Title: Support Worker (female only)
Location: Bramhall, Manchester
Rate of Pay £12.00 per hour Monday to Friday and £14.18 per hour at weekends.
Working hours: 08:00 – 20:00 term time weekdays, 08:30 – 20:30 school holidays and weekends. Split shifts in term time are required Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 11:30 – 14:30 whilst our client is at college. Flexibility also required to cover for holidays and sickness.
About the Client
Our client is an 18-year-old female who suffers the effects of Dystonic Cerabral Palsy due to complications at birth. This has affected her development, mobility, communication, cognition, and social and emotional development.
Key Roles and Responsibilities
- To provide assistance with all of the client’s care requirements including showering/bathing, elimination, dressing and night care needs.
- To administer medication as prescribed and to maintain associated medication records.
- To prepare/supervise with her feeding regime.
- To promote the client’s wellbeing and happiness.
- To provide physiotherapy/hydrotherapy exercise and positioning as recommended by therapy professionals.
- To provide assistance with all aspects of the client’s ongoing rehabilitation under the supervision of treating doctors and therapists.
- To maintain a safe environment for the client, in the home and in all community based activities (subject to completion of risk assessment training).
- To follow the support programme agreed with the case manager, therapists and the client.
- To be responsible for domestic chores linked with the client’s overall care. These will include laundry, ironing and cleaning, and any additional tasks in the interests of providing a safe, clean and efficient environment.
- To advise the family, or where appropriate the case manager of any concerns regarding the client’s physical and psychological health.
- To use initiative when unforeseen events occur and the family / case manager are not directly available to provide guidance.
- To work as a member of a small team responsible to the case manager and to ensure good communication, flexibility, and a consistent approach to care.
- To attend support worker meetings and training sessions as requested.
- To make a daily report following each duty regarding the client’s welfare.
- To liaise with case manager for annual leave requests and alerting the case manager of sickness that will prevent them working, in order that cover can be organised.
- To report to the case manager regarding general progress and any incidents that give rise for concern.
- To respect the privacy of the client. All matters relating to the client’s situation and family are to be treated as confidential and are not to be disclosed to a third party.
- a full clean driving license is essential for this post. You should have a diploma in Health and Social Care level 2/NVQ or equivalent. The successful candidate will require 2 references and a full enhanced DBS check will be completed following acceptance of this position.
Under the equal opportunities act 2010, advertising for a female personal assistant the act is justified and not considered unlawful.