive Tim's vehicle

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 Management designed to maximise independence. We are CQC registered and compliant with their standards.

Our Case Managers work closely with our Clients, and we carry out all the recruitment processes on behalf of our Clients; and will support you, from your initial telephone interview right through to arranging employer interviews, trial shifts and placement.

If you are successfully recruited, you will be employed directly by our client or their Deputy appointed by the Court of Protection. However, ILS will manage your day to day employment, providing you with the support you need to carry out your role. Working as a Carer or Support Worker for an ILS client means that you will have a dedicated Case Manager to oversee your client's care needs.

For more detailed information about working as a carer or support worker for ILS, please visit: http://www.indliv.co.uk/about-us/careers/work-as-a-carer-support-worker

Our Company Values
We are Supportive. It matters to us that our clients and staff know that we care.
We have Integrity. We can be trusted to work in a professional, honest and transparent way**.**
We are Client Centred. We put our client's aspirations at the centre of everything we do.
We are Quality Focussed. We set high standards and aim to exceed them.
We are Positive. We find solutions and empower others.