Female Support Worker

We are recruiting a Female Support Worker to join our lovely team on a part-time (16 hours per week), permanent basis to help and support our client in the Durham area. In return, you will receive a competitive salary of £12.34 per hour, with £13.50 per hour at weekends and some sleeping nights required, at £11.09 per hour.

We offer a bespoke Case Management Service for people of all ages, with a particular emphasis on those recovering from acquired brain injuries. We have a reputation for taking on the more complex cases, and constantly strive to provide the most efficient and effective service possible.

Ultimately our aim is to empower and support people to reach their full potential and maximize their rehabilitation opportunities in order to promote the best quality of life.

The Female Support Worker Role:

The client is a lady in her 50s who had a brain injury a number of years ago. She is independently mobile and can communicate fully. She requires prompting and supervising with her personal care, making meals and day to day activities. The lady loves music, the theatre, jigsaws, puzzles, and movies.

The client has poor short-term memory and has some challenging behaviours. Any applicant needs to have patience and empathy.

A rota is provided 1 month in advance and follows a regular pattern. Additional shifts will also be offered when covering holidays, sickness, training etc and for this reason sometimes additional shifts will be offered at short notice.

45p per mile travel allowance will be offered for shifts offered at short notice.

What we are looking for in our Female Support Worker:

• Driver/full licence essential
• A background in ABI/support work is desirable but not essential

The successful Female Support Worker will receive support, training & supervision.

If you would like to join our team as our new Female Support Worker, then please click ‘apply’ today. We look forward to hearing from you!

Exemption is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9.