Support Worker
About the Role
The Lewisham Community Support Team is seeking a compassionate and experienced Support Worker to join our team. In this role, you will provide essential support to an individual with specific challenges, including being non-verbal, having learning disabilities, and lacking traffic awareness. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring their safety, fostering independence, and enabling them to engage in a variety of activities, including attending college, swimming, disco outings, travel training, and bike riding.
This is a lone-working role and requires a highly responsible and proactive individual to provide effective support. Flexibility is crucial, as there is no fixed schedule; we adapt to the needs and preferences of the person we support.
Hours
39 hours per week.
Working hours typically range between 8:00 am and 9:00 pm, but these may vary based on activities and support requirements.
Location
This role involves working in various locations across Lewisham, Southwark, Newham, and Greenwich. There is no permanent workplace, as your duties will require travel to meet the needs of the individual and therefore a driving licence is essential.
About You
We are looking for someone with the following qualities and skills:
- Compassionate and empathetic approach.
- Proactive and able to work independently in a lone-working setting.
- Flexible working attitude, adaptable to changing schedules and needs.
- Previous experience supporting individuals with learning disabilities and challenging behaviours.
- Confident in monitoring and ensuring safety in public settings.
- MUST be a driver with a UK driving license.
Join our team to make a meaningful impact by supporting someone to lead an enriched and independent life. If you believe you have the skills and passion for this role, we encourage you to apply!
We may close this post early if we receive sufficient applications before the closing date. If you are interested in applying, we would ask that you do so as early as possible to avoid any disappointment.
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Choice Support is Disability Confident which is a scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions. As part of our commitment, we operate a guaranteed interview scheme - all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be guaranteed an interview. If you consider yourself to have a disability or long-term chronic health condition or if you require any adjustments/support during the application/selection process, please contact us so that we can discuss your needs with you.
