Support Worker Burntwood, England
Job description
Support Worker job vacancy
Job details
Job Ref
21141
Pay Rate (ph)
£13.50-£16.00
Location
Burntwood, Staffordshire
Work Patterns
Full Time, Part Time, Nights, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays,
Driver Required
No
Job description
Are you currently working in a Support Worker role and would like to enhance your career and skills?
Apollo Home Healthcare is seeking an experienced Support Worker to assist an adult male with his care needs throughout the night.
We are looking for dedicated and compassionate individuals who are passionate about their job, enjoy delivering care, and can build relationships with our service user and their families.
Our service user is an energetic male in his early 30s who requires support on a 2:1 basis during the night in his fully adapted annex in Burntwood.
He has a very active lifestyle and is often on his feet all day, he enjoys singing, dancing and wants his care team to be able to join in with all his fun.
You will be required to assist with social activities as well as meeting his care needs, this could include personal care, mobility assistance and regular monitoring to ensure he has restful sleep in a safe environment.
He is unable to communicate verbally, so building a strong relationship with him to enable you to understand his methods of communication and anticipate his wants and needs is essential.
We would ideally like applicants that have previous experience supporting service users with Autism and have Seizure Management experience, however, this is not essential.
Essential Experience Required
- 3 months previous care experience
- Personal Care
- Moving and Handling
- Medication Administration
Desirable Experience
- Autism Awareness
- Seizure Management
- Oxygen Administration
We have the following shifts available;
- Full Time / Part Time
- Nights 8pm-8am
Take a look at our pay rates
Weeknights : £13.50 per hour(£162 approx. per shift)
Saturday : £14.00 per hour(£168 approx. per shift)
Sunday : £14.00 per hour (£168 approx. per shift)
Bank Holiday : £16.00 per hour (£192 approx. per shift)
This is a personally rewarding role where you can build on your clinical skills and experience, whilst delivering exceptional care and support to our service user, really making an impact on his day-to-day life.
Why work for Apollo Home Healthcare?
We specialise in the provision of highly complex clinical care services delivered in the homes of service users.
We are passionate about delivering the highest standard of care and we recognise that our Nurses, Healthcare Assistants and Support Workers are integral to doing this. In return for your hard work and dedication you will receive:
- Flexible hours to suit
- Confirmed rotas
- Excellent rates of pay
- Holiday pay
- Full clinical training
- Opportunity to work with other service users in the area
- Ongoing professional training and development
Please do not hesitate to contact our dedicated recruitment team on 01902 847111 or email on [email protected] to find out more.
