Support Worker – Rowlands Gill, NE39 – Part Time – Drivers only

KEYFORT Group; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A care support organization in Gateshead is seeking a dedicated Support Worker to assist a woman with Spinal Muscular Atrophy. The role is part-time, involving 26 hours a week with day shifts and requires confident driving of an automatic vehicle. Responsibilities include personal care, moving assistance, and collaboration with Personal Assistants. Comprehensive training will be offered alongside benefits like paid leave and a Blue Light discount card.

Benefits

Paid Annual Leave

Training and Mentoring

Double Pay for Bank Holidays

Paid Enhanced DBS Check

FlexEarn for wage access

Blue Light discount card

Employee of the Month Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience supporting individuals with long-term health conditions.
• Ability to assist with moving and handling, and personal care.
• Excellent communication skills for working with a care team.

Responsibilities

• Support a lady with Spinal Muscular Atrophy in daily activities.
• Assist with personal care and moving assistance.
• Coordinate with Personal Assistants for consistent care delivery.

Skills

UK Driving Licence

Confident driver of automatic vehicles

Experience in personal care

Job description

Support Worker – Rowlands Gill, NE39 – Part Time – Drivers only

** Please be advised that this position does not offer UK Visa sponsorship. Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application **

This position has a “genuine occupational requirement” covered under the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, therefore onlyfemaleapplicants can be considered

Vacancy Job Title; Support Worker

Vacancy Location; Rowlands Gill (NE39)

Salary / Rate of Pay; £12.25

Contract;Fixed Hours, Part Time @ 26 hours per week.

Shift pattern(s) available; 2 x 13 hour shifts per week.

Day Shifts – 8am to 9pm, on a fortnightly rolling rota;

• Week A – Monday + Tuesday
• Week B – Thursday + Friday
• Contingency / flexibility to support as other times including waking nights during times of annual leave.

Essential Criteria; UK Driving Licence. The client has her own adapted van, which is an automatic vehicle, that staff are able to use. You must be a confident driver of automatic vehicles.

Person Specific Information; We are looking for experienced staff to support a lady with a long-term health condition, Spinal Muscular Atrophy. She will require support with moving and handling, personal care, and accessing the community. Her main interests are going shopping, going out for food, taking her son out and meeting friends. Although this lady does require 24/7 support, she is very independent with her decision making.

This is a really exciting opportunity for a dedicated team of staff to support this lady to look after her own young family. There will also be Personal Assistants present who will be there to provide 24/7 support to her baby. Although we will be not be given hands on direct care to the baby, we will support with the equipment that the Personal Assistant’s will use for the baby. We will ensure clear communication with her and work in partnership with the Personal Assistants to ensure support is consistent.

Comprehensive training will be provided to equip you with the necessary skills and any clinical training will be provided by our RGN / Clinical Educator.

What benefits will you receive?

• Fixed hour contracts
• Paid Annual Leave; 5.6 weeks annual leave
• Training, Mentoring and Shadowing programmes;inhouse with our own RGN, Occupational Therapist and trained Psychologists
• Double Payfor bank holiday working
• Paid Enhanced DBS check
• FlexEarn;which is a simple and safe way of accessing the wages you’ve already earned
• Blue Light discount card; giving you BIG discounts at major retailers
• Employee of the month scheme; winners receive a monetary voucher

Who are Keyfort Group?Keyfort Group deliver packages of care and support to individuals with a range of conditions and disabilities. Our support is person-centred, we only work with people if we think we can provide great care not based on their disability. We have experience of working with people with a brain injury, neurological condition, learning disabilities, spinal injuries, physical and mental health needs.

KEYFORT Group Ltd are committed to Safeguarding and protecting Adults and Children.

We welcome applications from all areas of the community and, welcome the opportunity to find out more about what you could bring to KEYFORT.

If you do not receive any communication following your CV submission within 7 days of the advert closing, then on this occasion you have been unsuccessful in our search requirements.

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If you require a legal right to work in the UK, this must be; Dependant Visa, Leave to Remain, or a Spouse/Partner Visa. We are not able to offer Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) at this time. Please confirm what VISA you currently have?

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