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Female Support Worker
| Posting date: | 27 June 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £14.50 to £18.00 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 July 2024 |
| Location: | Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taff |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Westcountry Case Management |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | WCM87/BLOV/RJ/308 |
Summary
FEMALE SUPPORT WORKER
£14.50 - £16.00 per hour weekday day rate
£15.50 - £18.00 per hour weekend day rate
(Depending on experience)
£11.44 per hour current national living wage for sleep in shifts
Required to work with a delightful young girl aged 13 years with cerebral palsy, in Aberdare. Based at the client’s home, role will involve personal care, therapy programme and community activities.
This is an amazing opportunity to develop a skill set. Previous support staff have gone on to gain a nursing qualification.
The Client likes spending time with family, watching TV, playing with her noisy toys.
Going to school, youth club and Sunday school. She loves going on days out with the family, going on rides and enjoys horse-riding, swimming, colouring, drawing and playing board games.
Registration with Social Care Wales is desired. If not registered, you will be expected to do so within the first 6 months
A recognised Health and Social Care qualification (QCF Level 2 or above) is desirable.
Some experience of caring for children with learning, physical and communication difficulties is desirable but not essential as full training will be given.
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
Competent IT skills are desirable.
Full time, part time and bank hours available to cover the following:
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: Day/ Waking Nights
Term time:
Mon-Fri 15:00-21:00
Weekend 08:00-20:00
School holidays:
Mon-Sun 08:00/08:30 -20:00/20:30
Waking nights Mon – Sunday 20:00/20.30 -08:00/08.30
Sleep in Shifts
Examples of shift patterns
Sleep in nights available Monday – Sunday 21.00 - 09.00
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
This position requires a fully enhanced disclosure request from the DBS.
You will also be required to register with the DBS Update Service.
Female applicants only due to the nature of personal care required.
Westcountry Case Management Ltd
01626 770729
This post is compliant with Paragraph 1, Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010 relating to Occupational Requirements.
We are a CIW Registered healthcare business 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 his behalf.
Please note we reserve the right to interview and appoint earlier than the stated closing date, should there be an excellent response to the advert.
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.
As we do not hold a valid company sponsorship licence, we cannot consider applications from non-UK nationals.
PLEASE ENSURE ALL THE SCREENING QUESTIONS ARE FILLED IN TO COMPLETE YOUR APPLICATION. THESE WILL BE SENT TO YOU. PLEASE CHECK YOUR SPAM.
£14.50 - £16.00 per hour weekday day rate
£15.50 - £18.00 per hour weekend day rate
(Depending on experience)
£11.44 per hour current national living wage for sleep in shifts
Required to work with a delightful young girl aged 13 years with cerebral palsy, in Aberdare. Based at the client’s home, role will involve personal care, therapy programme and community activities.
This is an amazing opportunity to develop a skill set. Previous support staff have gone on to gain a nursing qualification.
The Client likes spending time with family, watching TV, playing with her noisy toys.
Going to school, youth club and Sunday school. She loves going on days out with the family, going on rides and enjoys horse-riding, swimming, colouring, drawing and playing board games.
Registration with Social Care Wales is desired. If not registered, you will be expected to do so within the first 6 months
A recognised Health and Social Care qualification (QCF Level 2 or above) is desirable.
Some experience of caring for children with learning, physical and communication difficulties is desirable but not essential as full training will be given.
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
Competent IT skills are desirable.
Full time, part time and bank hours available to cover the following:
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: Day/ Waking Nights
Term time:
Mon-Fri 15:00-21:00
Weekend 08:00-20:00
School holidays:
Mon-Sun 08:00/08:30 -20:00/20:30
Waking nights Mon – Sunday 20:00/20.30 -08:00/08.30
Sleep in Shifts
Examples of shift patterns
Sleep in nights available Monday – Sunday 21.00 - 09.00
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
This position requires a fully enhanced disclosure request from the DBS.
You will also be required to register with the DBS Update Service.
Female applicants only due to the nature of personal care required.
Westcountry Case Management Ltd
01626 770729
This post is compliant with Paragraph 1, Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010 relating to Occupational Requirements.
We are a CIW Registered healthcare business 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 his behalf.
Please note we reserve the right to interview and appoint earlier than the stated closing date, should there be an excellent response to the advert.
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.
As we do not hold a valid company sponsorship licence, we cannot consider applications from non-UK nationals.
PLEASE ENSURE ALL THE SCREENING QUESTIONS ARE FILLED IN TO COMPLETE YOUR APPLICATION. THESE WILL BE SENT TO YOU. PLEASE CHECK YOUR SPAM.