Children's Support Worker

Care England; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading care provider is looking for a committed Children's Support Worker in Preston. You'll support a 13-year-old girl with complex needs, including cerebral palsy and epilepsy. The role involves providing assistance across various settings with flexible morning, afternoon, and evening shifts. The position offers competitive pay up to £13.00 per hour, comprehensive training, and support from management. If you are a reliable and engaging individual passionate about helping those in need, we want to hear from you.

Benefits

Excellent Induction Training

Ongoing support from management

Paid DBS Check

Accrued holiday pay

Nest Personal Pension account

Refer a Friend Scheme

Qualifications

• Committed candidates who can support a young individual with complex needs.
• Ability to work flexible hours and adapt to varying shift times.
• Empathy and understanding of the requirements of supporting individuals with disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for a 13-year-old girl with complex needs.
• Assist with her daily living activities and maintain schedules.
• Ensure well-being during shifts across different settings.

Skills

Reliability

Good time keeping

Engaging personality

Flexibility

Job description

Children's Support Worker Preston

We'd like you to join us as a Children's Support Worker for our young client in Preston.

About the Role

This role is to support a 13-year-old girl with complex needs, including cerebral palsy, epilepsy, developmental delay, and significant visual impairment. She has a gastrostomy through which she receives all nutrition and medication, and she is a full-time wheelchair user.

She lives at home with her mother, stepfather, and younger sister. She also spends time with her father once during the week and stays overnight with him one night at the weekend. Support may therefore take place across different settings; however, all locations are within the same postcode area.

Shifts

Weekday and weekend shift available which include mornings, afternoon and evenings.

• Mornings 07:30am-9am / 8am 9am
• Afternoons: 3pm 8:30pm
• Evenings 07:30pm-08:30pm

Please note that shifts times may change during school holidays.

What we are looking for

We are seeking committed female candidates who are reliable with good time keeping, engaging, and able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the role.

What we can offer you

• Up to £13.00 per hour (depending on experience)
• Excellent Induction Training
• Ongoing support from our Children's Care Manager
• Monthly advance rotas
• Paid DBS Check
• Accrued holiday pay
• A Nest PersonalPensionaccount
• We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
• Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1000 by 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 in the Home

For genuine occupational requirements we require female support workers for this client.

Active Care in the Home are an equal opportunities employer however for genuine occupational requirements we require female support workers for this client.

We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability committed employer.