Title: Support Worker | Buddy
Location: RH8
Nearest Tube/Station: Oxted
Wage/Salary: £15.00 gross per hour. £26,617.50 gross per annum.
Driver Essential? Yes. To drive Poppy’s fully adapted vehicle.
Essential: Experience working with young children and those with a physical disability, Non-smoker/vaper *Female.
Desirable: Confident driving a fully adapted vehicle, availability to travel with the family in school holidays.
Start Date: 24th April 2023
Days & Hours: Term time: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, 7.00am to 9.00am, then 3.30pm to 8.00pm. (until 9.00pm on Wednesdays). School Holidays: 8.00am – 8.00pm, any 3 days per week as mutually agreed.
Family/Client Pets: Dog, cat, Bearded Dragon, and a Snail!
Recruiter: Heidi
About this client/child:
Poppy (12), and brothers (10 and 3), are an energetic and full of fun sibling trio. They enjoy playing together, cooking, and gaming. Poppy loves the new Harry Potter game on her Xbox, going out for dinner, baking up some treats in the kitchen, her mainstream school, evening drama class, and Girl Guide group. Her brothers are sporty bike riders who love outside play and Lego. The family live in a beautiful home with their 4 much-loved pets. A town and park are within walking distance, so there are always things to do. Poppy has Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy that affects her voluntary movements. She requires assistance with all personal care including showering, dressing, toileting and eating. Poppy uses a Power Chair and requires a hoist for any transfers.
Overview of role:
As Poppy’s support worker you will assist her to live life to the full, playing with her siblings, enabling activities such as Drama class, Guides and other fun activities and outings. Her brothers have asked for someone sporty who can work an Xbox and Nintendo switch! You’ll support Poppy to get ready for school; toileting, dressing, eating, and getting onto the school bus, and then take her brothers to school and nursery. After school, Poppy is met off the school bus and supported to have fun with her various activities inside and outside of her home. This may include homework, but more often, baking, crafts, drama group etc. Then it’s help with dinner, showering and bedtime. School holidays may be family day trips, UK holidays or hanging out playing hide and seek, and trips to the local shops or park. Mum and Dad are fully present, so the Support Worker will muck in and help as and when needed, with one or more children. Term time: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, 7.00am-9.00am, then 3.30pm to 8.00pm. (until 9.00pm on Wednesdays). School Holidays: 8.00am – 8.00pm, any 3 days per week as mutually agreed. £15.00 gross per hour. £26,617.50 gross per annum.
Who this job would suit:
The Support Worker for this role will have a gentle and considerate temperament. You’ll be happy to play hide and seek, bake and be flexible to go with the flow of any last-minute plans for the day or evening. This role is for a non-smoker / vaper, *female only and someone who enjoys being busy, is energetic and fun!
What’s great about this job:
This wonderful fun-loving family are well known to Snap Care, and their current Nanny has been with them for 4 years. You will receive a long handover with the current Nanny and on the job training from all the family.
Who is recruiting for this role?
Snap Care will be carrying out all recruitment including shortlisting, recruiter interviews and arranging employer interviews.
Please note:
*Where a specific gender is stated as essential, gender is considered to be a genuine occupational requirement in accordance to paragraph 1, of schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010 for female or male worker to work with our client.