Children's support worker Required
- Recruiter
- Community Life Choices
- Location
- Nelson, Lancashire
- Salary
- From £8 to £9 Per Hour
- Posted
- 25 Jul 2014
- Closes
- 22 Aug 2014
- Ref
- Nelson01
- Sectors
- Childcare, Health, Nursing & Social Care
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Community Life Choices are now recruiting experience Support Workers to support children and families in Lancashire.
We are currently working with a family in Nelson who require support for their 14 year old boy who requires one to one support in the home and also in the local community. The teenager is visual impaired so requires close supervision and guidance with all his day to day activities. Due to medical conditions the teenager requires ongoing medical check ups due which is managed by his family.
During term time support is required Monday to Friday 3.30pm-9.00pm and weekends which involves working from 10am on Saturday through to Sunday evening at 10pm (sleep over involved). In the school holidays support would be required Monday to Friday 10am to 7pm and weekends from Saturday 10am until 10pm on Sunday evening.
We are looking at recruiting 2 experienced support workers who are able to make a commitment to this family as consistency and reliability is paramount to achieve the key outcomes for this provision as well as building a trusting relationship.
To be considered for this position you would need to have at least 12 months experience of working with children, hold a recognised qualification and be a car driver. We are offering an hourly rate of £8.10 to £9.00 per hour plus £45.00 sleep over, plus ongoing training and support.
To apply for this position please contact Maria Scullion on 01772 804088