Vacancy Job Title; Specialist Support Worker
Vacancy Location; Gateshead
Number of hours available; 12 hours per week
Shift pattern available; Set shifts across a weekly rota; Monday and Wednesday 15.30-21.30, additional hours may be available during times of annual leave and sick absence.
Desirable Criteria; Experience of living with or supporting / administering medication for individuals who have epilepsy.
Role Specific Information; The young person we support is 18 years old, he has Complex Epilepsy and staff need to be resilient and remain unflustered during any episodes, he also has Autism and lives at home with parents. He is a remarkable individual with a dedicated team committed to helping and supporting him.
He requires 2:1 support in his home and also in the community. There are clinical and personal care needs; including a PEG for nutrition and medication. He has Vagus Nerve Stimulation therapy for his Epilepsy, and is registered blind, and therefore requires support with all aspects of daily life.
Due to frequent drop seizures and being registered blind, he likes to have someone close to him at all times and needs lots of reassurance. His autism and learning disabilities, require new staff members to have excellent communication skills with clear and concise speaking, this is an essential criteria for joining his staffing team.
Around his daily care needs, he also loves listening to music, swinging in his hammock, and getting out into the community.
Who we’re looking for: It’s important that we share the same values., at interview we will establish if the following matters to you:
- Making a positive difference: you love knowing that what you do and how you do it matters.
- Taking pride in your work: you aspire to deliver quality in everything you undertake.
- Relationship building: you love taking the time to get to know people, their interests and aspirations. Building respectful and meaningful relationships is important to you.
What benefits will you receive?
- A contract that works for you; fixed hours or more flexible zero hour available
- Paid Annual Leave; 5.6 weeks annual leave if you are on a fixed hours contract or, for those who choose our flexible zero hour contract, you will accrue12.07% on all hours worked. Funds can be drawn at your discretion.
- Training, Mentoring and Shadowing programmes; inhouse with our own RGN, Occupational Therapist and trained Psychologists
- Double Pay for bank holiday working
- Paid Enhanced DBS check
- FlexEarn; which is a simple and safe way of accessing the wages you’ve already earned
- Blue Light discount card; giving you BIG discounts at major retailers
- Employee of the month scheme; winners receive a monetary voucher
Who are Keyfort Group? Keyfort Group deliver packages of care and support to individuals with a range of conditions and disabilities. Our support is person-centred, we only work with people if we think we can provide great care not based on their disability. We have experience of working with people with a brain injury, neurological condition, learning disabilities, spinal injuries, physical and mental health needs.
KEYFORT Group Ltd are committed to Safeguarding and protecting Adults and Children.
We welcome applications from all areas of the community and, welcome the opportunity to find out more about what you could bring to KEYFORT.
If you do not receive any communication following your CV submission within 14 days of the advert closing, then on this occasion you have been unsuccessful in our search requirements.