Job Description
Bank Support Worker
Sheffield
Our reference: NLT/CMJC/Sheffield
Location: Chapeltown, Sheffield S35
Post available: Bank Support Worker
Hours: zero contracted hours. Shifts when required to cover annual leave and sickness. 12 – 24 hour shifts.
Salary: £12.00 p/h weekdays, £12.50 p/h weekends, £9.50 p/h sleep in shift, double time on bank holidays
Closing date: 23rd June 2023
Interview date: TBC
About the role
This role is to join an established team supporting a 29-year-old man in his own spacious bungalow and in the community.
Our client, who has a brain injury, has a great sense of humour and varied interests.
For example, he enjoys bowling, arcade games, and putting on comedy shows in a small stage in his games room. Sport-wise he supports Sheffield Wednesday and while he’s not an especially athletic person, he has just started visiting the gym.
You’ll be expected to work on a one-to-one basis with our client, and to perform domestic duties, like cooking and cleaning, and while there won’t be any significant personal care involved, he may need a little help putting on T-shirts and socks and will need prompting for showering and teeth brushing.
He lives in a quiet neighbourhood and doesn’t have any pets – although his grandparents bring their small dogs with them on their visits.
As for our client getting out and about, you will need your own car and to be a confident driver. Most journeys will be local, say for shopping or visits to the gym, our client enjoys trips farther afield to Sheffield’s Graves Park, or sometimes to
Bridlington and Alton Towers.
Job Specifications/Description
1) To work with our client, a man who has a brain injury, in his own home and in the community.
2) To enable him to participate in recreational and leisure activities, both at home and in the community - such as going to the cafes, theme parks and the seaside.
3) To carry out light domestic duties in his home, such as vacuuming, washing, ironing, cooking, and cleaning
4) To act as a driver, using your own vehicle mainly locally, and further afield if needed e.g. to Bridlington, Cleethorpes, Alton Towers
5) To provide daytime, evening, and overnight support on a weekend within a
24-hour support package.
6) To have availability enough to offer occasional cover for staff holidays and sickness.
7) To aid and support the client as directed by the Case Manager/Team Leader.
8) To follow an agreed approach, and use strategies documented in the support plan, working in collaboration with the client’s family, case manager, team leader and any other professionals when required.
9) To undertake training and supervision as agreed by the Case Manager.
10) To ensure client confidentiality in all matters relating to the client.
11) To provide assistance and support as directed by the Case Manager/Team Leader, and to be responsible to the client via the Case Manager/Team
Leader.
12) Any other appropriate and reasonable task in relation to the employment as agreed with the client and Case Manager.
13) To provide daily ongoing support/prompts to assist the client to undertake personal care and domestic activities.
14) To accompany the client on holidays and weekends away when required.
Applicant Personal Specifications
Essential Qualifications/Experience
- You must be able to read information contained in reports, and also present information clearly and accurately when communicating with the team via emails and reports.
- You must have the ability to work on your own unsupervised, or as part of a team
- You must have a full UK driving licence and be a confident driver.
- You must be prepared to have business class insurance on your own vehicle to use for work purposes.
Desirable experience
- To have a knowledge or level of understanding around Brain Injury
- To have experience of working in a community setting or people’s own homes.
Skills and Aptitudes
The following skills and aptitudes are essential when working with our client.
1) You should have a non – judgmental approach with the ability to see things from other peoples’ perspectives, and be respectful of their lifestyle choices.
2) A calm communication style with clear pronunciation when speaking.
3) An understanding of the ‘enabling approach’ and the ability to judge when direction needs to be offered to the client.
4) A sense of humour is vital, along with an understanding of appropriate boundaries, with a mature, confident, and professional approach.
5) To be able to integrate an understanding of brain injury - displaying empathy but with a non-patronising approach.
6) The ability to follow the support plan, the case manager/team leader and guidance, and to accept feedback.
7) To display an understanding that the workplace is also the client’s home.
8) Have flexibility and a willingness to step in and help the client and family when the situation demands it.
9) Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with a variety of people involved with the client.
10) To be self-motivated and able to work unsupervised with the client
11) Be Conscientiousness, have good timekeeping and good record keeping, using paper documentation and/or a laptop.
12) Ability to identify and manage potential risks, to safeguard the client.
13) The ability to use initiative and adapt to different situations and/or learn new skills.
Pay and Conditions
- You will be employed by the client via their Deputy.
- You will be line managed by the Team Leader on a day-to-day basis and overall by the Case Manager on behalf of the Deputy.
- You will receive initial and on-going training, plus regular supervision from the Team leader and Case Manager.
- Rates of pay: £12.00 p/h weekday hours, £12.50 p/h weekend hours, £9.50 p/h sleep in shift, and double time per hour on bank holidays
What next?
If you would like to apply for this position, please complete the application form and email it to us or post it to Northern Lifetime, Po Box
5997, Sheffield, S5 5BZ. Please note that we won’t accept emailed CVs alone for consideration.
For an informal discussion about this role please feel free to contact Joanne on
07591831748 quoting reference NLT/CMJC/Sheffield
Job Types: Part-time, Zero hours contract
Part-time hours: 12 per week
Salary: £12.00-£23.00 per hour
Schedule:
- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Weekend availability
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 23/06/2023
Reference ID: NLT/CMJC Chapeltown