Female Support Worker

Female Support Worker Location: near Gloucester (11 miles from Monmouthshire border) Salary: £16.00 - £19.00 per hour Hours: 48 hours per week - two weekends in four - Saturday and Sunday Exemption is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9. We are offering a fabulous opportunity to join a small established care team working with a happy and easy-going young woman living within a busy family home environment in a beautiful rural area within the Forest of Dean. Location The family home lies about 15 miles from Gloucester and only 11 miles from the Monmouthshire border. Located within a rural position approximately 6 miles south west of Ross-On-Wye and a similar distance north west of Coleford, candidates will need to have their own vehicle to travel to and from the workplace. The Client Lucy is a 25 year old young woman who lives in a specially adapted annexe adjacent to her busy family home where her mum and siblings live. Whilst Lucy''s living accommodation is self-contained and fully adapted, she has daily contact, help and support from her family as well as receiving care from a dedicated team of Support Workers. Lucy sustained a brain injury at birth resulting in complex clinical care with severe celebral palsy and epilepsy. Lucy is not independently mobile and uses a wheelchair to move around. Although non-verbal, Lucy is able to communicate effectively with those who know her by the use of eye contact, through facial expressions and body language. ..... full job details .....