Female Support Worker - Days & Sleeping Nights

Securitas UK; Norwich; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Insignia Healthcare Group is seeking a confident, compassionate Support Worker to assist a deaf woman in her 20s living in Taverham, Norwich. You will help her participate in a busy social life, including festivals, sports, swimming and travel, while ensuring her safety and independence.

The role is active and highly person-centred, with 12-hour shifts, day and sleep-in options, and driving a wheelchair-accessible vehicle.

Qualifications

• Experience and ability to drive a wheelchair-accessible vehicle.
• Willingness to learn sign language or experience with BSL is a plus.
• Physically capable to perform complex moving and handling tasks.

Responsibilities

• Support the client to maintain her busy social lifestyle.
• Assist with community activities, swimming and dog walking.
• Provide care with compassion, patience and reliability.

Skills

Driving

BSL

Job description

Job Description

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At 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. She also enjoys keeping her home clean and tidy and is currently planning her wedding.

Could you be the right match?

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.

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.

Support work is about so much more than care. It’s about friendship, independence, experiences and making sure the person you support can continue doing the things they love.