Support Worker needed Leeds 16 various hours

Indus Paper Boards Pvt Ltd; Leeds; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking dedicated support workers in Leeds to assist a gentleman in his mid-50s with various personal and social tasks. This role involves providing personal care, supporting medical appointments, and engaging in leisure activities like football and dog walking. With a competitive hourly rate and flexible hours, this position offers a rewarding opportunity to make a meaningful difference in someone's life. Full training will be provided, ensuring you are well-equipped to support the individual in leading a fulfilling life. If you are a compassionate and reliable individual, this role could be perfect for you.

Benefits

Full Training Provided

Flexible Working Hours

Workplace Pension

Competitive Pay Rate

Qualifications

• Experience in personal care including catheter support is essential.
• Good communication skills and ability to build relationships are crucial.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care, meal preparation, and domestic duties.
• Support social activities and maintain independence.

Skills

Driving Licence

Personal Care

Communication

Relationship Building

Confidentiality

Flexibility

Interest in Football

Dog Walking

Tools

Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle

Job description

Support Worker needed Leeds 16 various hours

Apply at UKCIL.com. Reference: 8be57f7a

Job description and person specification
Reporting to: Person who requires care and spouse
Location: Leeds 16
Hourly Rate: £12.24 (please note rate shown below is incorrect ie £11.44)
A team to support hours below:
8:30 - 16:30 Monday to Saturday
8:30 - 14:30 Sunday
DBS will be completed prior to starting the role and 2 references sought.
Training will be offered.

Job purpose:
To assist with a variety of tasks which will assist the person who requires care with care and support to live his personal and social life according to his wishes and interests. This role may involve occasional overnight support.

About the employer:
The person who requires care is a man in his mid-50s who needs care. He is interested in sport (particularly football), music, current affairs, satire, dog walking, and going out and about. He has a brain injury following a stroke, is a wheelchair user, has aphasia, is catheterised, and needs continence support. He has fatigue and memory loss. He is currently transferred using a sara stedy and is working with physios towards step transferring. The household includes the employers, two teenage children, and a small dog.

Main duties:
Social duties, for example, support to:

• keep in touch and socialise with family and friends
• attend adult social care classes where appropriate
• attend medical appointments and physio
• do hobbies such as going to cafes, dog walking, gardening, going to the gym or playing a sport if possible
• attend social events such as his kid’s concerts, music gigs or the cinema

Personal care, for example, support with bathing, showering, beard trimming, teeth cleaning, dressing, catheter care, and administering medication (if needed).
Other support such as practice with speaking, reading, writing, and performing exercises/physiotherapy.
Domestic duties, for example, support with grocery shopping, cooking and serving nutritious meals and snacks, some cleaning, changing linen, laundry, and ironing.
Anything else that may be required by the employer, in discussion with the PA. These duties may vary from day to day in discussion with the employer.

Type of person the employer is looking for:
A team of PAs will be required to ensure cover during the week and over holiday periods. Someone who is honest, reliable, and a good communicator. It is very important that the PA is able to build a good relationship with the person who requires care based on trust, humour, and respect for his dignity. The PA should be flexible, adaptable, positive, easy-going, and able to foresee necessary tasks. A willingness to support trips is desirable. An understanding of brain injury and neuro rehab and its frustrations would be beneficial. Due to the nature of this role including medical/personal care, the potential employer would prefer male applicants, but all applicants will be considered.

What you can expect to receive:
Full training will be given, with supported sessions during the first few weeks of working induction and supervision. Competitive rate of pay and flexible working. Workplace pension.

These hours may be flexible as mutually agreed. Rate of pay: £12.24 per hour. One PA to take on supervisory role at £12.42 per hour.

Skills, qualifications and experience:

• Essential:
  - driving licence (at least 1 PA) and ability to drive wheelchair accessible vehicle
  - ability to undertake personal care including catheter support
  - able to support physio and trips out
  - confidentiality
  - good communicator
  - good at building relationships and good sense of humour
• Preferred:
  - Interest in football
  - Able to support gym sessions
  - likes dogs and dog walking

Key Responsibilities

• Meal Preparation
• Personal Care
• Domestic Care
• Social + Leisure activities
• Support to remain independent

Training

• Essential PA Guide
• Safeguarding Adults/Children
• Moving & Handling
• Food Hygiene
• First Aid
• Hand hygiene

Transportation

• Can drive a motability equipped car

Medical

• Continence Care

Please apply by clicking above or at ukcil.com