Support Worker

Job Ref
20805

Pay Rate (ph)
£13.00-£16.00

Location
Burntwood, Staffordshire

Work Patterns
Full Time, Part Time, Nights, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays,

Driver Required
No

Job description

Are you currently working in a Support Worker role and would like to enhance your career and skills?

Apollo Home Healthcare is seeking an experienced Support Worker to assist an adult male with his care needs throughout the night.

We are looking for dedicated and compassionate individuals who are passionate about their job, enjoy delivering care, and can build relationships with our service user and their families.

Our service user is an energetic male in his early 30s who requires support on a 2:1 basis during the night in his fully adapted annex in Burntwood.

He has a very active lifestyle and is often on his feet all day, he enjoys singing, dancing and wants his care team to be able to join in with all his fun.

You will be required to assist with social activities as well as meeting his care needs, this could include personal care, mobility assistance and regular monitoring to ensure he has restful sleep in a safe environment.

He is unable to communicate verbally, so building a strong relationship with him to enable you to understand his methods of communication and anticipate his wants and needs is essential.

We would ideally like applicants that have previous experience supporting service users with Autism and have Seizure Management experience, however, this is not essential.

Essential Experience Required

• 3 months previous care experience
• Personal Care
• Moving and Handling
• Medication Administration

Desirable Experience

• Autism Awareness
• Seizure Management
• Oxygen Administration

We have the following shifts available;

• Full Time / Part Time
• Nights 8pm-8am Take a look at our pay rates

Weeknights : £13.50 per hour(£162 approx per shift)

Saturday : £14.00 per hour(£168 approx per shift)

Sunday : £14.00 per hour (£168 approx per shift)

Bank Holiday : £16.00 per hour (£192 approx per shift)

This is a personally rewarding role where you can build on your clinical skills and experience, whilst delivering exceptional care and support to our service user, really making an impact on his day-to-day life.