Vacancies

Female Support Worker – Full Time and Part Time – Glassonby, near Penrith, CA10

Glassonby (CA10), near Penrith

Please be advised that this position does not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship or a Visa Sponsorship Transfer. If you are a non UK citizen; we can only accept applications from those on a Dependant, Leave to Remain, Spouse or Partner VISA, due to the hours required to work on this case 24hrs or 36hrs.

This position has a “genuine occupational requirement” covered under the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, therefore only female applicants can be considered.

Vacancy Job Title; Support Worker

Vacancy Location; Glassonby (CA10), near Penrith

Salary / Rate of Pay; £13 to £14.20 per hour, shift dependant

Contract type; Permanent Full Time (36 hours) or Part Time (24 hours)

Shift pattern available; This is a 24/7 care package therefore various working patterns are available including, 12 hour day shifts and 12 hour waking nights

Essential Criteria; Female, Driver – due to rural location,

Role Requirements; M is in her early 30’s and lives with a complex, progressive condition which means she requires 24/7 support. Once immersed in Glasgow’s vibrant art and music scene, she now continues to be creative using eye-gaze technology, finding expression and identity through her art and love of music.

M lives next door to her mum and sister and is supported by a close-knit care team. Her days are filled with music, podcasts, reading, being in nature, watching films, and creating artwork. She is thoughtful, creative, and emotionally intelligent – and is seeking support from people who truly see her for who she is beyond her disability.

What the Role Involves – You’ll be supporting M with all aspects of daily living, including:

  • Full assistance with personal care, nutrition (PEG feeding), medication, and clinical tasks
  • ·Manual handling and repositioning (especially during waking hours – 2:1 support required)
  • Supporting communication through eye-gaze technology
  • Providing emotional support and helping M navigate the psychological impact of her condition
  • Enabling access to her interests and creative outlets – from exhibitions to film, theatre, dance, books, poetry and music. M already uses her laptop to make art, and is interested in learning how to use her eye gaze to DJ.

You’ll be a good fit for M’s team if you are:

  • Calm, patient, and emotionally resilient
  • Intuitive and able to notice and act on small changes in comfort or wellbeing
  • Kind, encouraging and dependable
  • Respectful of family life and able to work within a close-knit home environment
  • Genuinely interested in art, music, creativity, or holistic wellbeing
  • Non-smoker preferred, cat-friendly, and a confident driver (due to rural location)

Experience in health or social care is helpful but not essential – the right person is more important than the perfect CV.

What benefits will you receive?

  • A contract that works for you; fixed hour contract for part or full time hours
  • 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
  • Free access to Employee Assistance Programme; to support health and mental wellbeing
  • Colleague Referral Scheme – £200 incentive bonus (T&C’s apply)
  • 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 have not been contacted by KEYFORT within 7 days of the advert closing, then on this occasion you have been unsuccessful in our role requirements.

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