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Northern Lifetime Limited; Deepcar; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Ceredigion County Council Direct Payment Support Service in the community supports a client with a brain injury to live independently at home and enjoy recreational activities.

You will help with daily tasks, transport locally, provide daytime and overnight support as required, maintain confidentiality, and work closely with the Case Manager and family.

Responsibilities

• To work with our client in his own home and in the community.
• To enable him to participate in recreational and leisure activities, both at home and in the community.
• To work alongside him with household tasks, like ironing, washing, cleaning, hoovering.
• To carry out light domestic duties in his house as appropriate, such as vacuuming, washing, and ironing.
• To act as a driver, using his vehicle mainly locally, and further afield if needed.
• To provide daytime, evening, and overnight support on a weekend within a 24-hour support package.
• To have availability to cover staff holidays and sickness.
• To aid and support the client as directed by the Case Manager/Team Leader.
• To follow an agreed approach, and use strategies documented in the support plan, in collaboration with the client’s family and professionals.
• To undertake training and supervision as agreed by the Case Manager.
• To ensure client confidentiality in all matters relating to the client.
• To provide assistance and support as directed by the Case Manager/Team Leader, and be responsible to the client via the Case Manager/Team Leader.
• Any other appropriate tasks related to employment as agreed with the client and Case Manager.
• To provide daily ongoing support/prompts to assist the client with personal care and domestic activities.
• To accompany the client on holidays and weekends away when required.

Job description

1) To work with our client, a man who has a brain injury, in his own home and in the community.

2) To enable him to participate in recreational and leisure activities, both at home and in the community - such as looking after his fish (including cleaning large tank out), visiting farms, doing arts and crafts.

3) To work alongside him with some household tasks, like ironing, washing, cleaning, hoovering.

4) To carry out light domestic duties in his house as appropriate, such as vacuuming, washing, and ironing.

5) To act as a driver, using his vehicle mainly locally, and further afield if needed e.g. to the Lake District, Cleethorpes, Bakewell etc

6) To provide daytime, evening, and overnight support on a weekend within a 24-hour support package.

7) To have availability enough to offer cover for staff holidays and sickness.

8) To aid and support the client as directed by the Case Manager/Team Leader.

9) To follow an agreed approach, and use strategies documented in the support plan, working in collaboration with the client’s family, Case Manager, Team Leader and any other professionals when required.

10) To undertake training and supervision as agreed by the Case Manager.

11) To ensure client confidentiality in all matters relating to the client.

12) To provide assistance and support as directed by the Case Manager/Team Leader, and to be responsible to the client via the Case Manager/Team Leader.

13) Any other appropriate and reasonable task in relation to the employment as agreed with the client and Case Manager.

14) To provide daily ongoing support/prompts to assist the client to undertake personal care and domestic activities.

15) To accompany the client on holidays and weekends away when required.

Ceredigion County Council Direct Payment Support Service

Ceredigion County Council Direct Payment Support Service

Ceredigion County Council Direct Payment Support Service