Female Support Worker - Days & Sleeping Nights

Insignia Healthcare Group; Broadland; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible or contracted hours

Paid annual leave

Paid refresher training

Enhanced DBS provided

Excellent clinical training and career

Pension scheme contribution

Refer a friend bonus £100

Job summary

Insignia Healthcare Group is seeking a friendly, compassionate Support Worker to assist a deaf woman in her 20s who lives in Taverham, Norwich. The role is active and person-centred, with shifts including day and sleep-in patterns.

Driving is essential to accompany activities and appointments. Candidates must be 25+ due to insurance requirements. The position offers full-time and part-time contracts with a fixed rota and no sponsorship available.

Qualifications

• No specific professional qualifications are required; training will be provided.
• Applicants must be aged 25+ due to insurance requirements.
• There is a genuine occupational requirement for the postholder to be female, in line with the Equality Act 2010.
• Driving is essential for social activities and appointments.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centred support to a deaf woman in her 20s to enable her to live her sociable lifestyle.
• Assist with daily activities, mobility and complex moving and handling as needed.
• Drive a wheelchair-accessible vehicle for social activities, appointments and outings.
• Encourage participation in community activities and hobbies such as festivals, football and swimming.

Skills

Active and energetic

Confident and outgoing

Compassionate and patient

Adaptable and reliable

Physically capable

Driver with wheelchair vehicle

Willing to learn (BSL)

Job description

Are you a friendly and social person who enjoys being surrounded by inspiring individuals? Are you looking for that next step in your career or looking for that new challenge and believe that you have the transferable skills to make a positive impact on the lives of young adults and children?

About the RoleAt Insignia Healthcare Group, we are looking for a confident, compassionate and outgoing Support Worker to join the team supporting a deaf woman in her 20s who lives at home with her fiancé in Taverham, Norwich.

She has a busy and sociable lifestyle and enjoys music festivals, football matches, swimming, dog walking, baking, spending time with family and travelling abroad. This is an active and highly person-centred role, so we are looking for someone who enjoys getting involved and can support her to maintain the lifestyle she loves.

She has complex care needs including:

• Spinal injury
• Complex moving and handling
• Support with communication due to deafness

Experience with British Sign Language (BSL) would be a fantastic advantage, although this isn't essential if you are enthusiastic about learning. We need someone who can keep up with her lifestyle!

Finding the right match is extremely important. You will need to be physically able to safely meet the genuine requirements of the role, including complex moving and handling, wheelchair support, community activities, swimming and dog walking.

Driving is essential, as you will drive her wheelchair-accessible vehicle for social activities, appointments and outings.

We're looking for someone who is:

• Active and energetic - happy to get involved in activities
• Confident and outgoing - comfortable supporting a busy social lifestyle
• Compassionate and patient - committed to providing high-quality care
• Adaptable and reliable - able to respond to different situations
• Physically capable - able to safely undertake the moving and handling and activities required
• A confident driver - comfortable driving a wheelchair-accessible vehicle
• Open to new experiences - including festivals, football, swimming, holidays and days out
• Willing to learn - particularly around communication and BSL

Most importantly, we're looking for someone who wants to be part of her life, not simply provide care to her.

Key Details

• Shifts: 12-hour shifts
• Day & Sleep-in shifts
• Pay: £14.60ph & £12.71 (For Sleep-in shifts)
• Location: Taverham, Norwich
• Contract: Full Time & Part-time, with a fixed rota
• Driving Essential
• Applicants must be aged 25+ due to insurance requirements
• There is a genuine occupational requirement for the holder of this post to be female, due to the nature of the personal care and support provided, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
• Please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship for this position.

Benefits

• A chance to work with a company that actually makes a difference!
• Flexible or contracted hours of work - full time positions available.
• A Specialist Support Consultant who will support and help you maintain a positive work life balance.
• 4 weekly rota patterns, with the option to cover shifts at short notice.
• Paid annual leave
• Paid refresher training
• Enhanced DBS provided
• Excellent clinical training and personalised support and development planning
• Regular supervisions and appraisals with your own professional development pathway.
• Support and encouragement by us for you to reach your goals within the Healthcare and Social care sector.
• Opportunity to achieve a nationally recognised qualification from our expert training provider, offering diploma levels 2 & 3 & 4.
• Monthly recognition programme.
• Insignia annual care awards - recognition for years of service and outstanding contributions.
• Enhanced employer contribution to Pension Scheme at 4%
• Refer a friend bonus scheme - £100

Requirements

Who are we looking for?

Someone who really wants to make a difference, who has a friendly, calm and confident personality. The applicant will want to embrace our Vision & Values and will put the wellbeing of every individual first. Showing compassion, honesty and empathy to all aspects of life.

For us, it is about matching the right person to our families to create a happy and positive environment and your new job with us will be one you enjoy doing every day. It doesn't matter if you don't have experience in the social care sector as we will train you in everything you need to succeed in your role.