Support Worker
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04-09-2024
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Job Description
This vacancy is for a personal assistant / intervenor to join our client s support package to support them in their own home. We will be your legal employer on behalf of the client and you will not be asked to support other clients. All of our contracts are for permanent positions with a 6 month probationary period. The post is for 3040hrs per week which will be daytime hours including some weekends.
About the Client and Support Needed:
Our client is a young 32yr old gentleman with a brain injury and multisensory impairment (MSI). You will join is support team to promote positive potential benefits for him giving him the security he needs to access information communicate and safely access his environment.
You will provide support to enable effective communication and the reception of clear information. Your support will enable our client to take full advantage of learning vocational and social experiences/activities thereby allowing fuller access and social interaction/outings in his community and the world.
You will liaise closely with the family and professionals involved in our clients day to day life and deliver a daily exercise regime based on his physiotherapy programme. The aim is to increase our clients confidence encourage friendships and ensure his days are full of gainful and exciting experiences.
You will encourage him to do things for himself such as food preparation and general day to day home based activities such as cleaning washing clothes and planning his day. The emphasis of this role is to be a dependable confident fun and caring support worker to our client and will ensure that good communication is at the heart of everything.
A BSL qualification experience in handunderhand signing and Makaton is desirable for this role but not essential.
Requirements
Training Provided Specific to this Client:
Induction Training
Safeguarding Adults
Health and Safety
First Aid
Food Hygiene
2Day Intervenor Training
Moving and Handling
Epilepsy
Catheter Care
Personal Care
You will be trained to CQC standards to meet the needs of the client. If you are already known to the client and have care experience this will be valued. Unless specified elsewhere previous care experience is not essential.
Essential Requirements Identified for this Role:
- An enhanced DBS disclosure is required for this vacancy (expense to be met by HomeCareDirect)
- It is essential that you have an understanding of the complexity and implications of multisensory impairment
- You will need to be a sensitive and effective communicator and it is desirable that you have a BSL qualification and experience of handunderhand signing and Makaton
- You will have good IT skills
- You must be a driver with a full UK driving licence
- Prepared to commit to long term care for one client in a personcentred way
- Willing to be trained to CQC standards to meet the clients needs
- Respect Company policies and procedures
- Be reliable / nonjudgemental / caring / responsible / compassionate
- Committed to confidentiality and to treat the client with dignity and respect
Benefits
Contractual:
Company pension scheme
Enhanced bank holiday payments
Annual Leave is paid at 5.6weeks (prorata) per annum based on contracted hours
Support:
Full support and supervisions from your dedicated Regional Care Lead
Training and full support from your local HCD Community Nurse Assessor
Career pathway options
A personal development plan
24hr oncall support
Employee Benefits:
A Blue Light discount card
Long service awards
Free wellbeing options and EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) provided by Spectrum Life
HomeCareDirect is a national service provider and industryleading specialist in the personalisation of care at home. Registered with the Care Quality Commission HomeCareDirect provides a personcentred approach keeping clients safe at home supporting with recruitment employment and training for their staff to the highest standards meeting legal and regulatory requirements.
Our organisation is committed to safe and fair recruitment safeguarding and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all our staff are vetted selected trained and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe effective and compassionate care.
Excellent communication skills, attentive, patient, BSL desirable
Employment Type
Full Time
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