With regret, our client's do not offer sponsorship

Location: Aldershot
Days& Hours: Various shifts available, can be worked by more than 1 person. Shifts may include: Saturday and Sunday 7am to 2pm, Saturday 7am to Sunday 2pm, sleeping night shifts on a Friday (11pm to 7am), in accordance with the rota issued in advance. Additional hours available to cover leave and/or sickness.

Pay: £13.81 per hour, Weekdays and £15.43 per hour, Weekends and Bank Holidays. Sleeping nights, Monday - Sunday, National Living Wage (currently £11.44 for aged 21+)

Driver Essential
Driving Clients Car? Yes, our client's Adapted Vehicle (WAV), automatic although some shifts do not require a car driver
Using Own Vehicle for work purposes? Yes, On duty and to attend trainings 
Essential: Supporting adults with stroke and aphasia.
Desirable: Experience working with adults with trauma and an interest in therapy
Interviews Week Commencing:  As applications are received.  These may be held using video calling
Start Date: ASAP (subject to satisfactory employment checks)

Brenda is in her 80’s and enjoys getting out and about and socialising.  She has one son locally and a daughter up North, who she sees regularly. Despite sustaining a stroke, Brenda enjoys being socially active and attending concerts and the cinema.  She has a passion for country music and cruises which she attends with her support staff, and a group of friends she meets for Saturday breakfast.

Brenda requires assistance with many aspects of her personal care, supervision of transfers and she requires all meals cooked.  She has aphasia which causes her difficulty in communicating but she fully understands what is said to her and engages well in conversation with a sense of humour to boot.  She uses a wheeled Zimmer frame to mobilise indoors and a powered wheelchair for outdoor use.  Brenda can feed herself. 

You will be joining a small care team where you will be taking direction from the Case Manager, Team Leader and therapists to ensure that Brenda receives all the care she needs.

This job will suit someone who is calm but very proactive and able to bring lots of enthusiasm to the role. The successful applicants will need to have an interest in therapy to implement strategies and follow therapy programmes devised by the therapists to assist Brenda to maintain her independence. A truly rewarding role for someone who can communicate confidently and can work with patience, understanding, warmth and compassion.

Pay and Benefits:
£13.81 per hour, Weekdays and £15.43 per hour, Weekends and Bank Holidays. Sleeping nights £NLW (currently £11.44 for aged 21+)
On-going training & support provided
5.6 weeks annual leave pro rata
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

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

Client Focussed - Can you demonstrate commitment and passion for meeting Brenda’s 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.

Main Skills and Behaviours
You should have experience of working with someone who has suffered a stroke and aphasia, be able to work with specialist equipment (training will be provided). A Handling Management Plan is available, but you may be required to bend, kneel, squat, push or pull.

Naturally, you will be confident and comfortable working in Brenda’s own home and sensitive to the needs and wishes of her and her family.  By nature, you should be friendly, approachable and have encouraging approach.

Great organisational skills, being punctual, patient and reliable are all qualities Brenda will rely on so this is key in supporting her.

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.

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.

Our Company Values

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.