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Support Worker (Woodford)
Job Title: Support Worker
Location: Woodford SK7
Company: Hugh Jones is directly recruiting on behalf of their client and AKA Case Management Ltd (www.akacasemanagement.com) will manage the package.
Salary: Starting at £15 per hour depending on experience
Hours:
Flexible
Initially 5 hours a day to be confirmed but flexible between 08.00 – 20.00
Waking Nights after days established
- Are you enthusiastic?
- Do you have a positive outlook on life?
- Do you enjoy helping others?
- Then AKA social care is the job for you!
We are looking to recruit a new team of support workers, reliable people with a positive outlook. You will be required to support our 8-year-old male client, in his home, and out and about within the area, assisting with his rehabilitation and development under his mother’s and therapists’ guidance. Experience of working with young people/children with a brain injury preferable, training will be given to the right person. If you are a reliable and motivated person with a passion to care and would like to support, please apply. You can help our client to live their lives to the fullest and make a rewarding difference to their lives every day.
DUTIES:
Your duties will include:
- Supporting the young boy at home and in the community.
- Assist the young boy with his rehabilitation including soft play, parks, swimming/hydrotherapy, trampolining, running.
- Assist the young boy with activities of daily living and his development.
- Good communication essential
PERSON SPECIFICATION:
Qualifications: NVQ level 3 preferred, but not essential.
Experience: Working with children/young people, brain injury
Skills: Flexibility, reliability, excellent communication, understands professional boundaries.
Complex care experience in brain injury preferable and working with children. You will be required to support in the child’s own home, and community. Driver essential. If you are a reliable and motivated person with a passion to care and would like to support this lovely young boy in his family home, please apply.
Benefits:
- Fully funded training
- Regular support supervisions
- Unparalleled job satisfaction
Closing date: 23/07/24
Complex Care Support Worker (Great Harwood)
Job Title: Complex Care Support Worker
Location: Great Harwood
Company: Employed by client via Price Slater Gawne solicitors; Managed by AKA Case Management Ltd (www.akacasemanagement.com)
Salary: £14.50 weekdays, £15.00 weekday nights, £15.00 weekend days, £15.50 weekend nights
Hours: 12-hour shifts/ Nights and school holidays/ Days split shifts/ Bank contracts available
We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated individuals, who have a positive outlook to work within our team, the right candidate will be reliable, punctual, and flexible. They will be required to support our loving and happy 12-year-old client within her family home located in the Great Harwood area.
Our client has suffered an acquired brain injury, leading to cerebral palsy and as a result has complex care conditions. Our client requires support with all her activities of daily living.
Our client enjoys activities such as swimming, days out with family and carers (particularly enjoys going bowling) also enjoys listening to audio books and music, watching movies and crafting.
DUTIES:
Your duties will include:
- Administering a blended diet and fluids via her PEG tube
- Administration of medications via her PEG tube
- Management of oral suctioning and recording of absences/episodes
- Maintaining personal hygiene needs, including oral hygiene
- Ensuring skin integrity by correct positioning when sitting in specialist seating and when in bed and by applying barrier cream as required
- Implementing any therapy strategies shown by the various therapists and evaluating the outcomes, including completion of daily stretches provided by physiotherapist
- Using play, singing, audio stories, talking, sensory engagement as therapy strategies
- Supporting our client’s education when accessing education and learning at home
- Undertaking general cleaning and household duties related to our client’s needs, including laundry
To work as part of a team and provide clear communication, including
- Understanding our client’s communication style and being responsive to her cues
- Update our client’s parents and share any achievements or concerns
- Recording clear daily records that conform to the local policies
- Attend team meetings and supervision sessions
- Supporting new staff members to understand their roles
- Maintaining professional boundaries with our client, her family and the wider MDT
PERSON SPECIFICATION:
Qualifications: Ideal candidate will have either achieved Care Certificate or NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care – this is desirable however without any of the above qualifications you must complete the Care Certificate if engaged. The candidate must like pets as the family has 3 cats and a dog.
Experience: Minimum of 2 years working as a carer either as an employee or informally, ideally with individuals with complex care needs.
Skills:
Good communication skills
Good basic computer skills
Caring and compassionate nature
Benefits:
Working within a family home and getting to know one client well.
Paid break.
Excellent training and development opportunities.
Basic drinks provided when at work.
Managed and supported by Clinical Case Manager.
Special Requirements:
Car driver essential.
Closing date: 08 August 2024