First City are looking to recruit passionate & enthusiastic support workers to join our workforce and become part of what we believe to be, something incredibly rewarding.
This specific role is supporting a young man with Cerebral Palsy in Royal Wootton Bassett, Swindon.
You will be working in the family home, in a fun, friendly and welcoming environment. You will be joining in varied activities and helping to explore new activities. You will be working within a support team to enable this young man to communicate to his best level, helping with his personal care needs and encouraging him to be as independent as possible.
Location: Wootton Bassett
Rate: £11.44ph
Hours Available: Full Time / Part Time
Shift patterns - 07.00 - 14.30 and/or 14.30 - 22.00 and/or 22.00 - 07.00 (Sleep night)
Our customer communicates using a choice board, eye movement, touching and can also read lips, facial expressions and body language.
The ideal candidate is someone with a background of supporting individuals with physical and learning disabilities, someone who wants to share interests and hobbies, someone fun but responsible and someone this young man build a fantastic rapport with.
About you:
- You are reliable and professional - you value honesty and discretion
- You enjoy working in a relaxed, fun, family environment whilst working hard and seeing your client make progress and being a part of that.
- You are friendly and approachable
- You are flexible and you work well under pressure
Responsibilities will include:
- Maintaining a safe and clean environment
- Promoting independence
- Feeding
- Personal care
- Moving and Assisting
- Supporting with activities and planning day trips
- Community Access
- General household tasks
A minimum of 6 months health and social care experience is required for this role preferably with specific knowledge and familiarity of brain injuries, however transferable skills and personal experience will be considered. A full clean driving licence is desirable.
Benefits:
- Access to Employee assistance programme with Health Assured.
- Opportunity to increase knowledge through training opportunities
- Opportunity for career progression
- Excellent training and support
- Refer a friend scheme
- Excellent training and support
- Access to Blue Light Card discount scheme
ALL JOBS WITH FIRST CITY NURSING AND CARE ARE SUBJECT TO SATISFACTORY REFERENCES, ENHANCED DBS CERTIFICATE AND FULL COMPLETION OF MANDATORY TRAINING
