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Community Support Worker – Birmingham

Permanent part time hours (Up to 25 hours per week) @ £12 per hour weekdays, £13 per hour Saturdays and Sundays

We are supporting our client to find the best person for their Community Support Worker roles.

Are you imaginative and creative? Do you love working with children? This is an exciting opportunity to support a fun loving nine-year-old girl with cerebral palsy, and physical disabilities living in the community in her family home.

The position involves personal care.

The successful candidates must be able to demonstrate core values that align with our clients to:

ü Demonstrate a willingness to learn

ü Demonstrate living life to the full

ü Demonstrate their honesty and integrity

Essential Requirements Include:

· Previously worked with children

· Ability to work using own initiative.

· Excellent verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills.

· Reliable

· Practical

· Proactive

· Sensitive to and respectful of family needs and space

· Ability to support therapy programs consistently.

· Ability to recognize own limitations and request help from family and therapists as needed.

· Ability to drive / hold a valid driving license.

Preferred:

An awareness of cerebral palsy would be beneficial.

Willingness to undertake training in addition to mandatory training.

Previous experience in a similar role

Flexible approach to working hours.

Positive attitude

Caring disposition

Excellent sense of humour

Able to sing or play an instrument.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference to the life of this young girl and her family. In addition, your commitment and attention will be rewarded with excellent rates of pay and a great deal of job satisfaction.

Please note that employment will be subject to excellent references and an enhanced DBS disclosure being obtained.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 25 per week

Salary: £12.00-£13.00 per hour

Day range:

• Every weekend
• Monday to Friday

Shift:

• Day shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

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

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:

• Home care: 1 year (preferred)

Language:

• English (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: AJCM//CR/EDE