Female Support Worker - Driver (FT/PT)

Creative Support; Warwick; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Self-employed tax incentives

Job summary

Leicestershire County Council Shared Lives Service is seeking warm, motivated individuals to become Shared Lives Carers in Warwick. You will provide person-centred support to people with disabilities in their own homes, helping build life skills, independence, and community connections.

As a self-employed role, carers receive tax incentives and practical and emotional support to families. Training and ongoing guidance are provided to ensure wellbeing and safety.

Qualifications

• Provide respectful personal care and support to service users.
• Assist with domestic tasks like cooking and cleaning.
• Engage with service users to build trusting relationships.
• Encourage wellbeing and positive coping skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide respectful personal care to service users.
• Assist with cooking and cleaning in service users' homes.
• Engage with service users to build trusting therapeutic relationships.
• Support families and carers with practical and emotional help.

Job description

We are looking to recruit warm, flexible, and motivated Female Support Workers to provide person-centred support at our bespoke development in Warwick.

Our service is a large, modern building consisting of 15 flats. It provides Supported Living opportunities for people with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, complex needs, and autism. We take pride in offering unique and individualized person-centred active support services that are stimulating, enjoyable, and motivational. Our goal is to help individuals explore life opportunities, build and develop their unique skills, promote choice and independence and achieve what matters most to them.

As a Support Worker, you'll bring a passion for promoting active involvement and communication, ensuring every day is a good day for our service users living in the Warwick area. Every day will be unique, filled with a variety of activities such as baking, listening to music, walking and more.

Your responsibilities will include providing respectful personal care and assisting with domestic tasks like cooking and cleaning, engaging with service users to build trusting therapeutic relationships, and encouraging wellbeing and positive coping skills. You will offer support to service users in their own homes or other settings, as part of a structured approach, providing respite to carers, and offering practical and emotional support to families where appropriate.

Shared Lives Carers are classed as self-employed and receive generous tax incentives

Leicestershire County Council Shared Lives Service