With regret, our clients do not offer sponsorship
Location: Swindon
Days & Hours: 1 xPermanent position: A minimum of 30 hours per week. A typical shift might last 5 to 7 hours e.g. 2.00pm to 8.00pm or 3.00pm to 9.30pm. Please note, support is not required on a Wednesday or Sunday. 1 x Bank position also available covering additional hours and absences of other team members. Please note, shifts for the bank role may be required to be covered at short notice.
Please indicate which role you are interested in on your application form.
Pay: £15.00 per hour, Weekdays, £17.00 per hour, Weekends and Bank Holidays.
Driver required? Essential (will need drive the client in the client’s vehicle)
Driving Clients Car? Yes, our clients Wheelchair Adapted Vehicle (WAV), automatic. Please note, applicants must be over 25 years of age due to the insurance restrictions of driving the client’s vehicle.
Using Own Vehicle for work purposes? Yes, on-duty and to attend training.
Essential Experience: Aptitude and desire to work with young people with complex needs
Pets: Three cats in the family home.
Accommodation (while on duty): working within the family home
Interviews Week Commencing: Interviews will happen on a rolling basis. This advert will close when sufficient applications have been received.
Please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application can be considered.
Start Date: ASAP (subject to satisfactory employment checks)
Do you have a desire to help others grow and encourage them to pursue their interests and dreams? If so, we would welcome your application.
Introducing our client
We are seeking a patient, caring Buddy to support our client, who was born in. He loves drama and music and is currently attending sixth form taking drama, film studies and maths. He likes attending Youth Theatre, had a speaking part on BBC Radio, and hopes to pursue acting as a career.
He lives at home with his family and would like to start becoming a bit more independent in participating in his interests and hobbies which include going to the gym, cinema, theatre and music gigs. He has a desire to engage in horse riding, skiing at a snow dome, archery and pottery. He also has an interest in food and cooking and would like support to cook his favourite dishes which are Italian.
Our client suffered a brain injury at birth and has been diagnosed with Athetoid Cerebral Palsy. He has an electric powered wheelchair for outside use and is independent in controlling this. Our client is profoundly deaf and uses cochlear implants, he uses spoken English to communicate.
Your role will be to provide support for our client with his interests and activities both within the local community in Swindon and further afield in the UK. He is dependent on someone to help him mobilise and transfer around the family home and to be around should he require help with personal care tasks. Our client has a multidisciplinary therapy team who you will need to work effectively with to support our client.
This is an excellent opportunity for a caring person to develop existing skills and work with a dedicated family supporting a very social young man. A truly rewarding role for someone who is able to communicate effectively and an ability to work with patience, tact, understanding, warmth and compassion.
Pay and Benefits:
1. £15.00 per hour Weekdays and £17.00 per hour Weekends
2. On-going training & support provided
3. 5.6 weeks annual leave pro rata
4. Pension (subject to qualifying status)
5. Free DBS check.
In order to promote continuity of our high care standards, you will be offered:
6. Induction,
7. Relevant training opportunities (including The Care Certificate).
8. Regular clinical supervision/review meetings.
9. On-going support from a dedicated Case Manager and HR Department.
Safeguarding
ILS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our Clients within the activities we undertake, and ILS expects all our Clients’ employees and workers to share this commitment. The suitability of all prospective employees or workers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This position will require:
10. Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
11. Satisfactory references, including your last employer.
12. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Certificate. A conviction will not necessarily prevent you from being employed.