Female Support Worker

Active Care Group; Tredegar; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Westcountry Case Management Ltd. is seeking a female support worker to assist a young lady with cerebral palsy in her home in Tredegar. The role involves personal care, practical support, and promoting wellbeing within a care team.

You will help promote independence following guidance from the case manager and therapists, and in consultation with the client, with a positive and caring attitude towards the client’s goals.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 in care or equivalent; previous care experience is essential.
• A fully enhanced DBS and DBS Update Service registration are required.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and practical support to ensure safety and wellbeing of the client.
• Facilitate client independence by following the plan from the case manager and therapists, in consultation with the client.
• Work within a team, promoting the client's individual needs, skills, abilities and personal goals.

Skills

Care experience

Education

NVQ Level 2 in care

Tools

Driving licence

Job description

*Female Support Worker required to work with a young lady with cerebral palsy in her own home in the Tredegar area of South Wales. The role is to work within a team providing personal care and practical support to ensure the safety and promote wellbeing of the client.

You will also facilitate the client’s independence by adopting the appropriate approach as advised by the case manager and therapists and in consultation with the client.

We require a support worker who has a positive and caring attitude and a commitment to supporting and promoting the clients individual needs, skills, abilities and personal goals.

*Please note we are recruiting a Female Support Worker due to a genuine occupational requirement of the person we support therefore this role is exempt from the Equality Act 2010 Part Schedule 9

NVQ Level 2 in care or equivalent or previous experience in care is essential.

A full driving licence is desirable

To be able to work flexibly within a rota which will be agile across a month. Regular hours may occur due the nature of shift patterns however, no set days are to be relied upon.

£14.50 per hour

This position requires a fully enhanced disclosure request from the DBS.

You will also be required to register with the DBS Update Service.

Interviews may be held via Zoom/Teams/other such teleconferencing tools, therefore candidates MUST HAVE the ability to attend interview via these methods.

Please note we reserve the right to interview and appoint earlier than the stated closing date, should there be a good response to the advert.

Westcountry Case Management Ltd - 01626 770729

We are a CQC Outstanding rated healthcare business who help our clients recruit their own support workers. You will be employed directly by the client; however, Westcountry Case Management oversee all aspects of the clients care package on her behalf.

Westcountry Case Management is committed to safeguarding and protecting all children, young people and vulnerable adults we work with by implementing a robust safeguarding policy including safer recruitment practices and expects all staff to share this commitment.

As we do not hold a valid company sponsorship license, we cannot consider applications from non-UK nationals