Support Worker

Snap Inc., Twickenham, Greater London

Support Worker

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Snap Inc., Twickenham, Greater London

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

, 14 Nov | Get your application in now before you're too late!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: b53b86a2a5ce4a32b327dad30260ab9c

Full Job Description

Overview of role: Emily has a full team of Support Workers to assist her 24/7 with her everyday tasks, personal care including washing her clothes, towels and bed linens, all complex health needs, and monitoring. Her support worker will assist Emily to get washed, dressed, and ready to start the day, and help plan and assist throughout. Emily needs someone who is good at keeping to a routine, so all complex care equipment is maintained, and her personal hygiene and day-to-day needs are met. Emily requires regular pressure relief throughout the day, which needs to be factored into social occasions. Emily's support workers attend all social events with her as she needs consistent monitoring and assistance, throughout the day and night. Emily has a SAT's machine, and ventilator and requires her Support Worker to be fully awake during waking night shifts, to observe her whilst she is sleeping. There is a separate room with facilities for carers, so they can monitor her and her equipment through an audio monitor. Hours: A mixture of 3-4, 12-hour shifts (day and waking nights): 8.00am to 8.00pm and 8.00pm to 8.00am. Rota created a month in advance.

Who this job would suit: An enthusiastic and positive

  • female seeking full-time hours where every day is varied. Someone who can help promote Emily's independence, respect her beliefs, parents and home, with previous experience delivering support within client's own home. You'll have the ability to work as part of a team and with the family. Emily would like someone who is knowledgeable and competent with common sense. Someone who is hardworking, reliable, patient with a caring nature, and with a pleasant, can-do attitude to enable her to do all the things she likes to do. Someone who is willing to travel abroad for up to 3 weeks at a time would be great too! Flexibility to work the day and night shifts is important.

    Support Worker
  • Nearest Tube/Station: Twickenham Wage/Salary: £18.00 gross per hour. £33,696.00 gross per annum (for three 12-hour shifts per week) Driver Essential? Yes. Automatic adapted vehicle to use on shift Essential: Experience of working with people with physical disabilities, providing personal care and manual handling, using hoists. Non-smoker/vaper,
  • Female only.
  • Desirable: Tracheostomy care, suctioning, cough assist, ventilation, bowel care. Start Date: ASAP Days & Hours: A mixture of 3 to 4, 12 hours shifts (day and waking nights): 8.00am to 8.00pm and 8.00pm to 8.00am. Rota created a month in advance. Every other weekend off Recruiter: Natasha About this client/child: Emily (23) is a positive and intelligent young woman. She has recently graduated from Roehampton University, where she was studying for a BA in History. She has a busy life involving social clubs, going to church, travelling abroad, shopping, socialising and eating out with friends, going out to the cinema and more! Emily loves to cook her own healthy food and likes to bake pastries as well. Emily lives at home with her parents. Emily has a Spinal cord injury, has a tracheostomy, and requires ventilation 24/7. She is a wheelchair user and requires full personal care and manual handling assistance, including the use of hoists.

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