Female Support Worker

Location: StourbridgeHours: 32 per weekContract Type: PermanentSalary: £16.00 - £17.50 per hour

We are looking for dedicated, enthusiastic and passionate complex care support workers to join our new support package providing care and support to a 28 year old young lady who has an acquired brain injury with complex care needs. The client is wheelchair dependant and non-verbal.

The client's care will be based in her family home, where she has a purpose built living and therapy area. You will be offering support with personal care, therapy exercises and activities and accompanying the client to appointments as requested. The client will be leaving college and your role will involve working with the family and therapy team to set up a structured timetable of activities including hydrotherapy, gardening, music therapy, arts and crafts in the home environment.

You will be supporting the client to enjoy a fun and structured day, including all the female things young ladies like to do.

The role requires sensitivity to the client's needs (and those of her family) hence past experience in complex needs is required along with peg feeding and administering medication.

It will be the role of the support worker to also complete daily notes and to keep the clients living areas clean and tidy.

Hours of work:

• 32 hours per week
• Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 10.00am - 6.00pm.
• Other days maybe requested by prior arrangement.

Rate of pay:

• £16.00 per hour Weekday hours
• £17.50 per weekend hours

Applicants must have a full driving licence and will be expected to drive the client's vehicle.

This is a non-smoking/vaping work environment.

Due to the nature of the role an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service will be required, references will be checked along with practical and online training will be required to be completed prior to employment commencing.

Bush & Co are acting as agents for our client.

You may also have experience in the following: Residential Support Worker, Healthcare Assistant, Caregiver, Social Care Worker, Community Support Worker, Mental Health Support worker, Care Assistant, Assisted living support

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