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£14.50 - £15.50 Gross per Hour. Exciting new position supporting a cheerful, funny and charming 15-year-old chap in South West London. Permanent contract.
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Title: Support Worker
Location: Putney, SW15
Nearest Train/Tube Station: Putney/East Putney
Wage / Salary: £14.50 - £15.50 gross per hour, depending on experience
Driver required? Not Required
Use of a car? Not applicable
Essential: Experience working with older children, teenagers and/or young adults, registered DBS or willing to obtain a new DBS certificate
Start Date: ASAP
Days & Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 7.00am to 9.00am; 3.30pm to 7.00pm. Additional hours available Monday, Friday and during school holidays.
We are delighted to be working in association with a private client 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.
Our client Jim is a 15-year-old who sustained an acquired brain injury following a stroke 3 years ago. He is a bright and extremely determined young chap who has worked tirelessly on his rehabilitation and has made excellent progress. Jim loves spending time with his friends and has a great sense of humour. He’s also an avid reader, gamer and enjoys going to the theatre and cinema.
Jim’s ABI has mostly impacted upon his physical skills and his speech. He is a wheelchair user however with support he can walk for short distances. Although Jim has a speech impairment, in general, he communicates verbally very well with people he knows and feels comfortable with. However, he uses AAC communication in the classroom and occasionally at other times, although he’s gaining more confidence every day with his spoken language.
Due to Jim’s ABI, he can experience physical and cognitive fatigue, especially after the school day, therefore encouragement, motivation and practical support required with homework support, etc.
Jim lives at home with his Mum, Dad and older brother (heading off to Uni this year) and requires a Support Worker who can provide emotional and practical support before and after school with self-help skills, homework support and therapy, as well as a limited amount of personal care. Jim attends a mainstream school where he is supported by a TA and is starting his GCSE courses in September – this is a very important year for him!
If you’ve previously worked with older children, teenagers and/or young adults, have knowledge of ABI and would thoroughly enjoy supporting Jim then please apply today with your updated CV and Jade from Snap will be in touch to discuss the next steps.
Please note, whilst Snap endeavour to reply to all applications, some of our positions are so popular this is not possible and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
jade@snapcare.co.uk
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