Support Worker | ME3

SEN Support Worker (*Female), Strood, Rochester, Kent, ME3. £15.50 gross per hour weekdays, £17.50 gross per hour weekends and waking nights. £31.00 gross per hour Bank Holidays. Rewarding opportunity supporting a funny, sociable 25-year-old with a physical and learning disability. Maternity Cover.
Key Information
* Job Title: SEN Support Worker
* Pay: £15.50 gross per hour weekdays, £17.50 gross per hour weekends and waking nights. £31.00 gross per hour Bank Holidays
* Location: Strood, Rochester, Kent, ME3
* Hours and Days of Work: 24 hours weekly; two 12-hour shifts (7.30 AM to 7.30 PM), Monday to Sunday, including one weekend day. Rota six weeks ahead.
* Essential Experience:Care, childcare, or support worker experience; this can be personal or professional. Genuine interest in supporting a client with additional needs, willingness to learn, good team player and sense of humour. Excellent verbal communication skills and a high level of spoken English as the role requires clear and effective communication with the family and wider support team. This role is open to *female applicants only.
* Desirable: Enhanced Adult DBS on the Update Service, previous care experience, and previous experience of supporting a client living in their family home.
* Driver Required: Yes – Automatic adapted car for use whilst on duty
* Family Pets: 1 dog
* Facilities: Fully adapted family home
* Start Date: ASAP – Maternity cover for 12 months
* Recruiter: Rachael (url removed)
Josh, 25, is funny, sociable and full of personality. He enjoys music, swimming, his sensory room, cinema trips and getting out into the community. He has a physical and learning disability, is a full-time wheelchair user and has complex medical needs.
This role would suit a warm, energetic female who enjoys building meaningful relationships, promoting independence and getting involved in activities. You will work as part of an experienced 2:1 team, with full training provided so ideal for someone with limited Support Worker experience. Weekend flexibility is essential.
*Where a specific gender is essential to meet the client's needs, this is a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
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