Children's Support Worker
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to work directly with a happy, fun-loving 8-year-old girl with complex needs in her family home. The family are looking for a waking night *female children's support worker to promote and support the holistic wellbeing of this bubbly little girl. The successful candidate will be someone who is kind, caring, reliable and supportive.
Our client has cerebral palsy, she is a full-time wheelchair user, and she is dependent on adults to meet all of her needs. She enjoys her food and is reliant on adults to prepare this and feed her. She requires regular medication and needs full support meeting her personal care needs. She is a happy, sociable and enthusiastic girl who loves chatting, laughing, music, books, accessing the outdoors and bouncing on trampolines. She lives with her parents and siblings in their home which is a non-smoking environment. Her parents work collaboratively with the care team, are on board with all care and are warm and welcoming.
We are offering excellent rates of pay and are keen to find people to join the team for the long term as continuity of care and building trust is very important for this child and her family. This is a very rewarding role in which you will be making a positive impact in the child and the family's life.
Hours:
Waking Nights: 2- 3 nights per week – 8pm – 8am.
Rates of Pay:
Monday – Friday days and nights - £17 per hour
Weekends - £19 per hour
Bank holidays: 1.5 times the usual weekday hourly rate.
There may be opportunities for additional hours and overtime.
Person Specification
· Fun, enthusiastic and happy.
· Full Clean UK Driving License.
· Experience of working with children; ideally children with cerebral palsy and/or epilepsy.
· Experience of working in a private family home would be beneficial but an appreciation of the sensitivity, respect and privacy of working within a home environment is essential.
· Willingness to attend all relevant training sessions and meetings as required.
· Willingness to engage and have regular contact with the case manager.
· Open to accompanying the family on holiday both in the UK and abroad.
· Happy to fulfil some client-related household tasks.
· Ability to offer flexibility with working times and hours to help support with periods of sickness or annual leave within the team.
· Excellent communication skills including a high standard of written and spoken English and be proficient in record keeping.
· Comfortable with basic IT skills.
· Ability to keep calm in a stressful environment and responds well to instructions when given.
· You should enjoy working alongside others as part of a small team yet also be able to self-direct tasks and activities with our client.
· An ability to follow care plans and risk assessments as well as routine plans.
· Provide assistance with all of the child's care and observational requirements including personal care, continence care, dressing /undressing and care needs.
· To fully support all aspects of the child's ongoing rehabilitation as set out by our child's treating therapists and professionals.
· To maintain a safe environment for the child; in the home and in all community-based activities where applicable.
· To report immediately to the employer, and the case manager any concerns regarding the child's medical, physical or psychological health, and to record this appropriately.
· All matters relating to our child's situation and family are to be treated as confidential and are not to be disclosed to a third party under any circumstance.
· To adhere to CQC compliance in relation to delivery of care and support.
· A No smoking policy is strictly in place.
· To adhere to Covid-19 guidelines and risk assessments.
Employment to these roles will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. If you have the qualifications, experience and commitment we are looking for, please apply with your CV and covering letter in the first instance. You will be contacted and invited for interview after successful shortlisting.
*This is an Equal Opportunities Employer, however due to the nature of the position, this post is exempt under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9. In this instance there is a Genuine Occupational Requirement to recruit a female.
Job Type: Permanent
Pay: £17.00-£19.00 per hour
Expected hours: 24 – 36 per week
Experience:
* Support Worker: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
* DBS (preferred)
* Driving Licence (preferred)
Work Location: In person