Support Worker
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 17 Ebrill 2026 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £15.52 i £23.29 yr awr |
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 15 Mai 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Hathersage, Hope Valley |
| Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
| Cwmni: | Northern Lifetime Limited |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | NLT/CC/Hathersage |
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We are looking for a bright, enthusiastic, punctual, reliable and motivated individual, who has a positive outlook to work within our team. They will be required to support our client and team in her home and the community. You will be working with our 32-year-old client who enjoys socialising, attending the daycentre, music and peer groups, ten pin bowling, ball games, hydrotherapy, shopping and eating out in pubs and café’s.
Duties
Your duties will include:
• Supporting the client to attend social groups and community activities.
• To work alongside the therapy team to provide carry over of therapy programmes.
• Supporting the client with all aspects of personal care.
• To support and manage the clients challenging behaviour.
• To support the client in daily living skills.
• Liaise with the team leader, case manager, and family.
• Driving the client’s vehicle
Job Specifications/Description
Specifications
1) To work with our client, a woman who has a brain injury, in her own home and in the community.
2) To enable her to participate in recreational and leisure activities, both at home and in the community - such as day centres, going to community groups, cafes and pubs.
3) To work alongside her with some household tasks.
4) To carry out light domestic duties in her area of the house as appropriate, such as dusting and hoovering.
5) To provide daytime and waking night support within a 24-hour support package.
6) To have availability enough to offer occasional cover for staff holidays and sickness – which may include weekdays and weekends.
7) To aid and support the client as directed by the Case Manager/Team Leader.
8) To follow an agreed approach, and use strategies documented in the support plan, working in collaboration with the client’s family, case manager, team leader and any other professionals when required.
9) To undertake training and supervision as agreed by the Case Manager.
10) To ensure client confidentiality in all matters relating to the client.
11) To provide assistance and support as directed by the Case Manager/Team Leader, and to be responsible to the client via the Case Manager/Team Leader.
12) Any other appropriate and reasonable task in relation to the employment as agreed with the client and Case Manager.
13) To provide daily ongoing support/prompts to assist the client to undertake personal care and domestic activities.
14) To accompany the client on holidays and weekends away when required.
Applicant Personal Specifications
Essential Qualifications/Experience
• You must be able to read information contained in reports, and also present information clearly and accurately when communicating with the team via emails and reports.
• You must have the ability to work on your own unsupervised, or as part of a team
• You must have a full UK driving licence and be a confident driver of manual/automatic vehicles.
• You must be prepared to have business class insurance on your own vehicle if you have the use of one for work.
• You must be prepared to provide personal care
Desirable experience
• To have a knowledge or level of understanding around Brain Injury
• To have experience of working in a community setting or people’s own homes.
Desirable Skills and Aptitudes
1) You should have a non – judgmental approach with the ability to see things from other peoples’ perspectives and be respectful of their lifestyle choices.
2) A calm communication style with clear pronunciation when speaking.
3) An understanding of the ‘enabling approach’ and the ability to judge when direction needs to be offered to the client.
4) A sense of humour is vital, along with an understanding of appropriate boundaries, with a mature, confident, and professional approach.
5) To be able to integrate an understanding of brain injury - displaying empathy but with a non-patronising approach.
6) The ability to follow the support plan, the Case Manager/Team Leader and guidance, and to accept feedback.
7) To display an understanding that the workplace is also the client’s home.
8) Have flexibility and a willingness to step in and help the client and family when the situation demands it.
9) Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with a variety of people involved with the client.
10) To be self motivated and able to work unsupervised with the client.
11) Be Conscientiousness, have good timekeeping and good record keeping, using paper documentation and/or a laptop.
12) Ability to identify and manage potential risks, to safeguard the client.
13) The ability to use initiative and adapt to different situations and/or learn new skills.
Pay and Conditions
• You will be employed by the client via their Deputy and managed by Northern Lifetime.
• You will be line managed by the Team Leader on a day-to-day basis and overall, by the Case Manager on behalf of the Deputy.
• The contract allows for 5.6 weeks paid leave
• You will receive initial and on-going training, plus regular supervision from the Team leader and Case Manager.
• Rates of pay: £15.52 p/h weekday hours, £16.56 p/h weekend hours, £23.29 p/h emergency cover weekdays, £24.84 p/h emergency cover weekends, £18.50 p/h lone working weekday, £20.99 p/h lone working weekend, Bank holiday double time.
What next?
If you would like to apply for this position, please complete the application form and
email it to us at info@northernlifetime.co.uk, or post it to Northern Lifetime, Po Box
5997, Sheffield, S5 5BZ.
Please note that we won’t accept emailed CVs alone for consideration; also, that this job is subject to an annual Disclosure & Barring Service check and an annual DVLA check. To apply for this role, you must have the right to work in the UK, as we are not offering sponsorship to achieve this.
For an informal discussion about this role please feel free to contact Correen Cetinturk on 07988 796063 quoting reference NLT/CC/Hathersage
Duties
Your duties will include:
• Supporting the client to attend social groups and community activities.
• To work alongside the therapy team to provide carry over of therapy programmes.
• Supporting the client with all aspects of personal care.
• To support and manage the clients challenging behaviour.
• To support the client in daily living skills.
• Liaise with the team leader, case manager, and family.
• Driving the client’s vehicle
Job Specifications/Description
Specifications
1) To work with our client, a woman who has a brain injury, in her own home and in the community.
2) To enable her to participate in recreational and leisure activities, both at home and in the community - such as day centres, going to community groups, cafes and pubs.
3) To work alongside her with some household tasks.
4) To carry out light domestic duties in her area of the house as appropriate, such as dusting and hoovering.
5) To provide daytime and waking night support within a 24-hour support package.
6) To have availability enough to offer occasional cover for staff holidays and sickness – which may include weekdays and weekends.
7) To aid and support the client as directed by the Case Manager/Team Leader.
8) To follow an agreed approach, and use strategies documented in the support plan, working in collaboration with the client’s family, case manager, team leader and any other professionals when required.
9) To undertake training and supervision as agreed by the Case Manager.
10) To ensure client confidentiality in all matters relating to the client.
11) To provide assistance and support as directed by the Case Manager/Team Leader, and to be responsible to the client via the Case Manager/Team Leader.
12) Any other appropriate and reasonable task in relation to the employment as agreed with the client and Case Manager.
13) To provide daily ongoing support/prompts to assist the client to undertake personal care and domestic activities.
14) To accompany the client on holidays and weekends away when required.
Applicant Personal Specifications
Essential Qualifications/Experience
• You must be able to read information contained in reports, and also present information clearly and accurately when communicating with the team via emails and reports.
• You must have the ability to work on your own unsupervised, or as part of a team
• You must have a full UK driving licence and be a confident driver of manual/automatic vehicles.
• You must be prepared to have business class insurance on your own vehicle if you have the use of one for work.
• You must be prepared to provide personal care
Desirable experience
• To have a knowledge or level of understanding around Brain Injury
• To have experience of working in a community setting or people’s own homes.
Desirable Skills and Aptitudes
1) You should have a non – judgmental approach with the ability to see things from other peoples’ perspectives and be respectful of their lifestyle choices.
2) A calm communication style with clear pronunciation when speaking.
3) An understanding of the ‘enabling approach’ and the ability to judge when direction needs to be offered to the client.
4) A sense of humour is vital, along with an understanding of appropriate boundaries, with a mature, confident, and professional approach.
5) To be able to integrate an understanding of brain injury - displaying empathy but with a non-patronising approach.
6) The ability to follow the support plan, the Case Manager/Team Leader and guidance, and to accept feedback.
7) To display an understanding that the workplace is also the client’s home.
8) Have flexibility and a willingness to step in and help the client and family when the situation demands it.
9) Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with a variety of people involved with the client.
10) To be self motivated and able to work unsupervised with the client.
11) Be Conscientiousness, have good timekeeping and good record keeping, using paper documentation and/or a laptop.
12) Ability to identify and manage potential risks, to safeguard the client.
13) The ability to use initiative and adapt to different situations and/or learn new skills.
Pay and Conditions
• You will be employed by the client via their Deputy and managed by Northern Lifetime.
• You will be line managed by the Team Leader on a day-to-day basis and overall, by the Case Manager on behalf of the Deputy.
• The contract allows for 5.6 weeks paid leave
• You will receive initial and on-going training, plus regular supervision from the Team leader and Case Manager.
• Rates of pay: £15.52 p/h weekday hours, £16.56 p/h weekend hours, £23.29 p/h emergency cover weekdays, £24.84 p/h emergency cover weekends, £18.50 p/h lone working weekday, £20.99 p/h lone working weekend, Bank holiday double time.
What next?
If you would like to apply for this position, please complete the application form and
email it to us at info@northernlifetime.co.uk, or post it to Northern Lifetime, Po Box
5997, Sheffield, S5 5BZ.
Please note that we won’t accept emailed CVs alone for consideration; also, that this job is subject to an annual Disclosure & Barring Service check and an annual DVLA check. To apply for this role, you must have the right to work in the UK, as we are not offering sponsorship to achieve this.
For an informal discussion about this role please feel free to contact Correen Cetinturk on 07988 796063 quoting reference NLT/CC/Hathersage