Support Worker - Birkenhead, United Kingdom - Apollo Home Healthcare

Apollo Home Healthcare

Verified Company

Birkenhead, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Support Worker, Birkenhead, Merseyside:

Job details:

Job Ref
22348

Pay Rate (ph)
£14.00-£20.00

Location
Birkenhead, Merseyside

Work Patterns
Full Time, Part Time, Days, Fridays, Saturdays,

Driver Required
Yes

Job description:

Are you a nurturing and dedicated individual who thrives from supporting and working with young adults?

Do you have a special place in your heart for enhancing the lives of the individuals you support?
If you are an experienced Support Worker looking to expand your skills and knowledge into complex clinical care or if you already have complex care experience, this could be the perfect job role for you

We have recently gained a new package of care bringing many fresh and exciting opportunities to join our new team in Birkenhead.

We are looking for compassionate and committed Healthcare Assistants or Support Workers in Birkenhead who are passionate about delivering the highest quality one-to-one care for our service user, building positive relationships with them and their family while enabling her to live as independently as possible in her family home.

Meet our service user

Our service user is a young adult who lives with her family in Birkenhead, she requires support throughout the day on a 1:1 basis.

She is unable to verbally communication but is an advocate for IGaze technology.

This amazing technology allows our service user to type on a computer using her eyes, she was recently nominated for an award due to how proficient she is with the use of IGaze.

We are looking for care staff who are open minded, have a good sense of humour and are happy to participate in impromptu activities as our service user lives for the moment and can be spontaneous.

She also loves to have her hair and makeup done so staff need to be able to support her with this.

You will be required to assist with social activities as well as meeting her care needs, this could include personal care, mobility support and attending to her clinical care needs when required.

As her dedicated support worker, you will play a big part in helping her to access the community and support her in enjoying her hobbies and interests such as attending music concerts, shopping for clothes, and going out for food.

It is essential that you hold a valid driving licence as you will have the use of an adapted vehicle to access the community.

Our service user has specifically requested for female staff to work on their team

Essential Experience Required

Minimum 3 months previous care experience
Personal Care
Moving and Handling
Medication Administration
Valid Driving Licence

Desirable Experience

Brain Injury Experience
Cerebral Palsy Awareness

We have the following shifts available;

Full Time and Part Time
Days
8am 4pm
Fridays & Saturdays

Take a look at our payrates

Weekdays:
£14.00 per hour (£112 approx. per shift)

Saturday:
£15.00 per hour (£120 approx. per shift)

Bank Holiday:
£20.00 per hour (£160 approx. per shift)

This is a personally rewarding role where you can build on your clinical skills and experience, whilst delivering exceptional care and support to our service user, really making an impact on his day-to-day life.

Apollo Home Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer and we advertise a high volume of vacancies on behalf of our clients.

Due to the nature of the vacancies we recruit for, our clients have the right to request whether they wish for female or male staff to work on their team.

These specific requirements do not reflect the views of our organisation.

Why work for Apollo Home Healthcare?:
We specialise in the provision of highly complex clinical care services delivered in the homes of service users.

We are passionate about delivering the highest standard of care and we recognise that our Nurses, Healthcare Assistants and Support Workers are integral to doing this.

In return for your hard work and dedication you will receive: