Female Support Worker

Active Care Group; Bristol; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Female Support Worker to provide 1-1 care to a 39-year-old woman with cerebral palsy. The ideal candidate will have an NVQ in care, experience with disability care, excellent communication skills, and a full driving licence. The role involves personal care, facilitating community activities, and maintaining professional boundaries. Hours are flexible and negotiated at interview.

Benefits

DBS check initial cost covered by the employer

Qualifications

• Experience caring for people with physical and/or learning disabilities.
• Driver with a full UK driving licence.
• Current training in health and safety, first aid, safeguarding vulnerable adults.

Responsibilities

• Assist the client in maintaining adequate hygiene.
• Support the client to use local amenities and attend community events.
• Maintain accurate and confidential records.

Skills

Communication skills

Patience

Reliability

Positive interest in rehabilitation

Education

NVQ (or equivalent) in care

Job description

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Westcountry Case Management - Maximising potential for over 20 years!

Please note that we do not hold a valid company sponsorship licence, so we cannot consider applications from candidates requiring a Certificate of Sponsorship.

Do you want to be part of a client-centred and integrated team?

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join an existing team of carers looking after a fun-loving lady who has cerebral palsy.

We are looking to recruit a patient, warm, caring, and reliable Female Support Worker to work with our client, a 39-year-old woman who has cerebral palsy. She is dependent on assistance for all transfers and personal care. She communicates independently and successfully via an electronic speech aid. The client lives in her own home and requires 1-1 care 24 hours per day. Support workers will assist the client to access community activities and complete therapy programmes under the direction of therapists.

Please note: We are recruiting Female Support Workers due to a genuine occupational requirement of the person we support; therefore, this role is exempt from the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9.

Hours currently available - please see below:

Ideally, these will be split between 2 people.

• Monday –
• Monday –
• Friday –
• Alternate Saturday –
• Alternate Saturday night
• Sunday –
• Sundays –

Hours negotiated at interview.

What you will be doing:

• Assist the client to exercise choice and control over their own lives as far as they are able, considering cognitive problems.
• Liaise with and support the family as required.
• Assist the client in maintaining adequate hygiene.
• Support the client to use local amenities such as shops, leisure facilities, and attend community events.
• Follow the service user plan as documented for the client.
• Maintain accurate and confidential records.
• Provide distance administrative support to progress ongoing input, including contacting third parties, arranging appointments, and following up on outstanding actions/tasks.
• Maintain professional boundaries with the client and their family, adhering to the direction from the case manager as appropriate.

A full job description is available at the bottom of this advert.

What you will have:

• An NVQ (or equivalent) in care, and recent training would be an advantage.
• Some experience caring for people with physical and/or learning disabilities.
• A positive interest in active rehabilitation and a desire to enable this person to reach her full potential.
• You will be female (due to the occupational nature of the role; this post is compliant with Paragraph 1, Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010 relating to Occupational Requirements).
• You will be a driver with a full UK driving licence and confident to drive the client’s car.
• Excellent communication skills, especially with the client, her family, and other professionals.
• You will have a DBS check on the update service or will complete an enhanced DBS if successful. Initial DBS check paid for by us.
• Experience managing others and knowledge of organising staff rotas.
• Current training in areas such as equality, diversity and inclusion, health and safety, control of hazardous substances, fire safety, infection control, food hygiene, manual handling, first aid/CPR, safeguarding vulnerable adults and children, conflict management, and lone working.

Westcountry Case Management is a friendly, forward-thinking company supporting clients in recruiting their own support workers. You will be employed directly by the client; however, Westcountry Case Management oversees all aspects of the care package on their behalf.

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting children, young people, and vulnerable adults through robust policies, including safer recruitment practices. All staff are expected to share this commitment.