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Do you enjoy working with children and young adults?
We’re looking for outgoing, active and dynamic individuals with a can-do attitude and a desire to help someone live a full life!
As a children and young adult support worker, you’ll be flexible to support across a week. This can include weekends, support after school and in the school holidays. Lots of fun and engaging activities are planned for the people we support such as surfing, BBQ beach days and swimming.
The support you provide will be centred around each person’s values, preferences and needs which could include taking someone for a sports lesson or help parents during the school holidays. You may need to support with personal care and medication needs.
No day is ever the same, visit our website for more information.
Full UK driving license required.
Benefits:
1. Sleep-ins paid at £60 extra (basic salary £12.44 - £12.70p/h)
2. Full training to gain the nationally recognised Care Certificate.
3. Time to complete training is paid
4. We cover the cost of DBS checks
5. Rota's are planned in advance.
6. Successfully 'recommend a friend' to join us and you'll receive a thank-you payment
You will:
7. Have good communication skills
8. Have a positive and patient approach
9. Be resilient and respect people’s differences
10. Be able to build professional relationships
11. Be a confident problem solver and creative thinker
12. Work well as part of a team
13. If you have experience of working with children or young people, that’s even better.
Your responsibilities:
14. To empower the people, we support to live the lives they want to lead
15. To develop daily living skills.
16. Support the people we support to access their communities for socialisation, employment, training or friendships
17. To contribute to, develop and implement the individuals care plans.
18. To communicate effectively and professionally with people we support, their family members, and external professionals.
19. Maintain the health needs of the individuals we support