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.
If you’re ready to bring your leadership, compassion and creativity to a role where you’ll make a real difference every day, we’d like to hear from you.
Essential
- Confident leader with strong organisational and communication skills
- Experience in caring for children/young people with severe disabilities (NVQ level 3 or equivalent)
- Must be able to work with specialist equipment (training will be provided). 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.
- Experience of formulating appropriate care plans and risk assessments for clients.
- Ability to work collaboratively with the Case Manager, maintaining regular and effective communication to ensure cohesive client support.
- Able to maintain effective working relationships, including the utilisation of the appropriate person management skills required to lead, train and support a team of support workers.
- Able to demonstrate a good understanding of the importance of maintaining confidentiality and to respect our client and their family's need for privacy.
- A strong communicator with good written skills
- Compassionate, proactive and able to work collaboratively in a home environment
- Creative and positive
- Reliable, empathetic and professional
- Flexible approach and able to work additional hours when required
- Good written communication and IT skills
- Water confident – to assist with hydrotherapy
- Comfortable to be around pets – the family have a dog (does not live in the client’s area but occasionally visits)
- Able to get to the client’s home which is not on a public transport route.
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of working with people with an acquired brain injury
- Experience of carrying out therapy programmes, such as hydrotherapy.
- Experience of carrying out physiotherapy and/or multi-sensory programmes.
- Experience of using switches and other specialist IT technology.
- Full driving license (endorsements to be disclosed) and able to drive the client’s adapted vehicle (possible future need).
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.
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.