Female Support Worker, CB471

Description

You will be required to work with a 12-year-old young lady with an Acquired Brain Injury in her own home and the community. You will be supporting our client to attend regular weekly activities and maintain her therapy programme. Our client has regular pony riding sessions so you must be confident around horses. She also enjoys arts & crafts. This post will ideally suit someone with similar interests. Experience of epilepsy awareness would be beneficial. You should have previous experience of working with people with disabilities, and full training and supervision will be given. The salary for this role is £15.00 per hour depending on experience.

*Occupational Pursuant to Para 1 Schedule 9 of Equality Act 2010.

Duties

Your duties will include supporting our client with their pony riding session, encouraging the client to engage in weekly therapy programs as well as social and leisure adventures.

Key skills, knowledge and experience

• You should have previous experience of working with young adults with a disability.
• Driving licence and car owner is essential.
• You should be trained to NVQ/Diploma Level 2 in Health and Social Care (or have equivalent experience e.g. completed year 1/level 4 of a recognised health profession degree course).
• This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

Benefits of working with [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Ltd

We are committed to the continuous learning and development of all our staff to enable them to realise their potential. All new starters take part in our peer-reviewed induction program through probation, as well as ongoing supervision. We provide bespoke in-house training, as well as sourcing specialised client-specific training.

Some of our training courses include:

• Acquired Brain Injury.
• Medication.
• Mental Capacity & Safeguarding.
• Moving and Handling.
• Postural Management.
• First Aid.

We also offer all our staff the following benefits:

• Full supervision including regular formal meeting opportunities.
• Company pension.
• Participation in our Better Health at Work Scheme.
• Company events, social activities and celebrations.
• Staff Newsletter.

About [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

“Complex care with heart, humanity and imagination.”

We are a specialist case management and rehabilitation company providing Support Work, Case Management, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Medico Legal services to children and adults across North East England, North West England and Scotland. We are driven to help our clients recover skills lost through complex life-changing conditions, so they can live meaningful, rewarding lives.

Our Values:

• Client-centred: We put the client at the heart of everything we do.
• Humanity: We are friendly, approachable, open and honest.
• Integrity: We do the job right and treat everybody with respect.
• Heart: We work with compassion and care, upholding the dignity of our clients at all times.
• Whatever it takes: We find practical, imaginative solutions that deliver value for money and exceptional care.
• Pride: We deliver a service we believe in.

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