Support Worker for Kim and Laura

Beyond Limits; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A support services organization in Plymouth is seeking a compassionate support worker to assist two independent young ladies in their daily activities. The ideal candidate should be patient and motivated, capable of encouraging their independence. Responsibilities include helping with personal care, daily tasks, and effective communication with families and professionals. A full UK drivers licence is essential. Offers competitive salary and several company benefits including pension scheme and paid sick leave.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Award Winning Pension Scheme

Company sick pay scheme

Excellent annual leave allowance

Critical Illness cover

Life Insurance

Ongoing high quality training

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Must be comfortable working alone and around pets.
• Full UK drivers licence is essential.
• Ability to motivate and support individuals in daily tasks.

Responsibilities

• Support Kim and Laura in their daily activities and personal care.
• Encourage independence and growth in both individuals.
• Complete necessary paperwork and attend mandatory training.

Skills

Open mindedness

Flexibility

Reliability

Enthusiasm

Good organisation skills

Good communication skills

Comfortable with IT

Tools

Laptop

Smartphone

Job description

Overview

Kim and Laura are two quite independent, family orientated young ladies each living in their own homes, with their own support team, they are looking for someone with the flexibility to work with them both, to continue to promote and encourage their independence and growth.

Hours: 16 hours per week

Essential for this job

These positions have a "genuine occupational requirement" covered under the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 and therefore only applicants from females can be considered.

You must be comfortable with lone working

You must be comfortable around pets

Full UK drivers licence

More about...

Kim and Laura are looking to recruit a support worker to work with both of them. You must be forward thinking and a good motivator of people, Kim and Laura need someone who is committed to the values of inclusion and who will support them to live a fulfilled life.

Kim and Laura both need a team of people who are versatile, who they can have a laugh with, have fun with, enjoy their interests with but who can also be direct and honest with them when needed, in a kind manner. They may have some difficult days so it is important that you are able to see passed this and remain committed to them. You will need to be self- motivated and able to use initiative, think on your feet.

Kim and Laura need people who can be patient and encouraging in their support of them. Most importantly you must be committed to supporting them to develop, achieve and grow to be as independent as they can be. Kim enjoys spending time with her dog, walking the dog, playing pool, making models, music and doing creative activities.

Kim also enjoys DIY such as building furniture and fixing things. Kim will need positive encouragement and support to achieve daily tasks such as cooking, cleaning, personal care and attending appointments etc. Laura enjoys spending time with her family and her pets, shopping, popping out to eat or for a coffee.

Laura will need your support and encouragement with daily tasks such as managing medication and money, attending appointments and keeping on top of her personal care. As a team member across the two services you will need to be team player and have a flexible approach. You should be someone who is self-motivated. You will need to be fairly confident with the use of technology, such as a laptop, smart phone, outlook, word etc.

A flexible and calm approach to your working day will be an asset. In addition to direct support you will need to complete paperwork tasks and attend meetings, development and mandatory training. You will be expected to communicate well with your team, families and external professionals. We can offer you a great team and organisation to work with, several company benefits including pension scheme and paid sick leave, subject to terms and conditions.

Ideally you will:

• Be open minded
• Be flexible and reliable
• Be open minded
• Be enthusiastic with a positive attitude
• Have good organisational and time management skills
• Have good communication skills
• Be comfortable with IT
• Have a firm but fair approach

Benefits

• We reward our staff with competitive salaries
• We offer an Award Winning Pension Scheme
• We have a company sick pay scheme
• Excellent annual leave allowance, including top up pay
• Critical Illness cover, reassurance when you need it the most
• Life Insurance, reassurance for your family when they need it the most
• A really good mandatory induction
• Ongoing high quality training
• Career development opportunities
• A real chance to make a difference to someone\'s life

"Sponsorship is currently on hold for this role"

We are committed to recruiting candidates who share our commitment to safeguarding, and therefore we apply robust recruitment and selection procedures to ensure that the people selected are right for the job, and that all candidates are appropriately screened prior to appointment, including obtaining references and DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) clearance. A DBS check will be requested in the event of the individual being offered a position with Beyond Limits, the cost of which will be to the employee, however, this will be returned after successful completion of probation period (6 months).