Children's Support Worker

Active Care Group - Care in The Home; Truro; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading provider of complex care in the UK as a Children's Support Worker. This rewarding part-time role involves supporting a teenager with complex health needs in her family home. With flexible hours, full training, and ongoing support, you will make a meaningful difference in the lives of young people. Enjoy a competitive hourly rate and various benefits, including accrued holiday pay and access to a personal pension scheme. If you are kind, caring, and passionate about helping others, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Full specialist training

Accrued holiday pay

Flexible zero-hours contract

Access to Active Learning Hub

Nest Personal Pension scheme

Recognition through Active Awards

Refer a Friend Scheme

Qualifications

• Must hold a full UK drivers licence.
• Passion for working with young people is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support a 16-year-old client with complex health needs in her family home.
• Provide care during evenings and weekends.

Skills

Drivers Licence

Communication Skills

Caring Nature

Flexibility

Reliability

Job description

Please note you must hold a full UK drivers licence to be suitable for this role.

Are you looking for a part-time role, working 2 evenings (4pm-8pm) and Sundays (11am-5pm)?

Would you love a rewarding role supporting a teenager with complex health needs in her family home?

Join one of the UK's largest providers of complex care.

Within the Care in the Home division, we support children and young people with complex health needs to live at home with their families.

We are looking for a Children's Support Worker for our young client in Tresillian (village outside of Truro).

Working hours:

1. 2 evenings a week (4pm-8pm), with the days being Mon / Wed / Thurs / Fri
2. Sundays (11am-5pm)
3. 14 hours per week, with potential for more as the package may increase
4. Note: Hours may vary slightly during school holidays

Role responsibilities:

This role involves supporting our 16-year-old client with complex health needs in her family home during evenings and weekends. Full training, shadow shifts, and ongoing support will be provided.

Please note: Drivers are required to drive the client’s vehicle, so a full UK drivers licence is essential.

Qualifications and qualities:

• Full UK Drivers Licence
• Passion for working with young people
• Kind and caring nature
• Flexibility and reliability
• Good communication skills

Benefits:

• £12.25 to £13 per hour, depending on experience
• Full specialist training, shadow shifts, and ongoing support from the Clinical Care Manager
• Accrued holiday pay
• Consistent work with rolling rotas
• Flexible zero-hours contract
• Access to the Active Learning Hub with e-learning and face-to-face training
• A Nest Personal Pension scheme
• Recognition through the Active Awards programme
• Refer a Friend Scheme with up to £1,500 reward
• Support from qualified clinical and business leadership teams to develop your career

Active Care Group is an equal opportunities employer. Due to the specific needs of the client, we require female support workers for this role.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities during the application and interview process to enable participation in essential job functions.