Support Worker York, England
Job description
York Rehabilitation
Support Worker
Our reference: NLT/RM/York
Location: Beningborough, York
Post available: Part-time Rehabilitation Support Worker
Hours: Approximately 44 hours per month, across evenings and weekends, with the occasional day shift to cover existing staff holidays and sickness. This post is ideal for anyone looking for hours to fit around other work/family/study commitments.
Salary: £13.00 per hour weekdays, £13.50 per hour weekends, £26.00 per hour bank holidays. Mileage will be paid for travel to and from work (this is subject to review).
Closing date: 9th June 2023
Interview date: To be confirmed
About the role
This role represents an exciting opportunity to become part of a small and well- established three-person team of Support Workers assisting a young man in his own home and in the community.
During your shifts you will be working one-to-one with our client, a man in his 20’s who has cerebral palsy, visual impairment, and epilepsy. He is a bright and cheerful young man who is a keen artist - he often works on art projects, sometimes in conjunction with the Arts Council, and he has recently exhibited his work in
Liverpool. He also enjoys photography, screen printing and film making, watching his favourite programmes on TV, visiting the cinema, and going bowling.
Our client shares his home with his parents and his friendly Labrador dog. Shifts will involve some domestic duties, to ensure a safe, tidy, and clean environment - for example, he requires assistance to prepare his lunch and to perform some household duties.
You’ll need a full driving license and must be comfortable to drive the client’s wheelchair adapted vehicle, both locally and potentially for longer distance journeys.
We will provide training and supervision, but if you are an enthusiastic and proactive individual who would enjoy following his rehabilitation programme in order to help him expand and develop his independent living skills, then this could be the right role for you.
Job specifications
1. To work with our client in his own home and in the community, and to accompany our client to his activities
2. To motivate and encourage participation in a range of recreational pursuits chosen by the client - such as helping him care for his dog, going to the cinema, bowling, café’s and attending weekly art sessions - and to aid and support the client as directed by the client/family/Case Manager
3. To provide daily ongoing support/prompts to assist the client to undertake personal care and domestic activities
4. To follow the therapy programmes as set and agreed by the therapists.
5. To log any accidents/incidents, keeping medication and daily activity records
6. Travelling with, acting as a driver, or taking responsibility for our client when travelling, ensuring that safety is the priority when accompanying our client on outings, locally or further afield if required – for example on holidays and weekends away if required
7. Assisting the client to prepare food, cook, tidy up and develop life skills
8. Being flexible in hours of work to satisfy the client and his family’s needs, and to have enough availability to offer occasional cover for staff holidays and sickness
9. To undertake training and supervision as agreed by the Case Manager
10. To provide assistance and support as directed by the client/family/Case Manager, following an agreed approach, and using strategies documented in the support plan, working in collaboration with the client, client’s family,
Case Manager and any other professionals when required
11. Any other appropriate and reasonable task in relation to the employment as agreed with the client, the client’s family, and Case Manager
12. To ensure client confidentiality in all matters relating to the client
About you
Essential Qualifications/Experience
- You must be able to present information clearly and accurately when communicating with the client and/or team via emails, handovers, and reports.
- You must have the ability to work on your own unsupervised, or as part of a team
- You must have a full UK driving licence and be a confident driver.
- You must be prepared to provide personal care
Desirable experience
- To have a knowledge or level of understanding around Brain Injury
- To have experience of working in a community setting or peoples’ own homes.
Skills and Aptitudes
The following skills and aptitudes are essential when working with our client.
1) You should have a non – judgmental approach with the ability to see things from other peoples’ perspectives and be respectful of their lifestyle choices. 2) A calm communication style with clear pronunciation when speaking.
3) An understanding of the ‘enabling approach’ and the ability to judge when direction needs to be offered to the client.
4) A sense of humour is vital, along with an understanding of appropriate boundaries, with a mature, confident, and professional approach.
5) To be able to integrate an understanding of brain injury - displaying empathy but with a non-patronising approach.
6) The ability to follow the support plan, direction of the client/family/case manager and be able to accept feedback.
7) To display an understanding that the workplace is also the client’s home.
8) Have flexibility and a willingness to step in and help the client and family when the situation demands it.
9) Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with a variety of people involved with the client.
10) To be self-motivated and able to work unsupervised with the client
11) Be conscientiousness, have good timekeeping and good record keeping, using paper documentation and/or a laptop.
12) Ability to identify and manage potential risks, to safeguard the client.
13) The ability to use initiative and adapt to different situations and/or learn new skills.
Pay and Conditions
- You will be employed by the client via their professional Deputy at Mayo Wynn Baxter Solicitors
- You will be line managed by the client/family on a day-to-day basis and overall, by the Case Manager on behalf of the professional Deputy.
- The contract allows for 5.6 weeks paid leave and 2 weeks paid sick leave.
- You will receive initial and on-going training along with regular supervision via the case manager.
- Rates of pay: £13.00 per hour weekdays, £13.50 per hour weekends, £26.00 per hour on bank holidays, £9.50 for any night shifts (night shifts are not currently undertaken).
What to do next?
If you would like to apply for this position, please complete the application form and email it to us, or post it to Northern Lifetime, Po Box
5997, Sheffield, S5 5BZ. Please note that we won’t accept emailed CVs alone for consideration – our clients are unique individuals, and we feel that dedicated applications are most suitable for them and us - thank you. For an informal discussion about this role please feel free to contact Rochelle on 07542 728 917 quoting reference NLT/RM/York. This job is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service check.
Job Type: Part-time
Part-time hours: 11 per week
Salary: £13.00-£26.00 per hour
Day range:
- Every weekend
- Monday to Friday
Physical setting:
- Homecare
Shift:
- Day shift
- Night shift
Licence/Certification:
- Full Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 09/06/2023
Reference ID: NLT/RM/York
