Care / Support Worker - Part Time

Care / Support Worker - Part Time 
Weston Super Mare, Somerset  

About Us  

Circle Case Management is the most trusted provider of case management and expert witness services in the South of England. We are passionate about supporting people and work with world-class healthcare professionals who will go the extra mile to help their clients achieve their goals and rebuild their lives.  

We’re currently recruiting on behalf of a fun-loving and athletic man with an acquired brain injury, who is a wheelchair user, but who can walk with support. He is looking for a Care / Support Worker to assist him with day-to-day activities on a flexible basis.  

He lives life on his own terms and enjoys playing arcade machines and Xbox, quiz shows, music, socialising, crafts, card games, as well as going to the gym, swimming and shopping. He is family-oriented and spends a lot of time involved in family activities, supported by parents and siblings.  

Your Role  

As a Care / Support Worker, you will assist the service user with his mobility, emotional support, personal care and dietary requirements. As he lives in his own home, you will be required to undertake light housework and generally assist in keeping his home tidy.  

He has an established Care Team who work closely with his parents, so you will need to be someone who is reliable and communicates well, to enable provision of integrated 24 hour care whilst maintaining a homely atmosphere for the client to feel comfortable and relaxed in.   

Supported by a Case Manager, you will:  

- Support the individual to carry out his physio on a daily basis at home and in the gym 
- Facilitate the individual in engaging in his hobbies, such as fishing and archery, and community activities such as going to quiz nights, the pub and the cinema 
- Assist the individual as necessary to undertake appointments in conjunction other staff members and/or parents 

About You  

To be considered as a Care / Support Worker, you will need:  

- Care or support work experience  
- A full, valid driving licence  
- A flexible, can-do approach  
- A good sense of humour  

Any experience of working with someone with a brain injury, in a professional capacity in a client’s home, would be beneficial to your application.  

Due to the nature of this role, non-smokers would be preferred, as you will be working in the service user’s home. As the service user has pets, the successful candidate will need to be willing to work around domestic animals.  

Your Rewards:  

- £12.00 per hour for weekday and £13.50 for weekend day hours  
- National Living Wage for sleep-in hours  
- Ongoing support from Circle Case Management  
- Great training  
- A fun-filled, highly rewarding role  

We’re looking to hear from people with experience as a Care Worker, Support Worker, Carer, Enabler, Care Assistant, Personal Healthcare Assistant, or Personal Care Assistant. 

This is a bank/ zero hours role to complement an existing staff team. Shift pattern ranges from Monday 12pm to Friday 8am (10-14hr shifts) with non-waking sleep-in support. On call duties Friday 8am to Mon 12pm one weekend in four.

Webrecruit and Circle Case Management are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.  

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