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Support Worker/Buddy

Location:
Waterlooville
Specialism:
Carer/Support Worker/Client Recruitment
Remuneration:
£14.50 per hour Weekdays and £15.50 per hour Weekends.
About The Role

We regret, our client's do not offer sponsorship

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.
About You

It would be great to receive your application, if you have the following skills/behaviours:

  • Experience with working with Traumatic Brain Injury or clients with mental health challenges
  • Confident and comfortable working in Sarah’s own home and sensitive to the needs and wishes of her and her family
  • Can demonstrate commitment and passion for meeting Sarah's needs
  • Can demonstrate empathy and understanding in an appropriate and professional manner
  • A team player who understands the importance of feedback to qualified members of the team
  • Can develop productive and professional relationships with others
  • Actively creates an inclusive environment respecting diversity
  • Good organisational skills who can adhere to standards and quality requirements
  • Friendly, approachable with a proactive and encouraging approach
  • Water confident to assist with hydrotherapy
  • Punctual, patient, reliable and trustworthy
  • Can maintain an excellent level of confidentiality
  • Good verbal & written communication skills and IT literate
  • Able to think creatively and to use initiative
  • Willingness to work flexibly and cover shifts, sometimes at short notice
  • A full driving licence (endorsements to be disclosed) 

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, marriage and civil partnerships and religion and belief.

About Us

ILS Case Management is the UK's leading independent nationwide Case Management company.

When a person’s life has been changed by injury, we address the practicalities.  We work with children and adults who have had moderate or catastrophic, complex injuries.  We assess individual needs and are able to provide a comprehensive Case Management and Rehabilitation Service designed to maximise independence.  We are CQC registered and compliant with their standards.

Our Case Managers work closely with our Clients, and we carry out all the recruitment processes on behalf of our Clients; and will support you, from your initial telephone interview right through to arranging employer interviews, trial shifts and placement.

If you are successfully recruited, you will be employed directly by our client or their Deputy appointed by the Court of Protection.  However, ILS will manage your day to day employment, providing you with the support you need to carry out your role.  Working as a Carer or Support Worker for an ILS client means that you will have a dedicated Case Manager to oversee your client's care needs.

For more detailed information about working as a carer or support worker for ILS, please visit: https://www.indliv.co.uk/careers/work-as-a-carer-support-worker or twitter https://twitter.com/ILS_Recruitment

Our Company Values

We are Supportive.  It matters to us that our clients and staff know that we care.

We have Integrity.  We can be trusted to work in a professional, honest and transparent way.
We are Client Centred.  We put our client's aspirations at the centre of everything we do.
We are Quality Focussed.  We set high standards and aim to exceed them.
We are Positive.  We find solutions and empower others.   

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