Total 10 job vacancies by Compass Independent Living

The Role: To support a 29-year-old gentleman who has Epilepsy, Cerebral Palsy, Learning Difficulties and Severe Visual Impairment. He is looking for additional support workers to join his well-established long-standing team, to provide 24-hour support. You will be required to provide care in his family home, but also to access the community for a variety of different activities to ensure he lives the most fulfilling life. Full training to be given to the successful applicant.
Main Duties
• To support with hydrotherapy.
• To support with music therapy.
• To access the community.
• To provide all personal care tasks.
• To administer regular and emergency medication.
• To facilitates social and sensory activities.
• To provide small domestic chores, such as managing laundry, and keeping the living area tidy and clean.
• To provide manual handling.
• To tube feed and, if required, administer oxygen therapy, and suction.
• To cross-cover sickness and holiday of other staff.
Personal Qualities and Attributes required:
• Respectful of confidentiality and privacy.
• Responsible, reliable, and trustworthy.
• Respectful of dignity and independence.
• Good communication skills and social skills.
• Punctual, and flexible.
• Previous experience is desirable, although not essential.
• You must have a good sense of humour.
• You must be happy to work alone, or part of a team.
• Fluent English is essential, written and verbal.
• Experience in delivering physiotherapy and sensory stimulation is desirable.
• Clean driving licence is desirable.

The position is subject to a DBS, and satisfactory completion of initial training and a one month’s probationary period.
Current positions available:
Position 1: Late/early weekday shifts (7:30 – 16:00 and 10.30 to 20:00) and 1 weekend a month - these could be part-time or full-time and could also be combined with night shifts on a rolling 4-week cycle.
Position 2: Weekend hours: 2- 4 weekends a month (8 - 10 hours on both days)
Position 3: Weekday nights: Thursday to Saturday 19:30 to 7:30 (these nights could be split)
Pay: £11.44 per hour, rising to £12.25 per hour for carers with 2 years’ experience (awaiting review)
Unsocial hours paid at enhanced rates.
Holiday Entitlement: You will be entitled to 28 days paid holiday (including bank holidays) pro rata according to number of shifts worked.
Please send your CV to info@compassindependentliving.org.uk quoting the job reference JW/Banes/070823, stating why you are interested in this job, and which position(s) you are interested in.

You must be able to prove your right to work in the UK. No sponsorship is available.

The Role: To support a young professional gentleman living with Muscular Dystrophy, to live an exciting and fulfilling life. He requires 2 new members of staff to join his team for day and night shifts. This role is for day shifts.
Main Duties:
• To provide all aspects of personal care
• To use a hoist
• To support to maintain a hygienic home (including laundry, cleaning, and tidying up etc)
• Food and drink preparation
• To support getting out of bed / going to bed each day
• To attend Dr / hospital appointments as and when required
• You will also be required to cover for colleagues on leave and sickness, and on occasions work extra hours, agreed in advance.
• To assist to attend social events, such as meeting friends, day trips, and evening trips.

Personal Qualities and Attributes required:
• Respectful of confidentiality and privacy
• Responsible, reliable, and trustworthy
• Respectful of dignity and independence
• Good communication skills and social skills
• Punctual, and flexible
• Suitable for a casual working environment but always remaining professional.
Car owner with driving license is essential
The employer enjoys television/film, travelling, music and sport.
Please note that this role may be subject to a DBS check, your employer may also ask for you to supply references.
You must be able to prove the right to work in the UK. No sponsorships are available.
Hours: Live-in care (week on week off) 8:30 - 20:30. Days can be flexible.
Hourly Rate: £13.50 per hour
Holidays: 5.6 weeks per year (pro rata) including Bank holidays

Please note, Compass Disability Services (Compass Independent Living Team) is a support, advisory and payroll service. We support people with a disability or long-term health condition to live independently and retain control of their lives within the community. We are not the person that you will work for. You will work for the individual or family that we are supporting.

Positions available:
Shifts include long days, short days, and nights.
Standard shift patterns are likely to be as follows but these are negotiable for the right candidates, to cover a regular weekly/fortnightly rota:
8am – 8pm
8am – 2pm
2pm – 8pm
8pm – 8 am (night)


Bank nurse positions – flexible hours as needed. Expected to do 1 shift per month minimum to stay familiar to client and with skills needed.

Regular day nurses and regular night nurses, however preferably staff will be open to covering sickness/emergency leave/annual leave.

About me:
I am a 33-year-old young lady who likes lots of different activities and exploring and engaging with the outside world. I have a passion for arts and crafts and baking. I live with my cat who is very important to me. I enjoy sensory play, soft play and outdoor activities.
I have autism and sensory processing disorder and rely on routine and consistency. I am normally a happy and friendly person who will require time and patience to get to know new staff. Due to the difficulties resulting from my complex needs, I can present with behaviour that may be challenging.
I have complex medical needs, which I work hard to be as independent with as possible. However, due to the varying nature of my conditions, I will need different levels of support in line with how I am daily. In summary my medical needs consist of:
• Tracheostomy
• TPN (Total Parenteral Nutrition)
• Hickman line for TPN and IV medication
• Jejunostomy
• Gastrostomy
• Suprapubic catheter
• Ileostomy
• EDS and associated conditions/complications
• Personal care
• Manual handling including hoist transfers.

Overview of role:
This is an exciting and varied role where you will support me with all aspects of day-to-day life. Most importantly you should enjoy adding, fun, value, meaning and opportunities to my life.
This role will be challenging at times, but with time, patience, and a great staff team, it will be very rewarding and there is the opportunity to make a big difference to my life.
The role will involve all aspect of care and support including personal care and medical interventions as required.
Alongside all the clinical and daily care tasks, you will also need to be proactive and engaging and enjoy many opportunities to have fun, trips in the community and day trips further afield.

Location: Solihull/Coventry area
Salary: From £27.86 per hour (supplements for nights and weekends) – To be discussed at interview – in line with knowledge and experience.
Driver required? Essential – manual clean UK driving license, as will be required to drive Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle (WAV).
Essential: Diploma/Degree in Nursing RNLD/RGN, Current PIN, complex care experience, autism/LD, and challenging behaviour experience
Start Date: ASAP
Days & Hours: Recruiting a team of day and night nurses to cover 24/7 care.
Please note that this role may be subject to a DBS check, your employer may also ask for you to supply references.
Please note, Compass Disability Services (Compass Independent Living Team) is a support, advisory and payroll service.
We support people with a disability or long-term health condition to live independently and retain control of their lives within the community.
We are not the person that you will work for.
You will work for the individual or family that we are supporting.

The Role: To support a 53-year-old lady who has Autism, Bipolar, and complex learning difficulties. She has 24-hour care and is looking for members of staff to join her well established team and for holiday and sickness cover.

Main Duties
• All personal care tasks.
• To support to get dressed and undressed.
• To support with toileting.
• To explore the community.
• General domestic tasks.
• To prepare meal and snacks.
• To prepare a shopping list and go shopping.

Personal Qualities and Attributes required:
• Respectful of confidentiality and privacy
• Responsible, reliable, and trustworthy
• Respectful of dignity and independence
• Good communication skills and social skills
• Punctual, and flexible
• Good sense of humour
• Patience
• Experience with those who have autism is essential

Car owner with driving license and business insurance essential

*This role is a lone working position, and an Enhanced DBS (formerly CRB) is required for all staff undertaking the role*
Hours: 24 hour shifts to be worked from 9am – 9am the following day with a sleep in.
Pay: £12.50 per hour and £95.00 per sleep in (you may be woken)
Job Type: Part time

You must be able to prove your right to work in the UK. No sponsorship is available.

Please note, Compass Disability Services (Compass Independent Living Team) is a support, advisory and payroll service.
We support people with a disability or long-term health condition to live independently and retain control of their lives within the community.
We are not the person that you will work for.
You will work for the individual or family that we are supporting.

The Role: To support a young professional gentleman living with Muscular Dystrophy, to live an exciting and fulfilling life. He requires 2 new members of staff to join his team for day and night shifts. This role is for day shifts.
Main Duties:
• To provide all aspects of personal care
• To use a hoist
• To support to maintain a hygienic home (including laundry, cleaning, and tidying up etc)
• Food and drink preparation
• To support getting out of bed / going to bed each day
• To attend Dr / hospital appointments as and when required
• You will also be required to cover for colleagues on leave and sickness, and on occasions work extra hours, agreed in advance.
• To assist to attend social events, such as meeting friends, day trips, and evening trips.

Personal Qualities and Attributes required:
• Respectful of confidentiality and privacy
• Responsible, reliable, and trustworthy
• Respectful of dignity and independence
• Good communication skills and social skills
• Punctual, and flexible
• Suitable for a casual working environment but always remaining professional.
Car owner with driving license is essential
The employer enjoys television/film, travelling, music and sport.
Please note that this role may be subject to a DBS check, your employer may also ask for you to supply references.
You must be able to prove the right to work in the UK. No sponsorships are available.
Hours: Live-in care (week on week off) 8:30 - 20:30. Days can be flexible.
Hourly Rate: £13.50 per hour
Holidays: 5.6 weeks per year (pro rata) including Bank holidays

Please note, Compass Disability Services (Compass Independent Living Team) is a support, advisory and payroll service. We support people with a disability or long-term health condition to live independently and retain control of their lives within the community. We are not the person that you will work for. You will work for the individual or family that we are supporting.

The Role: To support a 53-year-old lady who has Autism, Bipolar, and complex learning difficulties. She has 24-hour care and is looking for members of staff to join her well established team and for holiday and sickness cover.

Main Duties
• All personal care tasks.
• To support to get dressed and undressed.
• To support with toileting.
• To explore the community.
• General domestic tasks.
• To prepare meal and snacks.
• To prepare a shopping list and go shopping.

Personal Qualities and Attributes required:
• Respectful of confidentiality and privacy
• Responsible, reliable, and trustworthy
• Respectful of dignity and independence
• Good communication skills and social skills
• Punctual, and flexible
• Good sense of humour
• Patience
• Experience with those who have autism is essential

Car owner with driving license and business insurance essential

*This role is a lone working position, and an Enhanced DBS (formerly CRB) is required for all staff undertaking the role*
Hours: 24 hour shifts to be worked from 9am – 9am the following day with a sleep in.
Pay: £12.50 per hour and £95.00 per sleep in (you may be woken)
Job Type: Part time

You must be able to prove your right to work in the UK. No sponsorship is available.

Please note, Compass Disability Services (Compass Independent Living Team) is a support, advisory and payroll service.
We support people with a disability or long-term health condition to live independently and retain control of their lives within the community.
We are not the person that you will work for.
You will work for the individual or family that we are supporting.

The Role: To support a 29-year-old gentleman who has Epilepsy, Cerebral Palsy, Learning Difficulties and Severe Visual Impairment. He is looking for a deputy team leader to join his well-established long-standing team, to provide 24-hour support. You will have additional responsibilities for supporting a team of carers, and this involves helping to train, and to manage and support all team members. You will also be required to provide care in his family home, but also to access the community for a variety of different activities to ensure he lives the most fulfilling life. Full training to be given to the successful applicant.
Main Duties
• To support with hydrotherapy.
• To support with music therapy.
• To access the community.
• To provide all personal care tasks.
• To administer regular and emergency medication.
• To facilitate social and sensory activities.
• To provide small domestic chores, such as managing laundry, and keeping the living area tidy and clean.
• To provide manual handling.
• To tube feed and, if required, administer oxygen therapy, and suction.
• To cross-cover sickness and holiday of other staff.
Personal Qualities and Attributes required:
• Respectful of confidentiality and privacy.
• Responsible, reliable, and trustworthy.
• Respectful of dignity and independence.
• Good communication skills and social skills.
• Punctual, and flexible.
• You must have a good sense of humour.
• You must be happy to work alone, or part of a team.
• Fluent English is essential, written and verbal.
• Experience in delivering physiotherapy and sensory stimulation is desirable.
• 2 years’ experience required working with young people with sensory impairment, learning disability, physical disability and epilepsy is essential.
• Clean driving licence is desirable.
The position is subject to a DBS, and satisfactory completion of initial training and a one month’s probationary period.
Hours: 3 – 4 Late /early weekday shifts (7:30 – 16:00, and 10:30 – 20:00) per week, and one weekend a month. These could be part-time or full-time and could be combined with night shifts on a rolling 4-week cycle.
Pay: £12.35 per hour
Unsocial hours paid at enhanced rates, and weekends.
Holiday Entitlement: You will be entitled to 28 days paid holiday (including bank holidays) pro rata according to number of shifts worked.
Please send your CV to info@compassindependentliving.org.uk quoting the job reference JW/Banes/100823, stating why you are interested in this job, and which position(s) you are interested in.
You must be able to prove your right to work in the UK. No sponsorship is available.

The Role: To support a young man living with Muscular Dystrophy, to live an exciting and fulfilling life.
Main Duties:
• To provide all aspects of personal care
• To use a hoist
• Food and drink preparation
• To support getting out of bed / going to bed each day
• To attend Dr / hospital appointments as and when required
• You will also be required to cover for colleagues on leave and sickness, and on occasions work extra hours, agreed in advance
• To assist to attend social events, such as meeting friends, day trips, and evening trips
Personal Qualities and Attributes required:
• Respectful of confidentiality and privacy
• Responsible, reliable, and trustworthy
• Respectful of dignity and independence
• Good communication skills and social skills
• Punctual, and flexible
• Suitable for a casual working environment but always remaining professional.
Car owner with driving license is essential.
The employer enjoys gaming, television and computing.
Please note that this role may be subject to a DBS check, your employer may also ask for you to supply references.
You must be able to prove the right to work in the UK. No sponsorships are available.
Hours: Part or full time hours available, and can be negotiated.
Pay: £13.50 per hour
Holidays: 28 days per year (pro rata) including Bank holidays

Please note, Compass Disability Services (Compass Independent Living Team) is a support, advisory and payroll service. We support people with a disability or long-term health condition to live independently and retain control of their lives within the community. We are not the person that you will work for. You will work for the individual or family that we are supporting.

The Role: To support a young professional gentleman living with Muscular Dystrophy, to live an exciting and fulfilling life. He requires 2 new members of staff to join his team for day and night shifts. This role is for day shifts.
Main Duties:
• To provide all aspects of personal care
• To use a hoist
• To support to maintain a hygienic home (including laundry, cleaning, and tidying up etc)
• Food and drink preparation
• To support getting out of bed / going to bed each day
• To attend Dr / hospital appointments as and when required
• You will also be required to cover for colleagues on leave and sickness, and on occasions work extra hours, agreed in advance.
• To assist to attend social events, such as meeting friends, day trips, and evening trips.

Personal Qualities and Attributes required:
• Respectful of confidentiality and privacy
• Responsible, reliable, and trustworthy
• Respectful of dignity and independence
• Good communication skills and social skills
• Punctual, and flexible
• Suitable for a casual working environment but always remaining professional.
Car owner with driving license is essential
The employer enjoys television/film, travelling, music and sport.
Please note that this role may be subject to a DBS check, your employer may also ask for you to supply references.
You must be able to prove the right to work in the UK. No sponsorships are available.
Hours: Live-in care (week on week off) 8:30 - 20:30. Days can be flexible.
Hourly Rate: £13.50 per hour
Holidays: 5.6 weeks per year (pro rata) including Bank holidays

Please note, Compass Disability Services (Compass Independent Living Team) is a support, advisory and payroll service. We support people with a disability or long-term health condition to live independently and retain control of their lives within the community. We are not the person that you will work for. You will work for the individual or family that we are supporting.

Are you a Registered Nurse (RNLD/RGN) looking for an exciting new job role? Or do you know one?

Title: RNLD/RGN Complex Care Nurse

Location: Solihull/Coventry area

Wage: from £26.50ph

Essential: Diploma/Degree in Nursing RNLD/RGN, Current PIN, complex care experience, autism/LD and challenging behaviour experience.

Days & Hours: Recruiting a team of day and night nurses to cover 24/7 care.

Flexible working hours to be discussed in interview.

Positions available:
Standard shift patterns are likely to be:
8am – 8pm
8am – 2pm
2pm – 8pm
8pm – 8am (night)

Due to this being a new care package, exact hours may change slightly to facilitate the needs of the client as well as alterations to shifts for things such as day trips, hospital appointments, etc.

Bank nurse positions – flexible hours as needed. Expected to do 1 shift per month minimum to stay familiar to client and with skills needed.

Regular day nurses and regular night nurses, however preferably staff will be open to covering sickness/emergency leave/annual leave.

Opportunity and willingness to support with holidays and short breaks.

Overview of role:
This is an exciting and varied role where you will support me with all aspects of day-to-day life. Most importantly you should enjoy adding, fun, value, meaning and opportunities to my life.
This role will be challenging at times, but with time, patience and a great staff team, it will be very rewarding and there is the opportunity to make a big difference to my life.
The role will involve all aspect of care and support including personal care and medical interventions as required. You will have the opportunity to learn and carry out many clinical skills and therapies, under guidance from my specialist teams, for example tracheal suctioning, behaviour management, sensory integration programme.
Alongside all the clinical and daily care tasks, you will also need to be proactive and engaging and enjoy many opportunities to have fun, trips in the community and day trips further afield.

Who this job would suit:
This job would suit caring, patient, and dedicated nurses who enjoy being able to provide 1:1 support and holistic nursing care. You need to be calm, proactive and confident to work independently. You need to have experience working with people with challenging behaviour and communication needs. Ideally you will have clinical experience supporting a person with complex medical needs, however the most important thing is a willingness to learn, ability to work well within a small committed team and building a good relationship with me.

Driver with a full clean manual UK driving license and non-smoker are essential.

What’s great about this job:
This will be a very rewarding and fun role where you will have the opportunity to work with an excellent multi-disciplinary team and make a real difference to my life. You will build a trusting and engaging relationship with me and help me develop and maintain a good quality of life, support me on my journey and in achieving my goals. Full client-specific training will be provided.

This post is subject to a full DBS disclosure.
You must be able to prove your right to work in the UK. No sponsorship is available.