Support Worker

Indliv; Southampton; On-site; GBP 10,000 - GBP 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Southampton seeks a compassionate Support Worker to assist a young girl with disabilities. This role involves driving to school and therapy sessions, providing emotional support, and ensuring her safety and well-being during various activities. A good sense of humour and a proactive approach are essential. The position offers £17 per hour on weekdays and £18 for weekends, with support and training provided for the right candidate.

Benefits

5.6 weeks annual leave pro rata

Pension (subject to qualifying status)

Free DBS check

Relevant training opportunities

Qualifications

• Essential experience with children/adults with disabilities.
• Driving duties required, own vehicle necessary.
• Ability to communicate effectively and work with patience and compassion.

Responsibilities

• Support client with mobility and daily activities.
• Drive client to therapy appointments and social activities.
• Provide a calming and supportive environment.

Skills

Working with children/adults with physical disabilities

Calm, proactive and enthusiastic demeanor

Good sense of humour

Empathy and understanding

Education

No specific education required, but NVQ level 3 or equivalent is a plus

Tools

Driving licence

Job description

Location and Hours

Location: Hamble & North Baddesley, Southampton
Days & Hours: Approximately 20 hours per week as follows: Monday to Friday – 7.30am-9.00am and 2.45pm-5.00pm. (Jenny may need to leave school early one day each week to go ice-skating in Gosport - approximately 3 hour round trip). Jenny has swimming on Fridays so you may be asked to stay later with prior notice. Ad hoc hours to be worked in the evening and at weekends for activities and short breaks. Bank hours also available for this position.

Pay and Driving

Pay: £17 per hour, Weekdays and £18 per hour, Weekends and Bank Holidays.
Driver required? Essential (will need own car to get to work and will need to drive client).
Using Own Vehicle for work purposes? Yes, on duty and to attend training. Business insurance is required and a mileage will be paid. Will need to accommodate the client\'s wheelchair in the boot.

Experience and Responsibilities

Essential Experience: Working with children/adults with physical disabilities.
Desirable: Experience working with children with anxiety/trauma and an interest in therapy and outdoor pursuits.
Safeguarding: ILS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our Clients within the activities we undertake. The suitability of all prospective employees or workers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This position will require:

• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK;
• An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Certificate. A conviction will not necessarily prevent you from being employed.

Role Details

We are seeking an outgoing and nurturing Support Worker to support Jenny, who was born in 2012. Jenny is looking for a Support Worker (Driver/Buddy) who is happy, caring, fun, and has a good sense of humour.

Jenny uses a self-propelled wheelchair to mobilise and she also has a daily + active prosthesis that she can wear to assist walking and sporting activities. Jenny is supported by a Case Manager, clinical Psychologist, Physiotherapy team and Occupational therapist. Jenny\'s therapy sessions are held in Ringwood and Southampton.

Your role as Jenny\'s Support Worker will be to drive Jenny to and from school as well as to her various therapy appointments and social activities, and to provide support as required. Jenny attends ice skating and swimming lessons weekly. With positive encouragement Jenny can be adventurous, and she has previously tried kayaking, climbing and inclusive cycling. Jenny can struggle with anxiety and finds busy places overwhelming, so a calming, empathetic and reassuring support worker would be required. Jenny\'s parents have a split care arrangement and Jenny divides her time between them. Her father, step-mum and 2 younger siblings live in Hamble and her mother lives in North Baddesley.

This is an excellent opportunity for a dedicated person to develop existing skills and support this very special young lady. A truly rewarding role for someone who is able to communicate effectively and an ability to work with patience, tact, understanding, warmth and compassion.

Pay and Benefits

• £17 per hour, Monday to Friday and £18 per hour, Weekends and Bank Holidays
• 5.6 weeks annual leave pro rata
• Pension (subject to qualifying status)
• Free DBS check.

In order to promote continuity of our high care standards, you will be offered:

• Induction
• Relevant training opportunities (including The Care Certificate)
• Regular clinical supervision/review meetings
• Ongoing support from a dedicated Case Manager and HR department

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. This position will require:

• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK;
• An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Certificate. A conviction will not necessarily prevent you from being employed.

About You

Are you calm, proactive and enthusiastic? Do you share our values?

• Client Focussed - Can you demonstrate commitment and passion for meeting our clients needs?
• Integrity - Can you demonstrate empathy and understanding in an appropriate and professional manner?
• Supportive - Can develop productive and professional relationships with others.
• Positive - You would be expected to create an inclusive environment and respect diversity.
• Quality Focussed – Always maintaining professionalism.

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

• Female – personal care support may be required.
• 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.
• A full driving licence (endorsements to be disclosed) is required for this post, alongside the understanding that this post may involve regular driving.
• Confident about working in client\'s own home and sensitive to the needs and wishes of the family.
• Happy to learn new things – e.g. use of equipment. Training will be given.
• Flexible and able to use own initiative.
• Proactive, encouraging approach.
• Good sense of humour.
• Cheerful, caring and positive attitude.
• Reliable, trustworthy and a good communicator.
• Flexible - to help with the other children in the family and general running of the household as and when the need arises.
• Confident with using I.T. - including keeping a timesheet of hours worked, mileage and expenses, and care notes (use of an app)
• Water confident
• Basic understanding of the principles of rehabilitation
• Proactive approach to developing an appropriate range of activities.
• Willing to participate in a variety of outdoor activities
• Able to demonstrate a good understanding of the importance of maintaining confidentiality and to respect our client and their family\'s need for privacy.
• Attend supervision with the Case Manager, as required.
• Flexible with start and finish times according to the needs of our client
• Willing to travel
• This post operates a non-smoking environment

Desirable

• Experience of carrying out therapy programmes.
• Ability to work additional hours as required.
• Able to work flexible hours, sometimes at short notice.
• Previous experience of using specialist equipment with disabled people
• Experience of carrying out physiotherapy programmes.
• NVQ level 3 or equivalent.

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.

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.

About Us

ILS CaseManagement is the UK\'s leading independent nationwide Case Management company.

When a person\'s life has been changed by injury, we address the practicalities. We work with children and adults who have had moderate or catastrophic, complex injuries. We assess individual needs and are able to provide a comprehensive Case Management and Rehabilitation Service designed to maximise independence. We are CQC registered and compliant with their standards.

Our Case Managers work closely with our Clients, and we carry out all the recruitment processes on behalf of our Clients; and will support you, from your initial telephone interview right through to arranging employer interviews, trial shifts and placement.

If you are successfully recruited, you will be employed directly by our client. However, ILS will manage your day to day employment, providing you with the support you need to carry out your role. Working as a Carer or Support Worker for an ILS client means that you will have a dedicated Case Manager to oversee your client\'s care needs.