Support Worker

Support Worker

Location: Erith, Bexley

Salary: £15.75 - £17.85 per hour

This is a fantastic opportunity for **Female Rehabilitation Support Workers to join an established care team working with a bubbly and engaging 22-year-old young woman in Erith.  

Working as a Rehabilitation Support Worker with the Client, you will play a key role in providing support on a 2-to-1 basis in a busy and thriving family home, to participate in hydrotherapy and physiotherapy with the Client.  It is a requirement for this role that candidates must hold a full UK driving licence and be happy to drive the Client’s adapted vehicle.

Contracted hours available:

The organisation are seeking to recruit ** Female Rehabilitation Support Workers to cover the following available shifts over the four week fixed rota:

Day Shift Hours:

• Sunday: 07:45 – 16:15 two weeks in four (8 hours 30 minutes per shift)
• Saturday: 16:00 – 21:00 three weeks in four (5 hours per shift)
• Sunday: 16:00 – 21:00 every week (5 hours per shift)

Waking Night Shifts:

• Friday: 20:45 – 08:00 every week (11 hours 15 minutes per shift)
• Saturday: 20:45 – 08:00 three weeks in four (11 hours 15 minutes per shift)
• Sunday: 20:45 – 08:00 two weeks in four (11 hours 15 minutes per shift)

Sleeping Night Shift:

• Saturday: 20:45 – 08:00 two weeks in four (11 hours 15 minutes per shift)

All applicants are requested to specify in their application which of the above contracted hours they are applying for.

Rates of Pay

Day Shifts & Waking Night Shift Hours

• Monday to Friday:  £15.75 per hour
• Saturday & Sunday:  £17.85 per hour
• Bank Holiday:  2 x the usual weekday hourly rate

Sleeping Night: 

• Monday to Friday:  £110.86 per shift
• Saturday & Sunday: £115.50 per shift
• Bank Holidays: 2 x the usual weekday rate

Following completion of 1 full year’s service, employees enjoy an automatic uplift to their hourly rates of pay.

The Client

The Client has cerebral palsy, epilepsy, learning and physical disabilities, however she is a naturally happy young woman and benefits from a support team who are both engaging and interactive with the care they provide.  When she is in pain, the Client can become upset and frustrated as a means of communicating her needs.  During these times, she may kick, pinch or refuse personal care, meals, and drinks and it is therefore vital that her care team are able to remain calm in order to help manage the Client’s behaviour and to provide her with the support she needs within the family home and the local community.  

The role includes the provision of personal care, manual handling and administering medication.  The Client loves swimming and her hydrotherapy sessions in particular and it is a requirement that all candidates applying for day shift Support Worker shifts are willing to go into the water to provide support during hydrotherapy sessions although you don’t need to be a swimmer to provide this support.  The successful candidate will also need to actively participate in the Client’s rehabilitation programme following training from her MDT team and adherence to the protocols in the care plan.

Hobbies & Interests

The Client is encouraged to live as full, active, and comfortable life as possible, so social and recreational activities are vital, together with learning her communication strategies due to her being non-verbal.  

The entire family have a passion for football and a ball is used within her rehabilitation programme to ensure engagement and maximum fun.  She loves her hydrotherapy sessions, pop music, reading, going for a walk, a drive in the car, visiting the park and shopping!  She also loves using the swing in her garden so is a bit of an adrenaline junkie. With an outgoing personality, she needs people to be bubbly, proactive, and creative with the willingness to join in on all her activities and rehabilitation programmes.

Person Specification 

• Have a full clean UK driving licence and be happy to drive the client’s adapted vehicle;
• Experience of working in care, health or education is essential;
• Experience of working with acquired brain or spinal injury, or complex care experience an advantage;
• Should be comfortable in water and happy to participate in regular hydrotherapy sessions;
• The ability to be able to accompany the client on holiday would be an advantage.

***Exemption is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable organisation, please do not hesitate to apply.