Female Support Worker - Driver Essential – Deafblind Charity

Our client is a national charity that supports and campaigns for children and adults who are deafblind. They provide tailored support, advice and information as well as specialist services to all deafblind people, their families, carers and the professionals who work with them. In addition, they support people who have a single-sensory impairment with additional needs.

Title: Female Support Worker - Driver Essential*
Reference number: 39907
Hours: 4 hrs per week (Part Time)
Location: Birmingham
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £7.30 - £8.33 per hour
Salary points: 12 - 18
To start: Immediate start preferred

About the job

Our client is looking for a reliable and motivated person to join their professional team of Support Workers at their service in Birmingham.

As a support worker you will provide a customised, responsive and high quality service to people with multiple sensory impairments and/or learning disabilities. You will be empowering the deafblind person to live as independently as possible with appropriate levels of support.

Your role will be to provide practical support, including intimate personal care, completing all the relevant documentation promptly and accurately. You will ensure that the living accommodation is respected as someone’s home, carrying out any domestic duties, such as cleaning, washing and ironing, that is necessary.

You will regularly liaise with other members of staff in order to co-ordinate assessments on appropriate deafblind people.

As a Support Worker you will work as part of a flexible team across a seven day rota which includes early and late shifts with opportunities for extra hours.

A full UK driving licence and use of your own vehicle is an essential requirement for this role. However, our client will endeavour to make reasonable adjustments for any disabled candidates that apply.

*For genuine occupational requirement reasons they are looking to appoint a Female only (exemption under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9).

Skills and abilities

No previous experience is necessary as they offer a full training program which can lead to recognised qualifications.

Job benefits include a supportive, caring environment, generous paid leave, pension scheme, opportunities for promotion, excellent training and development and the chance to participate in stimulating, varied activities.

Closing date: Friday 26th September 2014
Interview date: Monday 13th October 2014

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Our client is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Our client is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to ensuring that all staff are motivated, skilled and rewarded by their work.

No agencies please.