Live-In Female Support Worker Canterbury

We’re looking for an experienced Support Worker to join a small team supporting a young woman with complex learning disabilities and autism in her family home in Canterbury.

This is a unique opportunity to build a genuine relationship with one person while supporting her as she settles into a newly built annex and develops her independence, routines and confidence.

About the person you’ll support

She’s a warm and affectionate young woman with complex learning disabilities, autism and epilepsy.

She’s moving into a newly built annex within her family home, and your role will be to provide consistency, reassurance and support as she becomes comfortable in her new environment.

Getting to know her interests and communication style will be an important part of the role.

You might accompany her to college or into the community, go for a walk, watch a favourite DVD, listen to music, prepare meals together or support her with her daily routines.

You’ll also receive training in Gestalt Language Processing to help you understand and support her individual communication approach.

What you’ll be doing

Your role will include:

· Supporting with personal care and medication

· Preparing meals and supporting daily routines

· Accompanying her to college and community activities

· Supporting walks, outings and activities she enjoys

· Creating a calm, structured and predictable environment

· Providing reassurance during periods of heightened emotion or sensory stimulation

· Supporting communication and independence

· Working closely with the family and Thrive team

· Building a trusting relationship through consistency and continuity

This is a complex support package, and there may be times when the environment is busy or noisy.

The right person will be calm and resilient, able to remain reassuring when things become challenging and comfortable providing consistent support without taking over.

The Working Pattern

This role follows a week-on, week-off rota, shared with one other Support Worker. During your working week, you will live in with the person you support, including sleeping nights.

Your working week will look like this:

• Sunday: 5pm–10pm

• Monday: 7am–9am and 3.30pm–10pm

• Tuesday: 7am–9am and 3.30pm–10pm

• Wednesday: 7am–10pm

• Thursday: 7am–10pm

• Friday: 7am–12pm

You will then have the following week off before returning for your next working week.

Pay: £923 per working week

This is an employed role with a proper employment contract, rather than self-employed live-in work. There is also the option to take on more shifts with a small number of other people we support on your week off.

What you get with Thrive

We believe supporting people well starts with supporting our own team properly.

You’ll receive:

· Paid annual leave

· Paid travel time when travelling for work

· 55p per mile mileage allowance

· Paid training

· Paid development time

· Company pension

· Sick pay

· Employee Assistance Programme

· Referral programme

· A supportive management team

· Consistent work with a small, dedicated team

Who we’re looking for

This role would suit someone who genuinely enjoys getting to know one person well and helping them feel safe, confident and independent. Experience supporting people with complex learning disabilities and autism is essential.

You’ll need to be:

· Experienced supporting people with autism and complex needs

· Patient, calm and attentive

· Comfortable creating predictable routines

· Warm and reassuring while maintaining professional boundaries

· Resilient and able to remain calm during challenging situations

· Comfortable working as part of a small, consistent team

· A confident driver with your own vehicle

· Committed to supporting someone’s independence rather than doing everything for them

You must also have:

· A full UK driving licence

· Access to your own vehicle

· The right to work in the UK

· An Enhanced DBS for working with adults, or be willing to obtain one

· An NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care, or equivalent, is required.

Please note: This role has a genuine occupational requirement for a female care assistant, permitted under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010, due to the personal care requirements and wishes of the person being supported.

Pay: £923.00 per working week

Benefits:

• Company pension

• Referral programme

• Sick pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Canterbury CT1: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)