Children's Senior Support Workers

We are Work with York Limited and are looking to recruit Children's Senior Support Workers to work on a 2:1 ratio for a child with conditions, including Autism, ADHD, non-verbal, emotional and behavioural difficulties. This role includes working in the child's family home, and out and about in the York community.

This is a full time role, working on a 4-week rota and the hours are from 3.30pm to 8pm, Monday to Friday and from 9am to 8pm on the weekend.

The rate of pay ranges from £17.78 to £19.41, plus allowances for evening and weekend work and is dependent on experience.

Benefits include online weekly timesheets, holiday pay, a workplace pension scheme, uniform provided, and online training given.

Duties include:

• Providing consistent and emotional support/reassurance to anxiety distress or behavioural challenges.
• Assisting and administering with medication, when needed.
• Assisting with daily activities, including personal care, mealtimes, hygiene and maintaining a structured routine
• Following and contributing to individual and service care plans, risk assessments, and policies.
• Safely managing and de-escalating challenging behaviours using NAPPI techniques where necessary.
• Keeping accurate and timely records, respecting and maintaining customers’ privacy and confidentiality.
• Promoting a safe, nurturing, structured and stimulating environment tailored to the clients individual needs.

You will need:

• Experience supporting children with Autism, ADHD, and behavioural problems.
• An understanding of behaviours that may challenge, and a positive, proactive approach to support.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships with customer and carers, and consult with other professionals in emergency situations.
• To be NAPPI trained to level 3 or willing to undertake.
• To be a car driver (clients family vehicle to be used)
• The right to work in the United Kingdom.
• An Adults DBS on the update service or be willing to undertake a new one.

Please note we do not offer sponsorship.

For more information, please contact Kathryn on 01904 566066 and to apply please visit the Work with York Ltd website.

Work with York Limited are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and expect all employees and temporary staff to share this commitment. We will therefore require successful candidates to undertake an enhanced Criminal Record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service unless they already have a DBS on the Update Service.