Job Description

Please note that this role is maternity cover only.

Are you looking for a role for part time role, for Wednesday and Thursday afternoons (3pm-7pm) and alternate Saturdays (9am-2pm)

Would you love a rewarding role, supporting a child with complex health needs in their family home?

Come and join one of the UK's largest providers of complex care.

Within the Care in the Home division, we support children with complex health needs within their family homes.


We'd like you to join us as a

Support Worker

to support our client at their home in

Rainham (Essex)

When you'll be working:

This position is

maternity cover only

Wednesday and Thursdays (3pm-7pm) Plus alternate Saturdays (9am-2pm) Plus note the above hours are for term time and in the school holidays will change to Wed & Thurs (10am-4pm) and alternate Saturdays (9am-2pm)

What you'll be doing:

This role is to support a 16 year old boy with complex health needs in his family home. This will involve supporting with personal care, medication, moving and handling, managing clinical equipment and enabling the client to engage in social activities. Our client loves his PlayStation, iPad, playing games, going on his swing set and in the pool in the summer.





Full training and ongoing support will be provided for this role.

What you'll have:

Passion for working with children and young people Kind and caring nature Flexibility & reliability Good communication skills

What to look forward to:

12.25 up to 12.50 per hour (depending on experience) Full specialist training, shadow shifts, and ongoing support from the Care Manager provided Accrued holiday pay Regular consistent work with rolling rotas Flexible zero hours contract Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities A Nest Personal Pension account We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to 1,500 by recommending someone you know and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group
We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability committed employer.