Children's Support Worker - Driver

Active Care Group; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday pay 14.07%

Advanced monthly rotas

Induction Training

Ongoing support from Care Manager

Paid DBS Check

Nest Personal Pension

Job summary

Active Assistance in Liverpool (part of Active Care Group) is looking for a compassionate Children's Support Worker to help an 11-year-old boy with autism, epilepsy and challenging behaviour. You will support him at home, take him into the community and even go swimming with him.

A full UK driving licence is required to drive his automatic vehicle. Shifts run on Tuesdays and Thursdays 4pm-8pm and Sundays 12pm-6pm.

Qualifications

• Must hold a full UK drivers licence to drive the clients automatic vehicle.
• Experience supporting children with autism or similar needs is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support an 11-year-old client in his family home and in the community.
• Take him swimming and ensure his safety during activities.
• Work alongside another Support Worker (2:1 care) for all shifts.

Skills

Full UK drivers licence

Job description

Please note that for this role we require candidates that hold a full UK drivers’ licence to be able to drive the client’s automatic vehicle. Are you looking for a part time role, for Tuesday and Thursday evenings (4pm-8pm) and Sunday afternoons (12pm-6pm)? Would you love a rewarding role, supporting our 11 year old client with autism in his family home, taking him out in the community and taking him swimming? Come and join Active Assistance. We'd like you to join us as a Children's Support Worker supporting our young client in Wavertree, Liverpool.

What you'll be doing:

This role is to support our 11 year old client who has autism, epilepsy and challenging behaviour in his family home and taking him out into the community. You must be willing to go swimming with him. You will be working alongside another Support Worker for all your shifts (2:1 care). We require a candidate that holds a full UK drivers’ licence to be able to drive the client’s automatic vehicle.

Shifts:

• Tuesdays and Thursdays (4pm-8pm)
• Sunday (12pm-6pm)

If you are looking for more hours, we have lots of other children’s packages in Liverpool you can also work in alongside.

What we can offer you:

• Up to £13.50 per hour (depending on experience)
• 14.07% holiday pay on every hour worked
• Advanced monthly rotas
• Excellent Induction Training
• Ongoing support from our Children's Care Manager
• Paid DBS Check
• 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
• 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

At Active Assistance we want everyone to feel welcome and supported. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences. If you need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment or interview process, just let us know and we’d be very happy to discuss this with you.

Take a look around the company https://activecaregroup.co.uk/