Support Worker

Job Title: Support Worker / Personal Assistant
Salary: £10.00 per hour
Hours: 27 hours per week (to include 2-3 hours cleaning per week)
Location: Sully
Responsible to: Employer/Client
Reporting to: Employer and Case Manager

Job Purpose: 
To provide support to; facilitate the independence of and assist with the rehabilitation of a 52-year-old woman who sustained a brain injury and has some residual cognitive, emotional and physical difficulties.

The Personal Assistant role will be to enable the client to: take her 2 large dogs for walks; look after her horse; shop and access other community amenities; prepare meals and other tasks of daily living.

This role will also require the Personal Assistant to undertake cleaning duties for 2 -3 hours per week.

Main Responsibilities/Key Duties:

• To ensure consistency of approach with the client in accordance with advised approaches to care and any emerging therapy aims.
• To liaise with and support the family as required.
• To work as part of a team and communicate appropriately with fellow team members.
• To follow the Service User Plan as documented for the client.
• To ensure opportunity is given to participate in activities as identified by client / others while achieving a balance between work and rest for the client.
• To assist in all therapeutic activities as prescribed by and with supervision of MDT.
• To be aware of any significant changes in the client’s health, functioning or behaviour, and inform the client’s family, case manager and team leader as appropriate.
• To encourage the client’s independence as far as possible. 
• To be aware of the client’s vulnerability and take precautions to protect it.
• To be aware of the cognitive problems and endeavour to cater for these at all times.
• To respect confidentiality at all times. 
• To be aware of the client’s limitations and strengths.
• Within reason, to adapt support according to changing needs, as directed.
• To be trained in all relevant skills to undertake role, as identified by the case manager in liaison with other professionals involved in delivery of support for client.
• To adhere to guidelines when taking the client out in their vehicle.
• To accompany the client to appointments as required.
• To be answerable to the client in the first instance and clinically supervised by the case manager.
• To be aware of the problems that the client may have due to their brain injury.
• Attend relevant training days and sessions when the opportunity arises.
• Attend staff meetings as requested.
• To complete relevant documentation as instructed.
• To carry out domestic chores as appropriate.
• Keep your own record of hours worked on the time sheet
• Provide feedback to the case manager and family on progress/problems.
• To be aware of the house rules, policies and procedures.
• To organise and manage own time according to delegated workload.

Download Person Specifications from the supporting documents at the bottom of this page.

To apply, visit our website by the “Apply” button on this page, download and complete electronically or by hand the Application Form and Equality and Diversity Form. And return by e-mail to: recruitment@casemanagementcymru.co.uk

Closing Date: 20th May 2016 at 5.00 pm

Full training, supervision and support will be provided as required.
This role is subject to an Enhanced level DBS check.