Support Worker/Rehabilitation - 10 hrs per week Shrewsbury, England
Job description
Job Role: Support Worker – Rehabilitation
Location: Church Stretton
Hours: 10hrs per week - contracted
Pay: £14-£16
Core hours on a rota basis: Flexible but probably after school Monday and Thursday and Saturday Mornings
Personal Care Involved
Full training given
Essential Criteria:
Driver
Location
Passion to work with a child in a rehabilitation role
Background:
*Frankie is an active and energetic 8 yr old boy who lives in the family home with his mum, dad, and twin brother. *Frankie has a brain injury resulting in cerebral palsy and requires support to follow therapy plans including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, and school homework.
*Frankie attends the local mainstream school which he enjoys. Out of school he has many hobbies, he loves to spend time playing with his brother, gaming, YouTube, hydrotherapy, horse riding, riding his bike, and sport. He is a very shy little boy and needs someone to support him to develop and build his confidence to live his life to the fullest.
His ideal rehabilitation support worker will love to work with an active young boy, have an interest in rehabilitation, and a passion to make a difference to a young person’s life.
This role is varied and requires someone who:
- Enjoys swimming and physical sports
- Flexible with after school hours (more hours in the school holidays)
- Driver
- Confident around horses and animals (the family have horses and animals)
In addition, your commitment and attention will be rewarded with excellent rates of pay and a place as part of this caring and supportive family.
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
Where a specific gender is stated as essential, gender is considered to be a genuine occupational requirement in accordance to paragraph 1, of schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010 for a female or male worker to work with our client.
All posts are subject to and Enhanced DBS and will be required to register with the DBS Update Service
Due to the high volume of applications, we may not always be able to respond to each query.
Purely Childcare works with families and case managers to fulfil their recruitment requirements; we will forward your details to them for shortlisting if you fit their job criteria.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 10 per week
Salary: £14.00-£16.00 per hour
Day range:
- Monday to Friday
Shift:
- Day shift
Application question(s):
- Do you enjoy taking part in physical activities e.g. swimming, playing outisde?
Experience:
- Support worker/ rehabilitation assistant: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- British Citizen Passport (preferred)
- Visa (preferred)
- UK Driving Licence and own car (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
