Support Worker

Fantastic Salary for reputable support workers: £14 per hour

Excellent opportunity - Full or part Time support worker 36 hrs per week required*

Eastham (Near Birkenhead)

Waking Night Support Staff (The shifts will be from 20:00-08:00hrs)

A new position is now available to join Aspiring Lives Ltd to support a client who lives on his own flat in Eastham. The client is a mature gentleman and has Parkinson's disease, Dementia, and does have a Catheter. The gentleman enjoys activities including playing cards, lego, craft making. He loves music and watching TV and he is a very social gentleman.

The support worker will follow plans of care and risk assessments to ensure that the care is safe, effective, caring, and responsive to the individual's needs. There will be opportunities to influence and improve the individual's life through care planning and activity planning whilst working with the Registered Manager and the family. The support worker is expected to be flexible and responsive to the needs and demands of the service.

Aspiring Lives supports individuals to access a range of services whilst protecting and maintaining their dignity and health and welfare.

There will be opportunity for career development and QCF training opportunities.

Key responsibilities:

1. Engaging the clients with appropriate person-centred activities
2. Ensuring the safety and welfare of the individuals with Parkinson's Disease and Learning Disabilities
3. Being a supportive worker to a family in need
4. Building positive relationships with the individuals and their families
5. Supporting Care planning and risk management strategies
6. Providing safe, effective, caring, responsive support to a gentleman with additional needs

Required Education, Skills and Qualifications

• QCF Level 2 Health and Social Care (Preferred) or at least a care certificate
• At least 1 year experience of working with people with learning disabilities
• Effective Team working skills
• Good Communication Skills
• Knowledge of Parkinson's and Learning Disability
• Experience of working in a stressful care and support environment would be beneficial
• Flexible working will be required and the successful applicant would be expected to work evenings and weekends
• Experience and/or training in the management of Epilepsy and seizures

Job Type/Category

The successful applicant will be supported with good teamwork and a fair approach to rostering will be implemented. The successful applicant will not be expected to work excessive hours and any additional hours will need to be requested. Sickness and absence will be managed with HR and there will not be any additional funding or payment for sick leave other than statutory sick pay.

Benefits

• Hourly wage is £14 per hour.
• 5.6 weeks Holiday each year + 8 Bank Holidays (£75 daily bonus if working)
• Very supportive, reputable and growing organisation at all levels
• Opportunities for career progression due to other referrals and potential packages of care
• Excellent Training opportunities including QCF Opportunities
• NEST Pension Scheme for all staff
• Aspiring Lives Ltd has registered with Investors in People and is keen to develop quality support workers
• Aspiring Lives Ltd is working hard to ascertain more perks for staff and colleagues