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Support Worker/Buddy
| Posting date: | 26 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £14.50 to £15.50 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | Free DBS |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 26 May 2024 |
| Location: | Waterlooville, Hampshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | ILS Case Management |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | SP/1602 |
Summary
Location: Waterlooville
Days & Hours: 8 hours a week to enable Sarah to access meaningful activities. Additional hours may be available to cover absences of the current team members.
Pay: £14.50 per hour, Monday to Friday, Days. £15.50 per hour, Weekends & Bank Holidays, Days
Driver required? Essential (will need own car to get to work and whilst out and about with our client)
Driving Clients Car? No, using your own car, a mileage will be paid and you will require business insurance
Essential Experience: Working with adults with traumatic brain injury and/or mental health difficulties
Desirable: Experience working with adults to create a more independent and therapeutic lifestyle
Accommodation (while on duty): Flat in close proximity to client’s family.
Interviews Week Commencing: As and when applications are received.
Start Date: ASAP (subject to satisfactory employment checks)
Would you like to help with budgeting, home making and arranging safe and enjoyable activities? If so, Sarah would welcome your application.
We are seeking a patient and caring Buddy to support Sarah, she is bright and engaging and was born in 1993 and really loves music, singing and writing her own lyrics along with fitness and attending the gym. She also enjoys walking the family’s small dogs, swimming, and cooking. She currently lives with her parents and has 5 siblings, along with wider family living nearby.
Sarah has an acquired brain injury and can present with high levels of fatigue, double vision, anxiety and she has loss of hearing in her left ear. She can have difficulties with time management along with understanding processes and regulating her emotions when anxious. She requires calm explanation, reassurance, and support.
Your role will initially be to support Sarah with settling into her own flat. To provide assistant with diary planning, budgeting and home making along with finding suitable and safe activities that she will enjoy. Supporting Sarah to attend various medical and rehabilitation appointments. Supporting Sarah to establish a comfortable and sustainable daily routine under the guidance of the Case Manager.
This is an excellent opportunity for a dedicated person to develop existing skills and support within a truly rewarding role for someone who can communicate effectively and an ability to work with patience, empathy, trust and compassion
Pay and Benefits:
£14.50 per hour, Monday to Fridays, Days, £15.50 per hour, Weekends and Bank Holidays
On-going training & support provided
5.6 weeks annual leave pro rata
Sick leave entitlement
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 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.
Days & Hours: 8 hours a week to enable Sarah to access meaningful activities. Additional hours may be available to cover absences of the current team members.
Pay: £14.50 per hour, Monday to Friday, Days. £15.50 per hour, Weekends & Bank Holidays, Days
Driver required? Essential (will need own car to get to work and whilst out and about with our client)
Driving Clients Car? No, using your own car, a mileage will be paid and you will require business insurance
Essential Experience: Working with adults with traumatic brain injury and/or mental health difficulties
Desirable: Experience working with adults to create a more independent and therapeutic lifestyle
Accommodation (while on duty): Flat in close proximity to client’s family.
Interviews Week Commencing: As and when applications are received.
Start Date: ASAP (subject to satisfactory employment checks)
Would you like to help with budgeting, home making and arranging safe and enjoyable activities? If so, Sarah would welcome your application.
We are seeking a patient and caring Buddy to support Sarah, she is bright and engaging and was born in 1993 and really loves music, singing and writing her own lyrics along with fitness and attending the gym. She also enjoys walking the family’s small dogs, swimming, and cooking. She currently lives with her parents and has 5 siblings, along with wider family living nearby.
Sarah has an acquired brain injury and can present with high levels of fatigue, double vision, anxiety and she has loss of hearing in her left ear. She can have difficulties with time management along with understanding processes and regulating her emotions when anxious. She requires calm explanation, reassurance, and support.
Your role will initially be to support Sarah with settling into her own flat. To provide assistant with diary planning, budgeting and home making along with finding suitable and safe activities that she will enjoy. Supporting Sarah to attend various medical and rehabilitation appointments. Supporting Sarah to establish a comfortable and sustainable daily routine under the guidance of the Case Manager.
This is an excellent opportunity for a dedicated person to develop existing skills and support within a truly rewarding role for someone who can communicate effectively and an ability to work with patience, empathy, trust and compassion
Pay and Benefits:
£14.50 per hour, Monday to Fridays, Days, £15.50 per hour, Weekends and Bank Holidays
On-going training & support provided
5.6 weeks annual leave pro rata
Sick leave entitlement
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 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.