Position Overview & Specifications
Pay rate: £12.88 - £13.91 per hour
Location: Southampton, SO16
Shift time: 5:30pm - 10pm
We're working with a gentleman in Southampton who has complex care needs following a road traffic accident in 2003. He is PEG fed, requires support with personal care and epilepsy support and management.
He enjoys going shopping with his support workers, attending hydrotherapy, and visiting his cabin in Weymouth! Key Responsibilities If you are resilient, reliable, empathetic and looking for a role that truly makes a difference to someone else’s life then we want to hear from you. Support Workers cover all manners of support for others – from companionship and days out, to personal care and housekeeping. You’ll be working with someone living with complex care needs and receive fully paid, on the job training. So, whether you’re an experienced support worker or completely new to the sector, you’ll have the opportunity to build your skills in a safe and trusted environment. Skills Knowledge and Expertise He requires support with personal care support, and needs his support workers to be respectful and understanding as he can become agitated or frightened easily. He is non verbal and often likes to watch cartoons!
You’ll need to be:
Shift time: 5:30pm - 10pm
We're working with a gentleman in Southampton who has complex care needs following a road traffic accident in 2003. He is PEG fed, requires support with personal care and epilepsy support and management.
He enjoys going shopping with his support workers, attending hydrotherapy, and visiting his cabin in Weymouth! Key Responsibilities If you are resilient, reliable, empathetic and looking for a role that truly makes a difference to someone else’s life then we want to hear from you. Support Workers cover all manners of support for others – from companionship and days out, to personal care and housekeeping. You’ll be working with someone living with complex care needs and receive fully paid, on the job training. So, whether you’re an experienced support worker or completely new to the sector, you’ll have the opportunity to build your skills in a safe and trusted environment. Skills Knowledge and Expertise He requires support with personal care support, and needs his support workers to be respectful and understanding as he can become agitated or frightened easily. He is non verbal and often likes to watch cartoons!
You’ll need to be:
- Caring and approachable attitude
- Patient and welcoming
- Helpful and reliable
- Access to Westfield Rewards – an exclusive rewards website, with access to special offers on all your favourite goods and services from over 1,000 leading online and high street retailers, restaurants , travel companies and destinations
- Access to the Blue Light Card discount scheme
- Opportunity to obtain NVQ’s in Health and Social Care
- Fully paid on the job training, with shadowing in place
- Fully paid DBS
- Progression opportunities within the organisation
- Pension enrolment
- Access to Westfield Health Cash Plan
- 24/7 management support
- A great Refer a Friend scheme – receive up to £500 through our Care Friends rewards scheme when you refer a friend or family member