Female Support Worker

£15.00 per hour weekdays, £16.00 per hour weekends and bank holidays

With regret, our clients do not offer sponsorship.

Location: Bristol BS16

Hours: 14 hours per week during term-time and 18 hours per week during holiday time to support our client with social activities.

• Term Time: 8 hours per week Mon-Fri plus 6 hours at the weekend
• School Holidays: 12 hours per week Mon-Fri and 6 hours at the weekend

Pay:

• Pay Rate 1: £15.00 per hour, Weekday Days
• Pay Rate 2: £16.00 per hour, Weekend and Bank Holiday Days
• Pension (subject to qualifying status)
• Free DBS check
• Free 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:

• Vehicle use: Will be using your own car, business insurance is required and a mileage will be paid
• Using own vehicle for work:Yes, on duty and to attend training

Start Date: ASAP (subject to satisfactory employment checks)

Job Summary
Orla, born in 2010, is a very active child and enjoys being physically engaged. Her favourite activity is swimming; she likes to play throwing and catching games and enjoys basketball. The seaside is another favourite activity and cooking/baking at home with her mother. She enjoys playing with her friends, shopping and reading.

Orla has mild motor impairment which affects the right side more, her fine motor co-ordination remains an issue. Her epileptic seizures have decreased over time but may become more apparent as she reaches adulthood. She has a severe visual impairment and has trouble seeing in crowded places, looking down is difficult for her so often misses obstacles in her way so is liable to trip over.

She requires very good lighting to make the most of the vision she does have, she prefers to watch things on her tablet due to this being a smaller area to focus on.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Supporting Orla out in the community with leisure activities, learning to ride a bike, and to swim
• Supporting at other activities like the local park, classes and clubs
• Some assistance with personal care
• Effective communication
• Ability to work with patience, tact, 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
• 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.

It would be great to receive your application, if you have the following skills/behaviours:

• A Handling Management Plan designed to reduce the risk of handling injuries may require you to bend, kneel, squat or lunge to ensure good posture during handling tasks if required.
• Confident about working inside and outside client’s own home and sensitive to the needs and wishes of her mother.
• Happy to learn new things. Training will be given.
• Flexible, patient, and…