Support Worker - Lancaster, United Kingdom - Prospero Health & Social Care

Prospero Health & Social Care
Prospero Health & Social Care
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Lancaster, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Role:
Support Worker


Location:
Lancaster


Pay:
£12 - £16ph


Hours:


  • Long days (8am 11pm) and sleep in
  • 12 hour shifts 8am 8pm or 8pm 8am

About the role
These roles will be working with children and young people with a range of Mental Health issues. You will be required to have experience working in a similar role. These positions are on a 2 to 1 basis.


Duties include:


  • You will be required to ensure that children and young people are provided with the highest quality of care possible and to assist them reaching their fullest potential.
  • To ensure children's safety and wellbeing is appropriately protected at all times
  • To provide high standard help, care and support
  • To enable clients / families or children and young people (as appropriate) to enjoy a range of food and support them to buy their food from various places including markets/ super markets or specialist shops

The young people involved in these placements can have a range of needs, including:

  • Challenging & aggressive behaviour
  • Learning disability
  • Autistic Spectrum Condition
  • ADHD
  • Personality Disorder
  • Self-Injury
  • M.H diagnosis
  • Victims of the range of abuses
  • Inappropriate behaviours

Criteria for these roles are:


  • Child and Adult DBS on the update service
  • Previous Experience in a similar role
  • NVQ Level 3 in childcare or equivalent (desirable not essential)
  • References covering the last 3 years
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