Childrens Support Worker

Job description

Job responsibilities

We'dlike you to join us as aChildrens Support Workerwith our young client in Crawley.

Meet the Client:

I would like to progress with my walking, becoming more independent. I would also like to work on my communication skills, with Makaton to allow me to communicate my wants and needs to others, and to socialize.

When you'll be working:

• Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays
• Mornings before school (7am-9am), Afternoons after school (2.30pm-6.30pm)
• (In school holidays hours will change to 11am-5pm)
• Alternate Sundays (10am-6pm)
• 18-26 hours a week
• Part Time

What you'll be doing:

This role is to support a 4 year old littleboy with complex health needs, in his family home and escorting him to and from school. There will be a morning shift, in which you would get him ready for school and take him to school. Then there would be an afternoon shift, in which you would collect him from school and take him home and then support him in the family home.

You would be supporting this young client with all his needs; including washing, dressing, toileting, medication, moving and handling support and managing clinical equipment.

Full training, shadow shifts and ongoing support will be provided.

What to look forward to:

• 11.50 - 13.50 per hour (depending on experience)
• Full specialist training, shadow shifts, and ongoing supportfrom the Care Manager provided
• Accrued holiday pay
• Regular consistent work with rolling rotas
• Flexible zero hours contract
• Join theActive Learning Huband benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
• ANest Personal Pensionaccount
• We recognise outstandingActive Behavioursvia theActive Awardsprogramme
• Refer a FriendSchemeand earn yourself up to£1000by recommending someone you know
• and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Kind and caring nature
• Flexibility & reliability
• Good communication skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Active Care Group

Address

Care in the Home

Crawley

West Sussex

RH10 6HG

Employer's website

https://activecaregroup.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)