Care Support Worker - Epilepsy experience required

Abbots Care; Hemel Hempstead; On-site; Full time

Job summary

An award-winning care provider in Hemel Hempstead seeks dedicated individuals to support a female client with Epilepsy. The role involves personal care, attending social activities, and helping the client achieve their daily goals while fostering a meaningful connection. Candidates should possess relevant experience, a caring attitude, and the ability to commit to scheduled shifts.

Benefits

Competitive hourly rates

Paid in-house training

Learning and development opportunities

Paid induction and shadowing

Enhanced DBS paid

Blue Light Discount

Access to Wellbeing App and Rewards

Qualifications

• Must have a full UK driving license and access to a vehicle.
• Fluency in English required.
• Physically fit, calm, and patient demeanor.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and administer medication.
• Attend social activities with the client and provide companionship.
• Support the client with daily living and social activities.

Skills

Previous experience with epilepsy

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Friendly and caring attitude

Job description

Abbots Care is an award-winning Care Provider who places their clients and care teams at the centre of our service.

We provide round-the-clock care packages to support people including children, young people and adults who have long term health conditions to live in the comfort and safety of their own home.

Please note that you must have the right to work in the UK. We cannot not accept overseas applicants. You must have a full UK license and access to your own vehicle for this role.

We are looking for individuals to support our female client with Epilepsy who lives in Hemel Hempstead.

It is important that candidates will have previous epilepsy experience, this will help to enable our client and deliver person-centred care.

Our client attends regular social activities such as a gardening day centre on Mondays and Wednesdays, aswell as Singing and Dancing at Electric Umbrella on Tuesdays and Thursdays, in which you will be required to attend.

She requires support with all daily living and social activities , this is a fantastic opportunity to truly make a positive difference to somebody else’s life and to assist our client to achieve their goals and aspirations. Therefore, this job offers the prospect of meaning and job satisfaction.

The role also includes:

• Providing personal care
• Administering medication
• Attending social activities and companionship
• Supporting client with learning everyday lifeskills
• Assisting with regular sport and exercise.
• Food shopping and meal planning

The working hours are as follows:

• Morning: 7am - 4pm
• Evening: 4pm -10pm

It is mandatory for candidates to commit to one shift every other weekend.

The ideal candidate needs:

• To be physically fit, calm, patient, friendly and caring
• To have previous experience with supporting individuals with Epilepsy.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to work on your own initiative
• Personable with a proactive attitude to work
• Good communication skills
• To be fluent in English.
• To be clean and tidy in both your appearance and ways.

We offer:

• Competitive rates of up to £13.00 per hour weekdays & up to £16.00 per hourweekends
• Full inhousepaidtraining which is tailored to your role.
• Outstanding learning and development opportunities
• Paid Induction and shadowing
• Enhanced DBS paid by Abbots Care
• Blue Light Discount to use in restaurants and high street stores
• Paid ongoing development and Diplomas
• Exclusive access to our Abbots Care Worker Wellbeing App and Rewards.

If this vacancy is of interest to yourself please call our recruitment team on 01727891004.

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