Family Support Assistant - Wokingham
Location: Wokingham, Berkshire
Working Arrangement: In-person - home and community based
Hours: 2.5 hours per morning, 4 mornings per week
Quantum Scholars are looking for a reliable, practical and supportive Family Support Assistant to provide assistance to a family in Wokingham. The role will involve mostly household support for a family with a young person accessing EOTAS provision.
A significant part of the role will be focused on keeping the home clean, tidy and organised, helping with day-to-day household tasks and creating a calm and structured home environment.
The role may involve:
- Cleaning and tidying the home and shared living spaces.
- Organising household items, belongings and learning spaces.
- Keeping the home organised and helping to maintain a calm, structured environment.
- Carrying out general day-to-day household tasks.
- Supporting with laundry and other light household duties.
- Preparing simple meals and carrying out light cooking.
- Helping with kitchen duties, including keeping the kitchen clean and organised.
- Taking a proactive approach to identifying household tasks that need completing.
- Providing practical support to the family with day-to-day organisation.
- Building a positive and trusting relationship with the young person.
- Encouraging confidence, independence and positive routines.
- Working appropriately with parents/carers and other professionals involved in the young person's support.
- Maintaining confidentiality and professional boundaries at all times.
- Following safeguarding procedures and promoting the welfare of the young person.
Essential requirements:
- Experience working with children or young people in an educational, family support, care or similar setting.
- A calm, patient, empathetic and reassuring approach.
- Willingness and ability to carry out cleaning, tidying and organising tasks as a significant part of the role.
- Confidence with basic cooking and preparing simple meals.
- A practical, proactive and flexible approach to household tasks.
- Good organisational and communication skills.
- Ability to build a positive relationship with the family.
- Confidence supporting the family of a young person who may experience high levels of anxiety or barriers to education.
- Professional and respectful approach when working within a family home.
- Reliable, consistent and able to commit to the required hours.
- Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
- Enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
- The right to work in the UK.
Quantum Scholars is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All applicants will be subject to appropriate safeguarding and safer recruitment checks.
Salary will be determined by the successful candidate's qualifications and relevant experience, and will be in accordance with the client's pay policy.
