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Female Support Worker, CB472 - Maternity Cover

Maternity Cover / 16 hours a week, evening and one Saturday a month - Immediate start, pending successful interview and induction. / Southwaite, Carlisle

*Occupational Pursuant to Para 1 Schedule 9 of Equality Act 2010.

Description

You will be required to work with a 12-year-old young lady with an Acquired Brain Injury in her own home and the community. You will be supporting our client to attend regular weekly activities and maintain her therapy programme. Our client has regular pony riding sessions so you must be confident around horses. She also enjoys arts & crafts. This post will ideally suit someone with similar interests. Experience of epilepsy awareness would be beneficial. You should have previous experience of working with people with disabilities, and full training and supervision will be given. The salary for this role is £15.00 per hour depending on experience.

Duties

Your duties will include supporting our client with their pony riding session, encouraging the client to engage in weekly therapy programs as well as social and leisure adventures.

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Benefits of working with A Chance for Life Ltd 

We are committed to the continuous learning and development of all our staff to enable them to realise their potential. All new starters take part in our peer-reviewed induction program through probation, as well as ongoing supervision. We provide bespoke in-house training, as well as sourcing specialised client-specific training.

Some of our training courses include:

We also offer all our staff the following benefits:

About A Chance for Life

 “Complex care with heart, humanity and imagination.”

 We are a specialist case management and rehabilitation company providing Support Work, Case Management, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Medico Legal services to children and adults across North East England, North West England and Scotland. We are driven to help our clients recover skills lost through complex life-changing conditions, so they can live meaningful, rewarding lives.

 Our Values: 

 

Important Info

Closing Date: 12 June 2026
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