Support Worker - Cambridge, United Kingdom - People Plus Independent Living Services

People Plus Independent Living Services

Verified Company

Cambridge, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Support worker, CB4:

£11 per hour:

About the service use
H is a happy 8-year-old boy who lives at home with mum and older brother. H has a diagnosis of ADHD and a learning disability.

H loves football and basketball, these are his 2 favourite things he also likes to spend time on the tablet but this is time restricted.

Hours and Rate of Pay
89 support hours across a year, paid at £11 per hour.

_ Enhanced DBS clearance is required._

What you would be doing

To support H to improve his independence skills, having fun with someone other than mum, doing the things H enjoys and encouraging him to learn new skills such as learning to take turns and that it's ok not to win everything.

H has no sense of danger and doesn't show emotion.

He has some unusual challenging behaviour from vocal noises to putting himself on the floor, you will need to learn the triggers for these behaviours and how to manage them.

The person I would like
You will have experience of supporting others with a learning disability and the challenging behaviour learning disabilities can bring.

It is very important that you are friendly and cheerful, you will also need to be flexible and punctual.

Someone who is happy and willing to be interactive, you will be encouraging in order to improve and develop skills.

You will need excellent spoken English as there are some communication difficulties, H will often read your lips to understand what you are saying.