Support Worker - Exeter, United Kingdom - Westcountry Case Management

Westcountry Case Management

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Exeter, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Support Worker
Exeter, Devon

The Company

Maximising potential for over 20 years, Westcountry Case Management provides a specialist case management service that helps individuals recruit their own support workers.

We have just been rated as Outstanding in our recent CQC inspection.

Our ambition is to inspire clients, their relatives and professionals alike by consistently attaining excellent outcomes, supporting people with compassion and kindness.

We are currently looking for a Support Worker to assist our client, 38-year-old gentleman who lives in his own property in Exeter.

The Benefits:

An hourly rate of £12.79 plus sleeping / night rate of the national living wage (currently £9.50 per hour)
Work directly for the end service user and not an agency
Statutory benefits and holiday
Bonus scheme
Support and personspecific training from the client's therapists and family

If you are a caring, considerate individual, this is a brilliant opportunity to provide support to our client.

Working with friendly, forward-thinking colleagues, you will enjoy the satisfaction of becoming a part of our client's life and ensuring that he can live it to it's fullest.

This incredibly rewarding role guarantees a mutually enjoyable experience for you andfor our client.

The Role

As a Support Worker, you will provide support to a 38-year-old gentleman who was involved in a road traffic collision and has some residual cognitive, communication and emotional difficulties as well as fatiguing very quickly.

Joining a small team led by a highly competent and experienced team leader, you will assist delivering in a 24 hour care package for our client within his home and supporting him to attend and participate in various activities.

You will support the client in his hobbies including cycling, walking, gardening, cinema and listening to the radio. He loves being outside and likes going shopping and to the beach and the countryside.
He has access to a vehicle which staff are insured to drive. This allows him to access the shops, community and leisure activities that he enjoys.

About You
To be considered as a Support Worker, you will need:

Previous brain injury experience in a similar role
A full, valid driving licence and access to your own vehicle

An NVQ Level 2 (or equivalent) in care is desirable, as are competent IT skills.
This position requires a fully enhanced disclosure request from the DBS. You will also be required to register with the DBS Update Service.
The closing date for this role is 17th February 2023.

Please note, we reserve the right to interview and appoint earlier than the stated closing date, should there be a good response to the advert.

Other organisations may call this role Care Worker, Carer, Care Assistant, Home Care Assistant, Residential Care Assistant, Care Assistant, or Personal Care Assistant.

Webrecruit and Westcountry Case Management are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment.

Equal opportunities are the only acceptableway to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.