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Female Buddy

Location:
Aston Clinton
Specialism:
Carer/Support Worker/Client Recruitment
Remuneration:
Weekdays: £16.50 per hour, Weekends: £17.50 per hour
About The Role

With regret, our client's do not offer sponsorship

Location:  Buckinghamshire HP22
Days & Hours: Approx 9 hours per week during term time typical hours will be: Tuesdays 5pm-8.30/9.00pm and Sundays 12.00-5.00pm.  During the school holidays the hours may increase to 10 hrs a week over 2 days typical hours 11.00am-3/4.00pm and this will be arranged in advance with Aisha's mother.  The role is on a fixed term contract for 12 months with the possibility of extension.
Pay: Weekdays: £16.50 per hour, Weekends: £17.50 per hour
Driver required? No, part of the role is to encourage and support Aisha to use public transport, however Aisha' mother is happy to be the designated driver.
Essential Experience: Cheerful, caring and positive attitude, friendly and calm
Desirable: Shares similar interests with client, such as shopping, sewing and sports, leisure activities
Pets: a small dog
Accommodation (while on duty): Family home with living space for Aisha to spend time with her buddy and a washroom
Interviews Week Commencing:  Interviews will happen on a rolling basis. This advert will close when sufficient applications have been received. Please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application can be considered.
Start Date: ASAP (subject to satisfactory employment checks)


We are seeking an encouraging and motivated Buddy to support Aisha, born in 2007, and lives at home with her parents. she is a delightful young lady who enjoys a range of activities like you tube videos on dancing and make-up, sewing, tennis, swimming, shopping, going to the cinema and theatre, going for coffee and is keen to start some physical activities such as yoga or a rebound class.

Aisha has Cerebral Palsy which principally affects her right upper limb, and does present with cognitive delay which seems quite subtle when you first meet her.  She is independently mobile and communicates verbally.  Aisha does suffer with anxiety.

Your role will be to support Aisha with her activities and get involved with Yoga or a Rebound class.  Supervising and supporting to access the community to ensure she is kept safe at all times and to reduce her anxiety to assist with navigating social situations.  Aisha can have some communication difficulties which affects her socially and emotionally, so support to provide companionship, promote self-esteem, confidence and encourage social and leisure activities.

This is an excellent opportunity for a dedicated person to join a dedicated home care team and develop existing skills and support this very special young lady. A truly rewarding role for someone who is able to communicate effectively and an ability to work with patience, tact, understanding, warmth and compassion.

Pay and Benefits:
  • Weekdays: £16.50 per hour, Weekends: £17.50 per hour 
  • 5.6 weeks annual leave pro rata
  • Pension (subject to qualifying status)
  • 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

Are you calm, proactive and enthusiastic?
Do you share our values?

  • Client Focussed - Can you demonstrate commitment and passion for meeting our clients needs?
  • Integrity - Can you demonstrate empathy and understanding in an appropriate and professional manner?
  • Supportive - Can develop productive and professional relationships with others.
  • Positive - You would be expected to create and inclusive environment and respect diversity.
  • Quality Focussed – Always maintaining professionalism.

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

  • *Female due to assisting with personal care when needed
  • A Handling Management Plan is available and is designed to reduce the risk of handling injuries, but you may be required to bend, kneel, squat, push or pull (training will be provided).
  • Experience with working with Cerebral Palsy and cognitive delay
  • Confident and comfortable working in Aisha’s own home and sensitive to the needs and wishes of her and her family
  • Can demonstrate commitment and passion for meeting Aisha'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 swimming
  • 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)
  • Non-smoker.
  • This post operates a non-smoking environment

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.

Where a specific gender is stated as essential, gender is considered to be a genuine occupational requirement in accordance to paragraph 1, of the schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010 for a female or male worker to work with our client.
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.  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/work-opportunities/support-worker-jobs/ or twitter https://twitter.com/ILS_Recruitment

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