Ct5 Support Worker

2 weeks ago

Kent, United Kingdom Snap Care Full time

**Title**:Support Worker
**Location**:Kent, CT5
**Nearest Station**:Chestfield and Swalecliffe
**Wage/Salary**:Up to £19.00 Gross Per Hour
**Driver Essential?** Yes - you will need to be comfortable using your own car when on duty (mileage paid).
**Essential**: Experience of working with adults with a brain injury and behaviours that may challenge. Non-smoker/vaper.*This position is open to female applicants only
**Start Date**:ASAP
**Days & Hours**: 9.00am to 7.00pm every Wednesday
**Family/Client Pets**:Two Dogs
**Recruiter**:Sally

**About this client**:
Megan is a 25-year-old young woman who enjoys an active and sociable life. She is lively, chatty and enjoys having fun. Megan sustained a brain injury at birth, which resulted in moderate cerebral palsy and learning difficulties. She can communicate verballyand is fully mobile. Due to her brain injury, Megan presents with behaviours that can challenge, this is usually verbal aggression towards staff, the throwing of objects, and occasionally self-harm. Megan lives with her family in an annex of the family homeso is semi
- independent.

**Overview of the role**:
We are looking for a *female Support Worker to assist Megan 1:1 in all aspects of her daily living as well as support to manage her anxieties and concerns. Some of the activities will involve meal preparation, light household duties, attending appointments,supporting Megan in participating in her voluntary role and assisting her so she can enjoy a busy social life that includes going to the cinema, meals out, day trips, and festivals and clubs (often to the early hours of the morning). Megan is very independentbut struggles to lift arms above her head so will need assistance with hair washing. Megan can display behaviours that may challenge so her support workers need to be experienced in maintaining a calm and consistent approach. This role is 9.00am to 7.00pmevery Wednesday. The gross hourly rates are: £15.50 weekdays (up to 7.00pm), £17.00 (after 7.00pm) £17.50 weekends ( up to 7.00pm), £19.00 (after 7.00pm). We would also love to hear from you if you would be interested in a bank contract, to work at a timethat is convenient to you as well as the client.

**Who this job would suit**:
**What’s great about this job**:
You will be part of a great team around Megan and regular training, support and supervision will be provided by therapists within her team.

**Who is recruiting for this role?**

**Please note**:
*Where a specific gender is stated as essential, gender is considered to be a genuine occupational requirement in accordance to paragraph 1, of schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010 for female or male worker to work with our client.

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