Support Worker, Gatley Cheshire

Rate of Pay

£15.50 per hour Monday to Friday day shift, £16.50 per hour at weekend day shift, NMW per hour for sleeping shift. Bank Holiday rate is double time.

Job Description The Client

Our client is a 47 year old man, who has suffered a traumatic brain injury leading to substantial physical, communication, and expressive difficulties. He lives in his own home, that has been specifically adapted to his needs.

Care Regime

Our client requires support workers to join his small team in his own home. This will involve taking an active role in his care alongside other support workers, under the supervision of appointed therapy professionals.

Support is required 24 hours per day, with a sleeping shift. Rate of pay is £15.50 per hour Monday to Friday day shifts and £16.50 per hour at weekend day shifts, with a sleeping night shift paid at NMW per hour. Double time will be paid for bank holidays.

Shift patterns are currently being reviewed, and we are happy to review/negotiate working hours along with other staff members, if cover is maintained. Our client is currently on 2:1 ratio during most of the day and 1:1 at night.

Flexibility is also required to cover for holidays and sickness.

A private case manager is involved working alongside the client and his family.

A full induction training programme will be organised to familiarise the successful candidate with our client's needs and complete training on his therapy programme.

The Responsibilities of the Support Worker

• To aid with all the client's care requirements including showering/bathing, elimination, dressing and night care needs.
• To administer medication as prescribed and to maintain associated medication records.
• To prepare/supervise with his feeding regime.
• To promote the client's wellbeing and happiness.
• To provide physiotherapy exercise and positioning as recommended by therapy professionals.
• To aid with all aspects of the client's ongoing rehabilitation under the supervision of treating doctors and therapists.
• To maintain a safe environment for the client, in the home and in all community based activities (subject to completion of risk assessment training).
• To follow the support programme agreed with the case manager, therapists and the client.
• To be responsible for domestic chores linked with the client's overall care - these will include laundry, ironing, and cleaning, and any additional tasks in the interests of providing a safe, clean, and efficient environment.
• To advise the family, or where appropriate the case manager, of any concerns regarding the client's physical and psychological health.
• To use initiative when unforeseen events occur, and the family/case manager are not directly available to provide guidance.
• To work as a member of a small team responsible to the case manager and to ensure good communication, flexibility, and a consistent approach to care.
• To attend support worker meetings and training sessions as requested.
• To make a daily report following each duty regarding the client's welfare.
• To liaise with case manager for annual leave requests and alerting the case manager of sickness that will prevent them working, in order that cover can be organised.
• To report to the case manager regarding general progress and any incidents that give rise for concern.
• To respect the privacy of the client. All matters relating to the client's situation and family are to be treated as confidential and are not to be disclosed to a third party.

A full clean driving licence is essential for this post. You should have a diploma in Health and Social Care level 2/NVQ or equivalent. The successful candidate will require 2 references, and a full enhanced DBS check will be completed following acceptance of this position.