Support worker

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Stratford-upon-Avon; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 24,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident employer scheme

Job summary

Penderels Trust, based near Stratford-upon-Avon, is recruiting a part-time Family PA/Support Worker to provide high-level assistance and stimulation to two children with special needs. The role includes personal care, mobility support, and accompanying the family on days out and to appointments.

You will help with daily routines, engage in indoor and outdoor activities, promote independence, and build a trusting one-to-one relationship with the children.

Qualifications

• Support and/or prompt with personal care. This may include toileting, showering/bathing, getting in and out of bed, getting dressed.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to access sporting and leisure activities.
• Assist and encourage socialisation, participating in activities.
• Promote and encourage friendships and independence.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
• The individual's needs may vary from day to day and your tasks may reflect this.
• You have a responsibility as an employee to report all accidents to the employer immediately. You have a duty to report defects and / or hazards which may give rise to an accident. You are to ensure the safety of the individual at all times.
• Due to the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure (costs will be covered).

Responsibilities

• Support and/or prompt with personal care as needed.
• Assist the individual to access sporting and leisure activities.
• Encourage socialisation and participation in activities.
• Promote friendships and independence.
• Develop a trusting one-to-one working relationship.

Job description

We are parents of three children, two of whom have additional needs. We require some respite support to help recharge our batteries, so that we can continue to provide a safe and secure home for our family. Therefore, we are recruiting for a 'Family PA', based just outside Stratford upon Avon. Our son is a full-time wheelchair user with very limited understanding and no verbal skills. Whereas our daughter has autism with specific sensory needs. She is non-verbal and communicates her wants and needs using objects of reference, gestures, and noises. Both children are very engaging with infectious laughs, each with their own unique personalities. Our son loves spending time playing with our family dog, watching Peppa Pig and going for long walks in the countryside. Our daughter loves playing with her sensory toys and books plus spending lots of time playing on the swing and running and jumping around the garden. The role will be to provide a high level of assistance and stimulation to support our children. Duties will include taking the children (separately) on walks. To entertain and engage, through play, with both indoor and outdoor activities. Assisting parents during feeding times. Personal care is required for both children. Our son will require moving from chair to floor, etc. The home is equipped with a hoist and manual handling training will be provided. To accompany the family on fun days out and with the occasional doctor/hospital visit.

Employer Disability and Health Conditions

• Mobility / Physical
• Cognitive / Learning

Other relevant information

About the Role

• Support and/or prompt with personal care. This may include toileting, showering/bathing, getting in and out of bed, getting dressed.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to access sporting and leisure activities.
• Assist and encourage socialisation, participating in activities.
• Promote and encourage friendships and independence.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
• The individual's needs may vary from day to day and your tasks may reflect this. You could be required to perform other duties as reasonably required.
• You have a responsibility as an employee to report all accidents to the employer immediately. You have a duty to report defects and / or hazards which may give rise to an accident. You are to ensure the safety of the individual at all times.
• Due to the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure (costs will be covered).

Transport Requirement

Car driver and car owner – must have business insurance.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Support worker

Company: Penderels Trust Salary: £15 Hours: Part-time Location: Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 3GU Working pattern: On-site Job type: Permanent Posting date: 29 Jul 2026 Closing date: 23 Aug 2026

Summary

About the Employer

We are parents of three children, two of whom have additional needs. We require some respite support to help recharge our batteries, so that we can continue to provide a safe and secure home for our family. Therefore, we are recruiting for a 'Family PA', based just outside Stratford upon Avon. Our son is a full-time wheelchair user with very limited understanding and no verbal skills. Whereas our daughter has autism with specific sensory needs. She is non-verbal and communicates her wants and needs using objects of reference, gestures, and noises. Both children are very engaging with infectious laughs, each with their own unique personalities. Our son loves spending time playing with our family dog, watching Peppa Pig and going for long walks in the countryside. Our daughter loves playing with her sensory toys and books plus spending lots of time playing on the swing and running and jumping around the garden. The role will be to provide a high level of assistance and stimulation to support our children. Duties will include taking the children (separately) on walks. To entertain and engage, through play, with both indoor and outdoor activities. Assisting parents during feeding times. Personal care is required for both children. Our son will require moving from chair to floor, etc. The home is equipped with a hoist and manual handling training will be provided. To accompany the family on fun days out and with the occasional doctor/hospital visit.

Employer Disability and Health Conditions

• Mobility / Physical
• Cognitive / Learning

Other relevant information

About the Role

• Support and/or prompt with personal care. This may include toileting, showering/bathing, getting in and out of bed, getting dressed.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to access sporting and leisure activities.
• Assist and encourage socialisation, participating in activities.
• Promote and encourage friendships and independence.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
• The individual's needs may vary from day to day and your tasks may reflect this. You could be required to perform other duties as reasonably required.
• You have a responsibility as an employee to report all accidents to the employer immediately. You have a duty to report defects and / or hazards which may give rise to an accident. You are to ensure the safety of the individual at all times.
• Due to the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure (costs will be covered).

Transport Requirement

Car driver and car owner – must have business insurance.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident

Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.