Temporary Senior Support Worker for Tobin - Plymouth

Proud to Care Devon; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Proud to Care Devon seeks a senior support worker to join a dedicated team assisting Tobin, a young man with epilepsy, in daily activities and personal care. This temporary role involves various shifts, encouraging independence and ensuring well-being. Ideal candidates should be positive, flexible, and have good communication skills. Join a rewarding environment where you can truly make a difference.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

Award Winning Pension Scheme

Company sick pay scheme

Excellent annual leave allowance

Critical Illness cover

Life Insurance

Mandatory induction

Ongoing high quality training

Career development opportunities

Opportunity to make a difference

Qualifications

• Full driving license and ability to drive a Motability vehicle required.
• Experience in personal care is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support Tobin in activities such as swimming and outings.
• Assist with personal care and provide consistency and support.

Skills

Positive attitude

Reliability

Flexibility

Good communication skills

Robustness

Emotional intelligence

Job description

Hours

To include sleepover shifts, days, evenings, waking nights and weekends including bank holidays.

Contract

Temporary – more details on request or interview

About Tobin

Tobin is a great young man and has a committed team around him, he is currently looking to add a few more staff to his team including a temporary senior support worker to support his team leader. He lives in his own home and is usually active during the day, he enjoys drives in his car, the outdoors and loves exploring new places.

During the days you will be supporting Tobin out and about participating in one of the many activities he enjoys, this can range from swimming, rough terrain or woodland walks to day trips to national trusts, aquariums or spending time near the sea. Tobin is a good sleeper but has Epilepsy so has staff to keep an eye on him at night.

Tobin likes to be independent but his team will need to help him with some personal care and keeping his home the way he likes it. There will always two people working with Tobin. As a senior support worker your responsibilities will include shifts, both days and nights plus supporting the team leader in the leadership of the team.

Ideally you will

• Be positive and motivated
• Be able to provide consistency
• Be reliable and flexible
• Work well as part of a team
• Be comfortable with a level of autonomy
• Have good communication skills
• Be robust, resilient and emotionally intelligent
• Have a positive attitude and be keen to make a difference to Tobin’s life

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

Does the job role include personal care?: Yes

Working Patterns:

Day and night shifts

Essential details:

Full driving License and ability to drive a Motability vehicle

Be flexible to work a mixture of shifts including long day sleepover

"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).