Support Worker - Ashford, United Kingdom - ILS Case Management & Rehabilitation Solutions

ILS Case Management & Rehabilitation Solutions
ILS Case Management & Rehabilitation Solutions
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Ashford, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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About The Role


Location:
Ashford, Kent


Days & Hours:14 hours
- 3 hours on a Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 3.30pm-6.30pm and 5 hours on a Saturday 10am-3pm, with additional hours in the school holidays and to cover absences, these hours could be covered by more than one person.

Pay:
£14.50 per hour Monday to Friday Days, £15.50 per hour weekend and bank holidays, £9.50 per hour sleeping nights Monday to Friday £10.50 per hour sleeping nights weekends and bank holidays.

Driver required? Essential

Using Own Vehicle for work purposes? Yes, on duty and to attend training. Must have business insurance.

Essential Experience:
Experience/understanding of needs related to autism, learning difficulties, ADHD, speech and language delay and hearing difficulties.

Desirable:

Experience of working with children with special needs (This is preferred but enthusiasm, patience and willingness to learn is essential).


Pets:1 dog


We are seeking a patient, caring and alert carer to support our client, a lovely 14 year old boy who has complex needs.

He is independently mobile with Autism, learning difficulties, ADHD speech and language delay. He lives in his family home in Ashford with his parents and their dog.


Your role will be to support our client to access and participate in educational, therapeutic and leisure activities, both inside and outside of the home.

You will be required to accompany him during activities and support him to participate to his optimum. This may require you to provide physical assistance, verbal prompting and use strategies to manage behaviour.

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Pay and Benefits:£14.50 per hour Monday to Friday Days, £15.50 per hour weekend and bank holidays, £9.50 per hour sleeping nights Monday to Friday £10.50 per hour sleeping nights weekends and bank holidays.
On-going training & support provided
Free DBS check.


In order to promote continuity of our high care standards, you will be offered:
Induction,
Relevant training opportunities (including The Care Certificate),
Regular clinical supervision/review meetings,
On-going support from a dedicated Case Manager and HR department


Safeguarding

ILS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our Clients within the activities we undertake, and ILS expects all our Clients' employees and workers to share this commitment.

The suitability of all prospective employees or workers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment.


This position will require:

  • Proof of eligibility to work in the UK;
  • Satisfactory references, including your last employer;
  • An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Certificate. A conviction will not necessarily prevent you from being employed.
  • About You
  • Experience/understanding and desire to learn in relation to; autism, learning difficulties, ADHD, speech and language delay, hearing difficulties and behavioural challenges.
  • Confident and comfortable working in our client's own home and sensitive to the needs and wishes of him and his family
  • Comfortable taking children out independently
  • Can demonstrate commitment and passion for meeting his needs
  • Can demonstrate empathy and understanding in an appropriate and professional manner
  • A team player who understands the importance of working collaboratively with others and will feed back to the parents and the case manager if there are any issues.
  • Can develop productive and professional relationships with others
  • Manages stress well
  • Actively creates an inclusive environment respecting dignity and diversity
  • Good organisational skills
  • Can adhere to high standards of quality and care.
  • Friendly, approachable with a proactive and encouraging style.
  • Aptitude and desire to work with children with additional needs.
  • Able to work flexible hours, sometimes at short notice.
  • Patient, tolerant and enthusiastic with a cheerful, caring and positive attitude.
  • Responsible attitude with a good sense of humour.
  • Reliable, trustworthy and a good communicator.
  • Basic understanding of the principles of supporting a child with additional needs.
  • Proactively willing to engage in a developmentally appropriate range of activities.
  • Willing and physically able to participate in a variety of indoor and outdoor activities.
  • Excellent literacy and numeracy skills and confident using I.T.
  • Willing to travel.
  • Willing to work with a dog present in the family home.
  • Can maintain an excellent level of confidentiality
  • A full driving licence (endorsements to be disclosed)
  • Use of own car for work purposes
  • About Us
ILS Case Management is the UK's leading independent nationwide Case Management company.

When a person's life has been changed by injury, we address the practicalities. We work with children and adults who have had moderate or catastrophic, complex injuries. We assess individual needs and are able to provide a comprehensive Case Management and Rehabilitation Service desig
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