Support Worker - Wolverhampton, United Kingdom - Purely Childcare

Purely Childcare
Purely Childcare
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Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Support Worker - Part time

Wolverhampton WV6
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No Sponsorships:

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Personal Care Involved:

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Bespoke training given:

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Driver with own car required:


  • Confident to work as part of a team, 2:1 and 1:1:
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Hours: before and after school, weekends, and waking nights
*James is a happy, giggly 17-year-old boy who lives at home in a loving, caring, and fun home with his mum, dad, and brothers. James has a brain injury which has resulted in Cerebral Palsy and Autism, he requires support with all daily activities including personal care. Out of school James enjoys many activities including swimming, trainspotting, and eating out where he loves to people watch and shake hands with others.

Support workers will support James on a 2:1 or 1:1 basis at home and in the community.

The role includes helping him to make choices and learn routines using his AAC and Makaton signs (full training given) and ensure he is kept active using his walking frame to get out and about.

Working with James is a really enjoyable and rewarding role, you will have full support from family, case manager, team leader and therapists.

The family are moving to an adapted house with dedicated rooms for his care team.

James is expanding his team and looking for support workers to join his fantastic, dedicated team on a part time basis (hours to suit).


Shift Pattern:


  • Before and after school
  • Sleeping/waking nights
  • Weekends
  • 24hr care in the school holidays

Hourly Rate:

£13.00 Starting salary (£13.50 after 6 month probation) - Monday to Friday

£15.00 Starting salary (£15.50 after 6 month probation) - Saturday/Sunday

Sleeping nights - national minimum wage (currently £9.50)

Waking nights hourly rate.


Core hours currently
am - Enhanced pay due to short hours
pm - Monday-Friday
Weekends and school holidays

When the family move into their new home (hopefully March 2023) the shifts will be:

pm - After School
am - Waking/Sleeping nights


Duties:


  • Personal care
  • Moving and handling at home and in the community
  • Follow therapy routines and programs
  • Waking nights initially but aiming for sleeping nights.


In addition, your commitment and attention will be rewarded with excellent rates of pay and a place as part of this caring and supportive family where support staff are valued and have a great deal of job satisfaction.


  • Where a specific gender is stated as essential, gender is considered to be a genuine occupational requirement in accordance to paragraph 1, of schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010 for a female or male worker to work with our client._

Purely Childcare works with families and case managers to fulfil their recruitment requirements; we will forward your details to them for shortlisting if you fit their job criteria.

Job Types:
Part-time, Permanent


Salary:
£13.00-£14.00 per hour


Benefits:


  • Casual dress
  • Free parking
  • Onsite parking
  • Sick pay

Physical setting:

  • Homecare

Shift:

  • 10 hour shift
  • 12 hour shift
  • Day shift
  • Night shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Wolverhampton: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:


  • Support worker: 1 year (preferred)

Language:


  • Fluent English (required)

Licence/Certification:

  • Visa (we do not sponsor) (required)
  • Driving Licence and own car (required)

Work authorisation:

  • United Kingdom (required)

Shift availability:

  • Day shift
(required)

  • Night shift
(required)

  • Overnight shift (preferred)

Work Location:
One location
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