What are you going to do:
The priority for this role is to facilitate effective communication with the client who is non-verbal. The client is a wheelchair user and is student in a mainstream school.
You will be using multiple ways to help promote successful interactions (training is available and a willingness to learn is essential).
With this in mind you will:
- Empower the client to express her needs and wishes.
- You will work with the client to enable her needs and wishes to be met.
- You will provide a person centered approach to enable the client to undertake activities such as assisting with personal hygiene, toileting, feeding dressing, shopping.
- You will assist with home-based academic projects, to enable the client to work towards her GCSE.
- You will with enable the client to access social opportunities and mix with a friendship group.
- Activities include intimate personal care and therefore a female support worker is required.
- Previous experience of working with young people with a high level of care needs is desirable but not essential, as full training will be provided.
Additional Attributes:
- Creative and able to think spontaneously
- Level headed
- Good at problem solving
- Assertive
- Conscientious
- Friendly
- Caring
- Supportive
- Patient
- Motivated
Knowledge & Understanding:
- Empathy and understanding of inclusive approaches
- An understanding of the social model of disability
- Empathetic understanding of family’s needs
Responsibilites:
- Building up relationships with client in order to gain an awareness of their practical, communication, and social needs
- Working with the client and other professionals to develop a support plan for the client
- Aiding the client with daily personal care such as washing, dressing and feeding themselves
- Organising and supporting clients during recreational activities.
- Escorting clients to a destination (e.g. school, medical appointments or the shops). This may be as the driver of a wheelchair accessible vehicle or an escort in appropriate transport.
What we offer:
- Hours of work to be discussed in more detail at interview, however flexibility will be required.
- £12.50 per hour
- Hours of work 37.5 per week.
- Possibility of 2 part time posts.
What we ask:
- No minimum education required
- A willingness to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to AAC.
- Good Communication skills
- Ability to work individually and within a team environment
- NVQ Level 3 or 4 (or equivalent) in Health or Social Care, children or LDA
- Able to demonstrate the necessary skills and competencies for the care for clients with disabilities.
- A good knowledge of basic health care and hygiene standards.
- Able to demonstrate effective communication skills (written, non verbal and verbal)
- Able to conduct themselves in a manner consistent with their professional status in accordance with the code of conduct
- Good interpersonal skills with the ability to manage difficult situations
- Self motivated, ability to act on own initiative within the restrictions of their role.
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Extra information
- Status
- Closed
- Education Level
- Other
- Location
- Saint Ives
- Working hours per week
- 37 - 38
- Type of Contract
- Casual / Part Time Jobs, Temporary Full Time
- Responsible for
- Personal assistant
- Profession type
- Health / Medical , Home Care
- Full UK/EU driving license preferred
- No
- Car Preferred
- No
- Must be eligible to work in the EU
- No
- Cover Letter Required
- No
- Languages
- English
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