Bank Support Worker

ILS Case Management; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading company seeks patient and caring Support Workers for a young boy named Luke who has a severe brain injury. The role involves providing personal care, support in activities, and communicating through non-verbal means. The position offers flexible bank hours with competitive pay on weekdays and weekends. Training and supervision will be provided, aiming to create an inclusive environment for Luke and his family.

Benefits

5.6 weeks annual leave pro rata

Pension (subject to qualifying status)

Free DBS check

Induction and relevant training opportunities

Ongoing support from a dedicated Case Manager

Qualifications

• Understanding of Makaton and talk pad.
• Experience with non-verbal children.
• Ability to communicate effectively and a proactive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Support Luke with personal care and meaningful activities.
• Ensure safety and supervision at all times.
• Communicate using non-verbal methods.

Skills

Non-verbal communication

Empathy

Patience

Water confident

Job description

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Location:

Ipswich

Position

Carer/Support Worker/Client Recruitment

Remuneration

Weekdays: £15.50 Weekends: £16.50

Advertising End Date

Not Specified

About The Role

Location: Ipswich, IP10

Days & Hours: Bank hours, Various shifts available - evenings, weekends and school holidays.

Pay: Weekdays: £15.50 Weekends: £16.50

Driver required? Essential (will need own car to get to work)

Driving Clients Car? Yes, Luke's mobility vehicle

Using Own Vehicle for work purposes? Yes, On duty and to attend trainings

Essential Experience: Understanding of non-verbal communication i.e. Makaton and talk pad

Desirable: Experience working with children

Pets: 4 dogs

Accommodation (while on duty): Family home

Interviews Week Commencing: Interviews will happen on a rolling basis. This advert will close when sufficient applications have been received. Please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application can be considered.

Start Date: ASAP (subject to satisfactory employment checks)

With regret, our client's do not offer sponsorship.

We are seeking patient, caring and alert Support Workers for Luke, born in 2012. Luke is a very sociable young boy with a lovely smile, and really loves swimming, walking, physical play, going on leisure outings. Being around familiar people and his peers along with his iPad is really important to him. He lives at home with his mother with other family members living close by. He enjoys going out and about and can take you straight to his favourite sausage rolls in the local supermarket!

Luke suffered a severe brain injury at birth, he is a fully mobile, but non-verbal and a very active young boy and requires full support for all his personal care needs and is doubly incontinent. Due to Luke's learning disability he has very limited awareness of danger and requires 24/7 supervision.

Your role will be to support Luke with personal care and accessing meaningful activities in and out of the home, sometimes with his mother as second support. As Luke loves to swim you will need to be water confident. You will learn how to communicate with Luke using non-verbal communication and his talk pad. Luke needs close supervision at all times to ensure his safety and you will need to understand strategies that help keep him focussed and offer a distraction to stay calm. Using positive language, repeating instructions and allowing him time to complete tasks if he feels they are important to him, playing 'hide and seek' and making him laugh.

This is an excellent opportunity for Bank Support Workers to develop existing skills and support this very special young boy. 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

• Weekdays: £15.50 Weekends: £16.50
• 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,
• On-going 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. 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;
• Satisfactory references, including your last employer;
• 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 and 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:

• Must be able to work with specialist equipment (training will be provided). A Handling Management Plan is available and is designed to reduce the risk of handling injuries, but you may be required to bend, kneel, squat, push or pull.
• Experience with working with non-verbal children with a birth head injury
• Confident and comfortable working in Luke’s own home and sensitive to the needs and wishes of him and his family
• Can demonstrate commitment and passion for meeting Luke's needs
• Can demonstrate empathy and understanding in an appropriate and professional manner
• A team player who understands the importance of feedback to qualified members of the team
• Can develop productive and professional relationships with others
• Actively creates an inclusive environment respecting diversity
• Good organisational skills who can adhere to standards and quality requirements
• Friendly, approachable with a proactive and encouraging approach
• Water confident to assist with swimming
• Punctual, patient, reliable and trustworthy
• Can maintain an excellent level of confidentiality
• Good verbal & written communication skills and IT literate
• Able to think creatively and to use initiative
• Willingness to work flexibly and cover shifts, sometimes at short notice
• A full driving licence (endorsements to be disclosed)
  
  

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.

About Us

ILS Case Management 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.

For more detailed information about working as a carer or support worker for ILS, please visit: https://www.indliv.co.uk/work-opportunities/support-worker-jobs/ or twitter https://twitter.com/ILS_Recruitment

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