Support Worker in Redruth

Do you want to make a real difference in someone's life? We're looking for caring, dependable, and proactive people to join a new team of Support Workers for a gentleman living with a spinal cord injury in the Redruth area. He enjoys gardening, spending time outdoors, watching cricket, socialising, and being with his family. He lives with his wife, young son, and their dog, so applicants should be comfortable around pets. Please note, the client vapes and occasionally smokes. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a fresh, motivated, and dynamic care package. Experience with spinal cord injuries is an advantage, but not essential, as full training will be provided. We welcome applications from Support Workers who share our enthusiasm for providing compassionate, person-centred care.

Location: Redruth

Roles Available: Part time - 2 shifts per week working a mix of days and waking nights.

Shift Pattern:

• Day Shifts: 08:00-22:00
• Waking Night Shifts: 20:00-09:30

Bank holidays and weekend work will form part of the rota.

Pay Rates:

• £15.00 per hour weekday rate
• £16.00 per hour waking night rate
• £16.00 per hour weekend day rate
• £17.00 per hour weekend waking night rate

Double time for bank holidays. Rates are paid £1.00 per hour less during probationary period.

Role Responsibilities:

• Deliver high-quality personal care and daily living support
• Assist with mobility, transfers, and specialist equipment
• Support social activities, rehabilitation, and community outings and holidays
• Promote independence, dignity, and choice
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to provide consistent, person-centred care

Ideal Support Worker:

Essential:

• Caring, respectful and patient
• Team player with a positive and proactive approach
• Previous care experience
• Flexible and reliable
• Comfortable around pets
• A full, clean driving licence and willingness to drive the client's adapted vehicle

Preferred:

• Previous experience of complex care and/or spinal cord injuries

Equal Opportunities: OURWAY CARE LTD is an Equal Opportunities employer and adheres to Safer Recruitment Practices. In line with the Equality Act 2010, OURWAY CARE LTD is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and prospective employees. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of disability, gender, marital status, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, age, religion and/or belief.

Job Purpose: To support your client with their day-to-day living, promoting their independence and supporting them to live a fulfilled life ensuring their safety and wellbeing at all times.

Key Duties/Responsibilities:

• Provide practical support for your client and their family, such as helping with personal care, household tasks and paperwork.
• Assist and encourage your client to engage in everyday home, social, leisure and work activities, according to the individual's choice.
• Support and monitor your client's healthcare needs, including administering medication and other clinical tasks.
• Help your clients to access community facilities and be included in community groups, if they so wish.
• Understand their communication needs and adapt your own communication style accordingly.
• Keep accurate, up-to-date records of all the care you provide.
• Work positively with other professionals, such as doctors and therapists, to ensure consistency of support.
• Maintain confidentiality and discretion at all times.
• Participate in learning and development opportunities as required.

This is not intended to cover all the responsibilities of the post but to provide some guidance. The post holder will perform any other duties that are deemed reasonable and appropriate by your Line Manager. As a term of employment, you may be required to undertake other duties and/or hours of work as may be reasonably required. This forms part of your employment contract.

Confidentiality: All staff, including our Support Worker are required to respect the confidentiality of all matters that they may learn relating to their employment, other members of staff and the general public.

Health & Safety at Work: It is the duty of every employee including each Support Worker to take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and others, including the use of necessary safety equipment, devices and protective clothing and to co-operate with the management in meeting its responsibilities under the act.