Support Worker

Active Care Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A care provider in Greater London is seeking a part-time Support Worker to assist a young teenager with complex health needs in his home. The role involves personal care, managing clinical equipment, and encouraging social activities. Ideal candidates will have a passion for working with young people and possess good communication skills. The position offers £12.25–£12.50 per hour, flexible hours, and comprehensive training and support.

Benefits

Full specialist training

Accrued holiday pay

Flexible zero hours contract

Nest Personal Pension account

Refer a Friend Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting clients with complex health needs.
• Ability to assist with personal care and medication.

Responsibilities

• Support a 16 year old boy with complex health needs.
• Assist with personal care, medication, and moving and handling.
• Enable the client to engage in social activities.

Skills

Passion for working with children and young people

Kind and caring nature

Flexibility & reliability

Good communication skills

Job description

Are you looking for a part time role, for Mon-Fri evenings (3pm-7pm) and alternate Saturdays (9am-2pm)?

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

Come and join Active Care in the Home.

We support clients within their family homes.

We'd like you to join us as a Support Worker to support our young teenage client at their home in Rainham (East London).

Meet the client:

This role is to support our 16 year old male client who has low muscle tone and has a gastrostomy tube and suction machine. Our client is mobile but can be a little unsteady on his feet at times. Our client is very independent and can communicate his needs well. He loves his PlayStation, iPad, playing games, going on his swing set and in the pool in the summer.

When you'll be working:

• Weekday evenings (3pm-7pm), plus alternate Saturdays (9am-2pm)
• Plus note the above hours are for term time and in the school holidays will change to 10am-4pm during weekdays

What you'll be doing:

This role is to support a 16 year old boy with complex health needs in his family home. This will involve supporting with personal care, medication, moving and handling, managing clinical equipment and enabling the client to engage in social activities.

Full training and ongoing support will be provided for this role.

What you'll have:

• Passion for working with children and young people
• Kind and caring nature
• Flexibility & reliability
• Good communication skills

What to look forward to:

• £12.25 up to £12.50 per hour (depending on experience)
• Full specialist training, shadow shifts, and ongoing support from the Care Manager provided
• Accrued holiday pay
• Regular consistent work with rolling rotas
• Flexible zero hours contract
• Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
• A Nest Personal Pension account
• We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
• Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1,500 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 Group

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.