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Do you have an interest in supporting Children with learning disabilities to enable them to lead a more independent life? Are you enthusiastic, resilient, and driven to enrich and make a difference in the lives of these people?

The Social Care Department is actively seeking Children Learning Disability Support Workers to work within an award-winning service located in and around Staffordshire.The service is a bespoke specialist service for people who are aged from 6 -19 and upwards with autistic spectrum conditions and associated complex needs. You will be assisting the young people through a care pathway to help them live as independently as possible.

All the houses offer a large comfortable lounge, separate dining room, kitchen, quiet room and meeting area and activities room.

Overview:

• Title: Children’s Learning Disability Support Worker
• Location: Rugeley, Staffordshire
• Job Type: 6 - 12 month contract
• Shifts: 7AM - 3.30PM / 3PM - 10pm
• Pay: £400 - £450 per week (Weekly Pay!)
• Immediate starts available

Benefits:

• Excellent Rates of pay, weekly pay, and no payroll charges
• Variety of work in different social care and healthcare settings
• Support from an specialist consultant
• Free online training and subsidised practical training (TMVA,PMVA,PBM)
• Agency worker of the month prize £50
• Entry into our Golden Ticket draw to win £500 every quarter
• 24-hour registration - register from the comfort of your own home
• Holiday pay- paid weekly or accumulated in a holiday pot
• Contributed pension

The role:

What you’ll be doing as a Children’s Learning Disability Support Worker

You will provide therapeutic care and support to patients with autistic spectrum conditions and associated complex needs which includes observing, monitoring, and keeping a record of patient conditions, treating each person with dignity, compassion, and honesty. You will be helping with their Progression through a care pathway to live as independently as possible. You will have the support of a team of multi-professionals.

The candidate:

What you’ll need to be successful as a Children’s Learning Disability Support Worker

• A desire to create positive outcomes for adults with Learning disabilities
• Empathetic, caring and resilient nature
• At least 6 months experience of working within a social care setting
• Hold a current Enhanced DBS on the update service or willing to obtain one
• The right to work in the UK

Interested? If you think you’re right for this Children’s Learning Disability Support Worker role, then click the ‘apply’ button below

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £400.00-£450.00 per week

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Casual dress
• Company pension
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Night shift
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Rugeley: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Residential Childcare: 1 year (preferred)
• Support Environment: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• NVQ Level 2 Health & Social Care (preferred)

Work Location: One location