Support Worker
- Employer
- Not For Profit People
- Location
- London
- Salary
- £10.55 Per Hour
- Closing date
- 10 Mar 2020
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- Sector
- Charity & Voluntary Work, Social Care
- Hours
- Full Time, Part Time
- Flexibility
- Flexible working available
- Contract Type
- Permanent
Job Details
Support Worker
Our client is currently looking for a Support Worker with the ability to drive their minibus and/or car to transport clients attending support services in the Hammersmith and Hounslow area.
Our client is an independent local charity supporting children and adults with learning disabilities and their carers and families. If you are a driver with great interpersonal skills and want to work in a role that really makes a difference, then apply today!
Job Title: Support Worker – with driving duties
Location: Hounslow - Hammersmith and other surrounding areas
Salary: £10.55 per hour
Hours: Full time OR Part Time - part time working patterns will be considered for this role
About the role:
As a Support Worker with driving duties, you will be responsible for driving clients from home to our client’s activity centre, carrying out daily safety checks on the vehicles and ensuring passengers safety. Successful candidates would be required to undergo training in the use of wheelchair accessible vehicles.
You will also have a variety of Support Worker duties; supporting people with learning disabilities in their personal, social and health care needs as required, treating them with dignity and respect. You will support clients to engage with their local community and peers. Liaising with families, friends, advocates, external agencies and the management team to provide a consistent approach that meets the individual needs of each service user
About you:
As a Support Worker with driving duties you will bring with you the following skills and experience:
- 2 or more years driving experience
- Have no more than 6 points on driver's license
- Good interpersonal skills, a commitment to safeguarding and a knowledge of driving health and safety
- A positive attitude and awareness and understanding of learning disabilities.
- Positive personality, a problem solver
- Smart appearance, reliable and punctual
If you have the necessary skills and want to be a part of a friendly team, then apply today!
Whilst experience is not essential we very much welcome previous experience working as Home Carer, Care Worker, Health Care Assistant, Support Worker, Nurses, Social Care Worker, Care Assistant, Mental Health Care Worker, Voluntary Worker, Driver, Mini-bus driver, taxi driver, etc.
Company
We are Not-For-Profit People.
We recruit exclusively for organisations in the challenging Not-For-Profit sector. We’re fully behind the charities and bodies that aim to change the world – one project at a time. Whether you’re seeking exceptional leaders, committed staff or a combination of the two, you probably want to know exactly how we’re different and why it matters to you. We don’t do business as usual. We deliver a recruitment solution that replaces clunky, costly, contracted processes with a single, seamless solution.
- Website
- https://www.nfp-people.co.uk/
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