LD/ASD Support Worker (Casual)

Engage Norfolk; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Engage Norfolk is seeking caring individuals to join our Community Support team in King’s Lynn. You’ll deliver social support and help service users pursue their hobbies and interests across West Norfolk. Some personal care may be required to assist individuals with high/complex needs.

Applicants with SEND experience and weekend availability are preferred; note the post requires female workers only. Salary is £13.45–£15.62 per hour, with a 32–40 hour contract.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children with SEND.
• Availability at weekends or school holidays.
• Female workers only for this post.

Responsibilities

• Deliver social support to service users and help them pursue hobbies and interests.
• Provide support across West Norfolk as part of the Community Support team in King's Lynn.
• Some personal care may be required due to high/complex needs of service users.

Job description

For this position, drivers are most desirable and will have the greatest opportunity for picking up shifts, however, we do also support Service Users at a building in Kings Lynn which does not necessarily require the staff member to drive (although this will limit which shifts they can pick up).

We are particularly keen to hear from individuals with availability at weekends or during the school holidays, and who have experience working with children with SEND. Teaching Assistants working in SEND who are looking to top up their hours outside of school would be perfect.

PAY: £13.45-£15.62

32-40 hour contract, covering the below: -

• Monday 09.00-15.00
• Wednesday 08.00-18.00
• Thursday 08.45-16.45
• Fridays 08.45-16.45
• Saturdays 08.30-16.30 (every other week)

We are only looking for female workers for this post due to the service users requesting females only.

Engage Norfolk specialises in providing care and support to individuals with learning disabilities and/or autism, and associated needs. Our personalised and tailored approach to service design and delivery means we are ideal for individuals with high and/or complex needs, often where other services have been unable to help. The main goal of every package we deliver is to support the individual to live a fulfilling and meaningful life, with their voice at the very heart.

We are currently looking for friendly, outgoing, and passionate individuals to join our Community Support team based in King's Lynn, and providing support across West Norfolk. The primary purpose of this role is to deliver social support, encouraging and enabling the individuals you support to pursue their own hobbies and interests, however, due to the high/complex needs of the individuals we support, some personal care may be required.