Job Overview
Female Support Worker (Bank)
Employer: Social Care Recruiting
Location: Stanley, Durham
Job Type: Bank, Part-time
Working Hours: Flexible cover across a 7-day rota, including daytime shifts, 24-hour shifts and sleep-ins
Salary & Benefits
Salary: £15.00 per hour weekdays, £16.00 per hour weekends, £30.00 per hour bank holidays and £100 per 10-hour sleep-in
Benefits include:
- 5.6 weeks’ paid holiday (28 days)
- Full paid training
- 2 weeks’ sick pay
- On-site parking
- Ongoing support from experienced colleagues
Key Responsibilities
- Provide personal care including toileting, bathing, dressing and grooming
- Prepare meals according to the client’s dietary needs
- Supervise meals to help manage choking risks
- Provide mobility guidance and support around the home and community
- Support medication administration as prescribed and according to the support plan
- Support the client with behaviours including self-harm and aggression
- Drive the client’s automatic vehicle for outings, appointments and activities
- Support participation in hobbies and interests
- Maintain a safe environment and respond appropriately to hazards or emergencies
- Adapt communication to meet the client’s needs
- Provide emotional support and build a trusting relationship
- Follow agreed support plans consistently and compassionately
- Provide cover for annual and sick leave
Requirements
- Full UK driving licence
- Confidence driving the client’s automatic vehicle
- Confidence supporting individuals who display self-harm behaviours
- Ability to follow agreed support plans consistently
- Clear English communication skills
- Ability to adapt communication styles to individual needs
- Empathetic and patient approach
- Ability to build a trusting and supportive relationship
- Experience supporting people with acquired brain injury, Autism, ADHD or anxiety is preferable
- Five years’ experience living in the UK
- Right to work in the UK without sponsorship
- Enhanced criminal record check required
About The Role
Social Care Recruiting is recruiting a bank Female Support Worker to join a team supporting a woman to live independently in her own home in Stanley, Durham.
The role is designed to provide flexible cover for annual and sick leave as part of a 24/7 support package. Daytime shifts are 08:00–21:00, while 24-hour shifts run from 08:00–08:00 and include a sleep-in. Sleep-ins are 10 hours and are paid at £100 per shift.
The successful applicant will support the client with personal care, meal preparation, mobility, medication, communication and everyday activities. The role also involves supporting the client to enjoy her interests, including music, musicals, festivals and trips out.
The position requires confidence in supporting self-harm behaviours in a calm, person-centred manner and the ability to work consistently within an agreed support plan. Full training and ongoing support are provided.
A full UK driving licence is essential, as the successful candidate will drive the client’s automatic vehicle for outings, appointments and activities.
Experience supporting people with acquired brain injury, Autism, ADHD and anxiety is preferred. The employer is looking for someone who is caring, reliable, patient and able to build a therapeutic relationship.
The position is restricted to female applicants under the Genuine Occupational Qualification stated in the advertisement. An enhanced criminal record check will be conducted as part of the SAFE recruitment process.
Source
Indeed / Social Care Recruiting
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