Weekend Support Worker
Location: Ewell, Surrey
Salary: £15 - £17 per hour
Hours: 24 hours per week (Saturday & Sunday 08:00 - 20:00)
An opportunity has arisen to work as a Female Support Worker with an engaging 18-year-old young woman, based within the private family home in Ewell, Surrey.
The Client
The client is a bubbly young lady with a love of music. She enjoys pamper sessions, having her hair styled, and her nails manicured. She likes to go out for walks, drives in the car, and swimming. She has a great sense of humour and needs her Support Workers to be positive and proactive in the support they provide.
The client suffered a brain injury at birth, which left her with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, visual impairment, and learning difficulties, and therefore requires support in all areas of her day-to-day life.
The Role
They are looking for a new Female Support Worker to join the established care team, providing attentive and high-level care to the client to ensure she is able to enjoy her hobbies and access the local community. It is vital that candidates have an understanding and experience of protecting a client’s emotional wellbeing as well as attending to physical needs.
The successful candidate will need to be proficient in medication administration, record keeping, and be willing to learn the client's communication strategies as she is non-verbal. There is an expectation that the Female Support Worker will undertake certain client-related domestic tasks.
This is a fantastic role working with a personable and popular client within a happy and settled care team in a busy family home.
Skills and Qualifications
1. Support Worker experience, ideally on a 1:1 basis with a private client;
2. Experience of working with complex needs would be an advantage;
3. Calm but positive personality with a good sense of humour.
To Apply
If you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable organisation, please do not hesitate to apply.
*Exemption is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9.
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