Job Title: Support Workers for Young People with Disabilities and Learning Difficulties

Location: Stoke

Rate of Pay: £12.00 per hour (plus rolled-up annual leave)

Mileage: 45p per mile, 50p per mile when transporting a young person or colleague

Hours: Flexible, 18.5 hours split over 2 1/2 days' work.

Role Overview: We are seeking dedicated and passionate support workers to assist young people aged 0-25 with disabilities and/or learning difficulties, and their families. Our ideal candidates are highly motivated and committed to engaging, supporting, and empowering young people and their families.

Key Responsibilities:

• Short Break Provision: Provide 1:1 or 2:1 support within the community, schools or at home.
• Outreach Support: Offer 1:1 or 2:1 support to young people not currently in full-time education, during term-time weekdays.
• SEND Youth Groups: Work within youth groups, maintaining a ratio of 1 staff member to 3 young people, with a maximum of 9 young people per session, on Saturdays and during school holidays.

Requirements:

• Excellent writing, recording, and IT skills; organized, methodical, and accurate in daily tasks.
• Ability to engage with children, young people, families from diverse backgrounds, and professionals involved in their care.
• Awareness of safeguarding vulnerable children and adults.
• Capability to meet the medical, physical, emotional, and personal needs of young people, including managing behavior and providing personal care (feeding, toileting, showering, etc.) as detailed in care plans.

Benefits:

• Comprehensive induction and training package, including first aid, safeguarding, care of medicines, personal and intimate care, behaviour intervention training, and other child-specific requirements.
• Quarterly supervision and team training sessions.
• Rolled-up annual leave pay.
• Robust lone and safe working protocol with on-call support.

If you are interested in the above role, please apply and send over your most recent CV!