Support Worker - Cambridge, United Kingdom - People Plus Independent Living Services
Description
Support Worker, Cambridge, CB4
£12 per hour
About the service user
H is a happy 9-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 Pay89 support hours across a year, paid at £12 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 likeYou 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.
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