Casual Support Worker for Jane

Beyond Limits; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A dedicated care provider in Plymouth seeks a support worker to assist an individual with epilepsy. The role involves promoting independence, managing budgets, and encouraging community engagement. Ideal candidates will be flexible, patient, and possess strong communication skills. Competitive salary and benefits, including an Award Winning Pension Scheme, are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Award Winning Pension Scheme

Company sick pay scheme

Excellent annual leave allowance

Critical Illness cover

Life Insurance

Ongoing high quality training

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience supporting individuals with epilepsy.
• Willingness to work flexible hours including weekends and evenings.
• Ability to encourage participation in activities.

Responsibilities

• Support Jane in achieving her personal goals and independence.
• Assist in managing her budget.
• Promote and facilitate community engagement.

Skills

Good communication skills

Organisational skills

Flexibility

IT skills

Patience

Job description

Jane loves a bit of banter and is looking for a support worker with a good sense of humour. She is very trendy and enjoys shopping, bingo, arts and crafts, music and dancing as well as spending time with her family.

Essential Requirements

• This position has a 'genuine occupational requirement' covered under the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 and therefore only applications from females are requested.
• Be willing to support a person with epilepsy.
• Jane is looking to recruit a support worker to join her dedicated team. Someone who can support her to achieve her hopes and dreams for her future; which includes travelling and to be in a loving relationship.

As a support worker you would be expected to work on your own initiative as well as working together as a team to help Jane achieve her goals. She will need a committed staff member who believes in her and can help her become more independent which includes supporting her with her epilepsy. You will need to be motivated and enthusiastic passing this on to Jane to encourage her to participate in activities that will help her to develop. She needs someone who can be flexible in their job role.

Jane is also very close to her family who play a significant role in her life and enjoys spending time with them especially her nieces and nephew. She would like her team to help her learn skills so that she can babysit her nieces and nephew and build up positive relationships with them. She would like to explore the possibility of building up relationships in the local community and make friends of her own choosing. You would be expected to look for new opportunities and take the chance to participate in these when the occasion arises. Jane will also need support to manage her budget.

Ideally You Will

• Have a confident demeanour and be resilient.
• Be calm and patient.
• Have a love of music.
• Like cats.
• Enjoy arts and crafts.
• Have good organisational skills.
• Have good communication skills and be able to actively listen.
• Have good IT skills.
• Be reliable, flexible and a good timekeeper.
• Be able to do shift work including weekends, evening and some Bank Holiday.

Benefits

• We reward our staff with competitive salaries.
• We offer an Award Winning Pension Scheme.
• We have a company sick pay scheme.
• Excellent annual leave allowance, including top up pay.
• Critical Illness cover, reassurance when you need it the most.
• Life Insurance, reassurance for your family when they need it the most.
• A really good mandatory induction.
• Ongoing high quality training.
• Career development opportunities.
• A real chance to make a difference to someone's life.

"Sponsorship is currently not available"

We are committed to recruiting candidates who share our commitment to safeguarding, and therefore we apply robust recruitment and selection procedures to ensure that the people selected are right for the job, and that all candidates are appropriately screened prior to appointment, including obtaining references and DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) clearance. A DBS check will be requested in the event of the individual being offered a position with Beyond Limits, the cost of which will be to the employee, however, this will be returned after successful completion of probation period (6 months).