BR1 | Support Worker / PA - Greater London

  • Location Area:

    Greater London

  • Job Type:

    Support Worker

  • Job type:

    Permanent

  • Benefits:

    £13.00 Gross per Hour

  • Published:

    18-11-2020

  • Expiry date:

    30-11-2020

  • Reference:

    1584

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Title: Support Worker / PA 
Location: Bromley. BR1
Nearest Tube/Station: Bromley South / Bromley North
Wage: £13.00 Gross per Hour
Driver required? Yes, essential
Use of a car? Will need own car to use on duty, mileage covered and business insurance if required
Essential: Experience supporting a client with additional needs
Start Date: ASAP
Days & Hours: Monday 9.00am – 6.00pm, Tuesday and Thursday 7.30am – 9.30am and 3.00pm – 7.00pm
Family/Client Pets: Yes, two dogs, a rabbit and chinchilla

About this client/child:
Sarah is 19 years old, lives at home with her family in Bromley, and attends college four days per week (pre Covid-19, we are hopeful this will resume asap). Sarah has cerebral palsy; she uses a walking aid and for long distances will use her wheelchair, she is extremely independent and requires practical hands-on support. Sarah adores animals, she has two dogs, a rabbit and chinchilla, so an animal lover is essential for this role.

Overview of role:
This is a typical Support / PA role, all about enabling and facilitating Sarah to live her life independently and as she wishes. As Sarah’s PA your role will involve providing practical hands-on support with physical tasks, personal care, life admin duties, managing diary/appointments etc. college drop-offs and pick-ups, and accessing activities and social events. Sarah has occupational and physiotherapy plans in place so training is provided by her treating therapist to support Sarah and implement these programmes at home or in the gym.

Who this job would suit:
An experienced female* support worker / PA with previous experience supporting a young adult with a physical disability. For this role, you must be a confident driver with your own car, non-smoker and confident swimmer.

What’s great about this job:
This is a truly rewarding position where you can make a real difference to Sarah’s life. If you are interested, please apply and Jade from Snap will be in touch to discuss the next steps. 

We are delighted to be working in association with a case manager on this vacancy; they will be carrying out all recruitment, including shortlisting and interviewing. By applying for this vacancy, you agree to Snap Care sending your CV and contact details directly to our client for their consideration. Please see our website for more info on how Snap works with associated companies/clients.



Jade Coffey Recruiter Photo
Jade is recruiting for this role

jade@snapcare.co.uk
or 020 7729 2200 

 

 

Snap Care is committed to safeguarding children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We are committed to equality of opportunity and recruitment/selection decisions are based only on individuals' ability to best do the job. *Where a specific gender is stated as essential, gender is considered to be a genuine occupational requirement in accordance to paragraph 1, schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010.

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