Female Support Worker

TipTopJob; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

TipTopJob in the United Kingdom is seeking a Female Support Worker to assist Lucy, a 25-year-old with complex care needs, in her family home near Gloucester. The role involves personal care, mobility support, and participation in hydrotherapy and therapy sessions.

Applicants should have a nursing or clinical background and be comfortable with water-based activities. A full driving licence and access to a vehicle are required for community outings or travel to the home location.

Qualifications

• Nursing or clinical background preferred.
• Experience with complex care needs desirable.
• Ability to work in a busy family environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct care and personal support to Lucy.
• Assist with physiotherapy exercises and hydrotherapy sessions.
• Maintain daily care notes and clinical records.
• Support Lucy's activities and community outings.
• Ensure safety and mobility assistance, including transfers.

Skills

Compassionate care

Team player

Communication skills

Education

Nursing or clinical background

Tools

UK Driving Licence

Job description

Female Support Worker

Location: near Gloucester (11 miles from Monmouthshire border)

Salary : A GBP 16.00 : A GBP 19.00 per hour

Hours: 48 hours per week : two weekends in four : Saturday and Sunday

Exemption is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9.

We are offering a fabulous opportunity to join a small established care team working with a happy and easy:going young woman living within a busy family home environment in a beautiful rural area within the Forest of Dean.

Location

The family home lies about 15 miles from Gloucester and only 11 miles from the Monmouthshire border. Located within a rural position approximately 6 miles south west of Ross:On:Wye and a similar distance north west of Coleford, candidates will need to have their own vehicle to travel to and from the workplace.

The Client

Lucy is a 25 year old young woman who lives in a specially adapted annexe adjacent to her busy family home where her mum and siblings live. Whilst Lucys living accommodation is self:contained and fully adapted, she has daily contact, help and support from her family as well as receiving care from a dedicated team of Support Workers.

Lucy sustained a brain injury at birth resulting in complex clinical care with severe celebral palsy and epilepsy. Lucy is not independently mobile and uses a wheelchair to move around.

Although non:verbal, Lucy is able to communicate effectively with those who know her by the use of eye contact, through facial expressions and body language. Lucy is fed via a PEG which is also used for the administration of medication and requires full support with personal care.

Hobbies and Interests

Lucy enjoys good vision and particularly loves to watch TV being a big fan of Strictly and Mr Tumble. She loves to go to the cinema where animated films are her preference, and also loves to be out and about in the local community; enjoying walks in the countryside and visits to the local shopping centre.

The family have two dogs and a new puppy who has recently joined the family and candidates will need to be animal lovers as Lucy loves spending time with the dogs at home. Lucy particularly enjoys sensory activities too and whilst she attends a local sensory centre weekly, she also likes to spend time within her sensory room at home or in her hydrotherapy pool.

Candidates must also therefore be happy to spend time in the water with Lucy.

The Role

Lucy loves to be around bubbly, happy and positive people and a sense of humour is a definite must. You should have a naturally caring nature but also be able to think creatively about new activities or adventures Lucy might enjoy. You will need to be a team player, working closely with colleagues, with Lucys team of therapists as well as building good professional relationships with the family.

Ideally, candidates should have a nursing or clinical background, or have worked with clients with complex care needs previously. You will need to be an animal lover and be enthusiastic in implementing and supporting Lucy in her therapy programmes which will include physio exercises and time in the hydrotherapy pool.

The timely and accurate upkeep of daily care notes and clinical records is essential and you should have excellent written and spoken communication skills.

You should hold a full, clean, manual UK driving licence and have your own vehicle in order to get to and from the family home and you should also be happy to drive Lucys WAV to go go out and about in the local and wider community.

Available Hours

• Saturday: 08:00 : 21:15 with sleeping hours from 21:15 to:
• Sunday: 06:15 : 21:15 with sleeping hours from 21:15 : 06:15, waking hours to the end of the shift at 08:00 Monday

It should be noted that the sleeping night hours include one interruption to attend to the Client during each shift .