Support Worker for a Young Couple

As a Support Worker you will also be supporting Cheryl, and her boyfriend Craig when necessary. Craig always has the biggest smile and he enjoys a busy social life. He enjoys going to the gym and swimming and loves to watch football. He also enjoys a visit to his local pub with his girlfriend.

Cheryl is a very sociable friendly person, she lives in her own house in Torquay and has an established team supporting her. She is very independent and requires very little support around her home but requires some support with budgeting her money.

They are looking for people who are fun and interested in the same things that she and her boyfriend Craig are, but also someone who can introduce them to new things. At times Cheryl needs some emotional support to keep her on track, she can easily become overwhelmed which leads to her feeling anxious.

Craig can sometimes struggle with his memory due to his brain injury and he can be stubborn but in the most part he leads a fun independent life. Mostly though, it’s all about having fun and supporting Cheryl and Craig on their journey to increased independence.

Ideally you will:

• Have some experience of working with people with a brain injury
• Have excellent communication skills
• Have the energy to keep up with Craig’s and Cheryl’s social life
• Be reliable and flexible
• Enjoy this line of work
• Have a get up and go attitude

Benefits:

• We reward our staff with competitive salaries
• We offer an Award Winning Pension Scheme
• We have a company sick pay scheme
• Excellent annual leave allowance, including top up pay
• Critical Illness cover, reassurance when you need it the most
• Life Insurance, reassurance for your family when they need it the most
• A really good mandatory induction
• Ongoing high quality training
• Career development opportunities
• A real chance to make a difference to someone’s life

Does the job role include personal care?: No

Working Patterns:

Contract Hours: 20h

Day and night shifts

Essential details:

This position is a genuine occupational requirement covered under the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 and therefore only applications from females are requested.

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We are committed to recruiting candidates who share our commitment to safeguarding, and therefore we apply robust recruitment and selection procedures to ensure that the people selected are right for the job, and that all candidates are appropriately screened prior to appointment, including obtaining references and DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) clearance. A DBS check will be requested in the event of the individual being offered a position with Beyond Limits, the cost of which will be to the employee, however, this will be returned after successful completion of probation period (6 months).