Sponsorship is not available for this position. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK.
Location: Aldershot
Hours: Bank shifts available. Typical shifts are: 7am to 2pm, and 2pm-11pm. Sleeping night shifts 11pm to 7am, in accordance with the rota issued in advance. Sleeping night shifts may be incorporated into the day shift hours to make a longer shift. Some hours could be needed at short notice.
Pay: £15.37 per hour, Weekdays and £17.17 per hour, Weekends and Bank Holidays. Sleeping nights, Monday - Sunday, National Living Wage
Benefits:
- 5.6 weeks holiday (pro rata)
- Pension (subject to qualifying status)
- Free DBS check
- Free on street parking
- Induction
- Relevant training opportunities (including The Care Certificate)
- Regular clinical supervision/review meetings
- Ongoing support from a dedicated Case Manager and HR department
Driving:
- Driver required: Essential
- Vehicle use: You'll also drive the adapted automatic long wheelbase, although some shifts do not require a driver.
- Using own vehicle for work: Own vehicle required to attend training and work-related travel.
Start Date: ASAP (subject to satisfactory employment checks)
Job Summary
Brenda is in her 80’s and enjoys getting out and about and socialising. She has one son who lives abroad and stays in touch regularly, and a daughter who lives up North. 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 sustained a stroke and 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.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Assistance with all aspects of her personal care
- Supervising transfers
- Preparing and cooking all meals and 'Brenda' related household chores
- To liaise and take direction from the Team Leader, Case Manager and therapists
- Follow therapy programmes to assist Brenda to maintain her independence
- Confident with communication
- Working with patience, understanding, warmth and compassion.
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:
This role requires:
- Proof of eligibility to work in the UK (sponsorship is not available)
- Satisfactory references, including from your most recent employer
- Enhanced DBS check (A conviction will not necessarily prevent employment)
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.
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.