Westcountry Case Management - Maximising potential for over 20 years!
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We are looking to recruit a patient, warm, caring and reliable *Female Support Worker to work with a delightful young girl aged 13 years with cerebral palsy, in Aberdare. She lives with her family in her own accommodation. All care will be provided in the home environment and community.
To work as part of a team providing support and care for the client ensuring safety and physical wellbeing. To facilitate the client’s independence by adopting the appropriate approach as advised by the case manager.
The child’s parents are closely involved in their daughter’s day to day care. The young girl has regular therapy, and the main focus of the parents is for their daughter to reach her full potential.
A Full driving licence is desirable – The Client has their own vehicle which you would drive, it is not essential to have a licence as shifts are worked on a 2:1 basis.
*Please note we are recruiting Female Support Workers due to a genuine occupational requirement of the person we support therefore this role is exempt from the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9
You must be registered with Social Care Wales OR you will be expected to do so within the first 6 months.
What you will be working:
Up to 144 hours over a 4-week period on a flexible basis positions include day/waking nights and/or sleep in night shifts
Examples of shift patterns are below.
Term time:
- Monday to Friday - 3pm until 9pm
- Weekends - 8am until 8pm
School holidays:
- Monday to Sunday - 8am / 8:30am until 8pm / 8:30pm
- Waking nights Monday to Sunday - 8pm / 8:30pm until 8am / 8:30am
Sleep in Shifts
- Sleep in nights available Monday to Sunday 9pm until 9am
Sleep in shifts consists of 10 hours sleep in night rates (at the national living wage) and two hours of active duty a total of 12 hours at the applicable hourly rate
Salary:
- £14.50 per hour weekday day rate
- £16.50 per hour weekend day rate
- National Living Wage (Currently £11.44ph) Sleeping Nights
What you will be doing:
- To ensure consistency of approach with the client in accordance with advised approaches to care and any emerging therapy aims.
- To liaise with and support the family as required.
- To work as part of a team and communicate appropriately with fellow team members.
- To follow the service user plan as documented for the client.
- To participate in manual handling procedures as specified for the client.
- To ensure opportunity is given to participate in activities as identified by client / others while achieving a balance between school and rest for the client.
- To deliver programmes of educational, social and therapeutic development as directed by the relevant professionals and the client’s mother.
- To assist the client to ensure an adequate level of hygiene is maintained.
- To be aware of any significant changes in the client’s health, functioning or behaviour, and inform the client’s family, case manager as appropriate.
- To encourage the client’s independence as far as possible.
- To be aware of the client’s vulnerability and take precautions to protect it.
- To be aware of the client’s mobility, visual and cognitive problems and endeavour to cater for these at all times.
- To respect confidentiality at all times.
- To be aware of the client’s limitations and strengths.
- Within reason, to adapt support according to changing needs, as directed.
- To provide the opportunity for the client to follow therapeutic guidelines.
- To be trained in all relevant skills to undertake role, as identified by the case manager in liaison with other professionals involved in delivery of support for client.
- To adhere to guidelines when taking the client out in a vehicle.
- To be clinically supervised by the case manager.
What you will have:
- Full driving licence is desirable
- Ability to treat people with respect and dignity, in a non-judgemental, respectful and caring way, acknowledging their individuality
- Previous experience working with children, ideally supporting clients with cerebral palsy and an understanding of special educational needs
- An NVQ / QCF Level 2 or above in Health and Social Care (or equivalent)
- A genuine interest in providing the best person centre care possible
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Willingness to learn and develop
- Registered with OR willing to register with Social Care Wales within 6 months.
- Successful candidates will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS and enrol in the DBS update service
Westcountry Case Management are a friendly, forward-thinking company who help our clients recruit their own support workers. You will be employed directly by the client; however, Westcountry Case Management oversee all aspects of the clients care package on her behalf.
Westcountry Case Management is committed to safeguarding and protecting all children, young people, and vulnerable adults we work with by implementing a robust safeguarding policy including safer recruitment practices and expects all staff to share this commitment.