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First City are looking to recruit passionate & enthusiastic support workers to join our workforce and become part of what we believe to be, something incredibly rewarding.

This specific role is supporting a young man with Cerebral Palsy in Royal Wootton Bassett, Swindon.

You will be working in the family home, in a fun, friendly and welcoming environment. You will be joining in varied activities and helping to explore new activities. You will be working within a support team to enable this young man to communicate to his best level, helping with his personal care needs and encouraging him to be as independent as possible.

Location: Wootton Bassett

Rate: £11.44ph

Hours Available: Full Time / Part Time

Shift patterns - 07.00 - 14.30 and/or 14.30 - 22.00 and/or 22.00 - 07.00 (Sleep night)

Our customer communicates using a choice board, eye movement, touching and can also read lips, facial expressions and body language.

The ideal candidate is someone with a background of supporting individuals with physical and learning disabilities, someone who wants to share interests and hobbies, someone fun but responsible and someone this young man build a fantastic rapport with.

About you:

You are reliable and professional - you value honesty and discretion
You enjoy working in a relaxed, fun, family environment whilst working hard and seeing your client make progress and being a part of that.
You are friendly and approachable
You are flexible and you work well under pressure Responsibilities will include:

Maintaining a safe and clean environment
Promoting independence
Feeding
Personal care
Moving and Assisting
Supporting with activities and planning day trips
Community Access
General household tasksA minimum of 6 months health and social care experience is required for this role preferably with specific knowledge and familiarity of brain injuries, however transferable skills and personal experience will be considered. A full clean driving licence is desirable.

Benefits:

Access to Employee assistance programme with Health Assured.
Opportunity to increase knowledge through training opportunities
Opportunity for career progression
Excellent training and support
Refer a friend scheme
Excellent training and support
Access to Blue Light Card discount schemeALL JOBS WITH FIRST CITY NURSING AND CARE ARE SUBJECT TO SATISFACTORY REFERENCES, ENHANCED DBS CERTIFICATE AND FULL COMPLETION OF MANDATORY TRAINING