Job Description:

Job Title: Support Worker
Location: Wakefield, WF1 2QN
Pay rate: £13.99 weekdays / £14.53 weekends
Job Type: Permanent – Part Time (33 Hours Per Week)
Shift Pattern:

• 11-hour day shifts
• 10:00am – 9:00pm
• Mixture of weekdays and weekends
• Fixed monthly rota (typically 3 shifts per week)

Must:

• Drive (Full UK Licence)
• Confident driving a wheelchair accessible automatic van

Priority Recruitment are excited to present this rewarding opportunity for an experienced Support Worker in the Wakefield area.
This is an incredibly rewarding long-term opportunity supporting a gentleman with complex physical and health needs within his own home and out in the community.
We are looking for compassionate, reliable and physically fit Support Workers who are passionate about providing high-quality one-to-one support and helping individuals live safely and comfortably while accessing meaningful activities and routines.
Salary & Benefits:

• £13.99 per hour weekdays
• £14.53 per hour weekends
• Permanent contracted hours
• Fixed rota and consistent shifts
• Dedicated learning and development support
• Access to a wide range of free online courses
• Refer a friend scheme – earn up to £500 per referral

Company and Role:

• Supporting a 30-year-old gentleman within his own home and the community
• Supporting a client living with cerebral palsy, epilepsy and Type 1 diabetes
• Providing full personal care and daily living support
• Supporting with feeding, therapy programmes and leisure activities
• Supporting with medication administration and insulin management
• Driving the client’s wheelchair accessible vehicle for activities and appointments
• Working as part of an established and supportive care team

The client is wheelchair dependent and requires hoisting for all transfers. He has no verbal communication and limited understanding of the world around him, so Support Workers must be patient, observant and confident in supporting complex communication needs.
The client enjoys routine, familiar support and engaging activities within the home and community.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Providing personal care and support with all daily living activities
• Supporting with feeding and safe mealtime management
• Administering medication and supporting with insulin management
• Supporting with epilepsy management and monitoring wellbeing
• Supporting with bathing, dressing and bedtime routines
• Taking the client shopping or to leisure activities
• Completing accurate care documentation
• Promoting dignity, comfort and person-centred support at all times

Successful Applicant:

• Experience supporting adults with complex care needs
• Confident with personal care and hoisting
• Experience supporting epilepsy and/or diabetes management preferred
• Comfortable supporting clients with limited communication
• Physically fit and confident pushing a wheelchair
• Calm, patient and compassionate approach
• Excellent spoken English
• Reliable and committed to long-term support
• Full UK driving licence essential

Training Required:

• Hoist training
• Medication administration
• Epilepsy awareness
• Safeguarding
• Manual handling

(Training can be provided for the right candidate.)
If you’re an experienced Support Worker looking for a rewarding long-term opportunity where you can genuinely make a difference to somebody’s life, we would love to hear from you.
Apply now for more details.
*Some of our roles require drivers and male or female employees only. Where this is indicated, this is a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.