Please note for genuine occupational requirements we require a male driver (full UK drivers licence) for this role.
Would you love a rewarding role, supporting a 9 year old boy out in the community after school (4pm-7pm) and on Saturdays (10am-3pm)?
Come and join Active Care in the Home.
We'd like you to join us as a Children's Support Worker in Wavertree, Liverpool.
What you'll be doing:
This role is to support a 9 year old boy with autism, epilepsy and challenging behaviour in his family home and out in the community for after school / weekend shifts. All shifts will be double ups (two support workers on shift together). You will also be required to take him swimming.
You must hold a full UK drivers licence and be over the age of 25 to drive the client's vehicle.
Shifts:
* Tuesdays & Thursdays 4pm - 7pm and Saturdays 10am - 3pm
* The above hours are for term time and hours will increase during non term time
* We have lots of other children's packages in Liverpool you can work across for additional hours
What we can offer you:
* Up to £13.50 per hour (depending on experience)
* Excellent Induction Training
* Ongoing support from our Children's Care Managers
* Monthly advance rotas
* Paid DBS Check
* Accrued holiday pay
* A Nest Personal Pension account
* 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
What we need from you:
* Full UK Drivers licence
* A passion for working with children
* Have a genuine interest in providing the best person centered care possible
* Willingness to learn and develop
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
* Maintain professional boundaries with the client and their family members, adhering to direction from the care manager as appropriate
Please note we are recruiting a Male Support Worker due to a genuine occupational requirement of the person we support therefore this role is exempt from the Equality Act 2010 Part Schedule 9
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.
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