Support Worker

Dean Healthcare are hiring for support workers in the Bristol area to support a service user in their own home who has a diagnosis of Spina Bifida and is a full-time wheelchair user.

This role would include working weekends with the following day shifts- 11:00-15:00, 17:00-21:00 and waking night shift 22:00-07:00.

This role will include supporting with personal care, moving and handling tasks, meal preparation and administering medication. The right candidate will be experience in catheter care and be happy with lone-working.

The Service user does sometimes have their dog in the house so you must be happy to be around animals.

We are a dedicated health and social care agency providing the best staffing to support the needs of vulnerable young people and adults. As a company, we are dedicated to supporting the development and wellbeing of our staff and clients. We are specialists in what we do and only take on the very best candidates.

Duties

• Help to support our client to reach their goals
• Liaising with the team regarding support with the service user
• Support with healthy, nutritional meal prep
• Emotional support
• Administering medication
• Personal care
• Domestic duties

About you-

• Preferably at least 12 months of relevant professional experience.
• Willing to go DBS and reference checks
• You have a sensitive and willing approach
• Experience with learning disabilities preferred but not essential.
• Physically able to undertake moving and handling requirements (training provided)
• A confident and calming approach to challenging behaviour (training provided)
• Willing to try new things.
• A confident and capable communicator, with good written and spoken English.
• Right to work in the UK.
• Driver
• Happy to be around pets

If you are interested in the above, please apply now and we will be in touch!

• Weekly pay starting from £12.21 per hour
• Holiday pay accrued as you work
• 24/7 telephone support with our team of dedicated consultants
• Ongoing training, plus additional specialist courses provided to help you develop
• Pension scheme
• Opportunities to progress to permanent employment if desired.