Care and Support Worker required in Wetherden (nr. Stowmarket)
5 hours available per week
£13.88 per hour
Job reference: 5229
Job Description
Although this job description is correct at present, it may change from time to time after negotiation with the post holder.
Must have the right to work in the UK to apply for this role, sponsorship not available.
Job Purpose
I am looking for a Care and Support Worker to help look after our son ‘J’.
About Me
J is ten years old, he is a happy sociable little boy. He sleeps and eats well. He enjoys lots of things but especially water, music, singing and clapping. J has Pitt Hopkins Syndrome. He cannot walk or talk but he communicates his needs in his own way once you get to know him and he bum shuffles to great effect.
J lives with his parents, three older siblings and family pet (a Jack Russell named Rocco) in the family home in Wetherden near Stowmarket.
Most of the work will take place in our family home but also on family days out with J.
J needs help eating, washing and toileting. Occasionally he gets distressed on family days out and would need his Carer to help comfort or distract him. Having a Carer for J will allow the family to spend more time together.
J requires help with transfers. J is a wheelchair user, but the Carer does not need to have a wheelchair car as we will provide transport for J.
The successful candidate will be responsible to J’s parents. In the course of the work the Carer will have access to sensitive and confidential information. This should not be discussed outside of work unless disclosure is in the best interests of J or his siblings i.e. due to a safeguarding issue.
Main Duties And Responsibilities
* Help J eat his tea
* Help J get ready for bed to include helping J to use the toilet, changing J’s nappy, showering J, brushing J’s teeth and getting him ready in his pyjamas.
* Take J to the local park in his wheelchair, he enjoys the basket swing.
The main duties on a family day out will be to:
* Help J eat, drink and use the toilet
* Look after J if he becomes distressed
Personal Specification
Essential Criteria
* Ability to work unsupervised and take initiative
* Able to communicate effectively in English
* Flexibility around job role and hours to suit the needs of the family as well as J
* Ability to attend the family home
Desirable Criteria
* CPD Manual handling qualification
* Previous experience in a caring role
* Ability to attend family days out
Summary terms and conditions
* We are able to offer 5 hours a week at £13.88 an hour. This will be flexible and determined monthly in advance by discussion between the Carer and the employer. The shifts will take the pattern of two 2 and a 1/2 hour shifts during the evenings Monday to Thursday, or a 5 hour afternoon during the weekend (Saturday or Sunday) or potentially saved for a full day (7 to 10 hours) of support for a family day out.
* Pay rate: £13.88 per hour
* Annual leave: The annual holiday entitlement for this position will be equivalent to the work normally done during 5.6 weeks (statutory entitlement).
* Expenses: You will be reimbursed for prior agreed expenses incurred as part of the role.
* Sick pay: I do not operate a private sick pay scheme but provided you meet the eligibility criteria, you may be entitled to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP).
* Pension: I do not operate a private pension scheme but I will fulfil my statutory obligations via the NEST pension scheme.
Post is subject to the following
* Background check: A satisfactory Enhanced with Barred List(s) Disclosure and Barring Service check is required for this position.
* If you have been convicted of a criminal offence, please send these details to SIL in a separate email or in a sealed envelope together with a stamped addressed envelope. This will not be shared unless you are shortlisted for the post.
References
If successful, you will be required to provide details of two referees, one of which must be your current or most recent employer, or character references if you have not been employed.
Trial period
* This post is subject to a probationary period of 3 months.
How to apply
If you wish to apply for this position, please complete an application form and return it to SIL, quoting the job reference number 5229.
Please Refer To The Job Description.
Online form: https://www.suffolkindependentliving.org.uk/application-form-1
Email: suffolk@silmail.org
Telephone: 01473 603876
Post - Address: SIL, Unit 21, IP City Centre, 1 Bath Street, Ipswich, IP2 8SD
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