Support Worker - Ben Holden LTD : Job Details

Job Title: Support Worker

Location: Stowmarket, Suffolk

Salary: £10.50 (night-time hours) - £13.00 (day-time hours)

Job type: Full time or Part time, Permanent

Closing date: 3rd April 2024, due to an urgent need to recruit staff we will be offering interviews as applications are received.

We are a Case Management company, commissioned to provide supervision and management to staff who are employed by the person they work for. When you join a team working with Ben Holden Ltd, you will receive excellent support from a specialist Case Manager and Registered Manager, access to exceptional training to develop your professional knowledge and expertise, and the benefit of forming a meaningful relationship with the person you will be working with, to make a real difference to their life.

Job Summary

Miss G is a friendly, bubbly, and sociable young lady who lives in her own property in Stowmarket, Suffolk. She has Cerebral Palsy due to a brain injury at birth and has been diagnosed with a learning disability, as a result she requires support from a team of support workers during the day and night hours to support her day-to-day activities and to keep her safe.

Miss G has some physical impairment which impacts her mobility, she has reduced balance and is at risk of falls. This risk increases when she is excited or distracted and as a result may fail to notice hazards in her environment or be in a hurry to get somewhere. She requires verbal prompts and some minimal physical assistance (such as linking arms on uneven surfaces).

Her team of staff work on a 4-week rolling rota. The current vacancies are for:

Week 1 - Thursday 08.00-20.00 plus 20.00-08.00

Week 2 - Thursday 08.00-20.00 plus 20.00-08.00

Week 3 - Monday 08.00-20.00; Wednesday 08.00-20.00 and Thursday 08.00-20.00 plus 20.00-08.00

Week 4 - Monday 08.00-20.00; Thursday 08.00-20.00 plus 20.00-08.00; Sunday 17.00-08.00

Total hours: 147 (average of 36.75 per week).

We welcome applicants for all the above shifts, or who have availability for at least 2 or 3.

The Roles and Responsibilities of the job:

• Companionship to Miss G in her home, encouraging her engagement with a range of activities to keep her entertained as well as recognising when some 'down time' is required.
• Support with personal care tasks.
• Support with making health food choices and participating in cooking her own meals.
• Encouraging independence skills.
• Follow the physiotherapy guidance provided and supporting her exercising.
• Support to manage personal relationships and on-line safety.
• Driving Miss G to activities and events and providing any necessary support while in attendance.
• Assisting Miss G to identify and plan activities she may enjoy.
• Risk assessing to keep Miss G safe, while respecting her human rights.
• Assisting Miss G with managing her emotions when she becomes upset, anxious or overwhelmed.
• Supporting Miss G to go away for short breaks or holidays (this is not a contractual obligation for relief staff)

Person Specification:

Skills:

• Ability to use IT for record keeping and care planning (or a willingness to learn).
• Effective communication skills, written and verbal.
• Able and willing to drive.
• Able to risk assess and maintain safety.

Experience (Essential):

• Experience of working paid or unpaid with young people / adults with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, or Cerebral Palsy

Pay and Benefits:

• £13.00 daytime hours (08.00-20.00).
• £10.50 night-time hours (20.00-08.00) staff can retire to bed once Miss G is in bed.
• 5.6 weeks annual leave per annum (pro-rata).
• Sick pay (added to hourly rate).
• Pay to attend supervision and training.
• Mileage rates should you use your own vehicle for business use.
• Access to the Ben Holden Ltd Employee Wellbeing Programme.
• Access to the Ben Holden Ltd employee discount scheme.

Applicants must hold a full UK driving licence.

Extra Information:

Please note the job may be re-opened if we have no suitable candidates by the closing date.

Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV for this role.

Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; Social Worker, Support Worker, Enabler, Carer, Care Management, Care Support Worker, Support Coordinator, Support Manager, Care Coordinator, Social Worker, Guidance Councillor, Young Persons Advisor, Youth Worker, Youth Support, Support Assistant, Support, Residential Care Worker, Care Assistant, Senior Support Assistant, Care Helper, Healthcare Assistant, Residential Care Support may also be considered for this role.