Support Worker - Driver

Active Care Group; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading care provider is seeking a dedicated Support Worker to assist a young client in the Sefton area. The role involves taking a teenager with mental health challenges out into the community and requires a driver with a car. Candidates should have prior experience in mental health and a passion for working with young people. This position offers competitive pay, excellent training, and ongoing support.

Benefits

Up to £13.50 per hour

Excellent Induction Training

Ongoing support from Children's Care Manager

Paid DBS Check

Accrued holiday pay

Nest Personal Pension account

Active Awards programme

Refer a Friend Scheme

Qualifications

• Must be a driver with a car.
• Previous experience with mental health issues required.
• Passion for working with young people.

Responsibilities

• Support a teenager with mental health issues.
• Take the client out in the community.
• Engage in 4-hour day shifts.

Skills

Experience with mental health

Driving

Passion for working with young people

Job description

Overview

Please note in order to be suitable for this role you must be a driver with a car.

Are you looking for a new role in the Sefton area, for 4 hr shifts?

Would you love a rewarding role, supporting a teenager in her family home and taking her out in the community?

Do you drive and have a car? (please note this is an essential criteria for this role)

Come and join Active Care in the Home.

We'd like you to join us as a Support Worker to care for our brand new young client in Sefton.

What you'll be doing:

Active Care in the Home are expanding our children\'s care packages in the Liverpool area, and have a new package in Sefton.

This client is a 17 year old teenage girl who has mental health issues. Previous experience with mental health is required.

This role is to support her by taking her out in the community. To do this, we require candidates that drive and have a car.

Shifts:

• Day shifts - 4 hours a day

What we can offer you:

• Up to £13.50 per hour (depending on experience)
• Excellent Induction Training
• Ongoing support from our Children\'s Care Manager
• Monthly advance rotas
• Paid DBS Check
• Accrued holiday pay
• 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
• 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 in the Home

What we need from you:

• Drivers licence and a car
• A passion for working with young people
• Previous experience in mental health

We are a Disability committed employer. We want to ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions.