Weekend Support Worker - Young Adults
- Recruiter
- Lavoro Care Ltd
- Location
- Liverpool, Merseyside
- Salary
- £8.00 ph
- Posted
- 31 Jan 2017
- Closes
- 28 Feb 2017
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Flexible Hours, Full Time, Part Time
WEEKEND SUPPORT WORKERS NEEDED
We are currently looking for support workers to join our team within the Liverpool and Southport area, providing care and support for vulnerable young adults with various complex needs such as learning difficulties, challenging behaviour, autism and mental health difficulties with hours to suit your availability.
Responsibilities: -
- Assisting with personal care
- Administrating Medication (if required)
- Record keeping – daily log of care plans and keeping all records up to date
- Ensure the health safety of all service users
- Domestic duties
- Ensure all service users are treated with privacy, dignity and respect
- Assisting with day to day activities and life skills
- Providing daily care and support whilst promoting service users independence
Benefits:-
- Working for an agency that cares
- Free training
- Weekly pay
- Competitive rates of pay
- Continuing support and development
- Flexible hours to suit your needs
Requirements:-
- At least 6 months care experience or a qualification in health and social care
- Over the age of 18
- Excellent team player
- Smart and professional
- Reliable and trustworthy
- Willing to do personal care
Shift Patterns:-
All shift patterns can vary depending on client needs
- Earlies:- 0730-1600, 0800-1400
- Lates:- 1600-2200, 1500-2200
- Full days:- 0730-2200, 0800-2000, 0900-2100 (can include sleep ins)
- Waking nights:- 2200-0800, 2200-0900, 2000-0800
Successful candidates will be required to undergo full safer employment checks including an enhanced DBS check. The cost of this will be met by the applicant, however, we do also accept portable enhanced DBS certificates.
As soon as pre-employment checks and training are complete, which will take no longer than two weeks, immediate work is available.