We are recruiting experienced and compassionate complex care Support Workers / Care Assistants in Elham to join our team.
Our goal is simple: we support clients to live life to the full— independently, happily, and safely at home — while providing our care team with fantastic benefits, genuine support, and opportunities to progress.
Your Role:
You’ll be providing dedicated one-to-one care for an engaging and sociable 18-year-old young man with complex needs.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a well-established care package, supporting an individual with a fantastic sense of humour who loves Formula 1, football, music, and social interaction.
Our client has cerebral palsy affecting all four limbs. He communicates non-verbally and uses eye gaze technology. He has epilepsy (infrequent seizures), is PEG fed, and requires administration of medication.
Care is provided within our client’s family home, which is fully adapted and equipped with specialist facilities, including ceiling hoists, an adapted bathroom, and a pool. A separate carer’s room with an en-suite is available for admin tasks.
Pay rate: £13.00 to £16.00 per hour.
Shifts: Regular day shifts, at 08:00 – 20:00.
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This is a rewarding opportunity to make a genuine difference in someone’s life, working as part of a dedicated and supportive care team.
SHCMDA
Responsibilities
* Providing personal care, PEG feeding, medication administration
* Assisting with therapy programmes, including Physiotherapy and Speech & Language therapy.
* Assisting with seizure management
* Providing person centred support throughout the day / night
* Confident communicators who can engage positively with our client, their family and wider care team.
Requirements
* Driver with a clean license
* Non smokers
* Over 6 months of UK based care experience
* The full right to work in the UK
Benefits
* Choice of day, night and weekend shifts
* Choose a flexible or permanent contract.
* Blue light card - we’ll pay for it.
* Reflecting the hard work that you do.
* Enroll onto a Level 2 to Level 5 diploma.
* Earn a £50 voucher for every friend you refer who joins our team.
* Thorough paid training and supported induction, with annual paid refreshers.
* Wellbeing support including up to 6 face-to-face counselling sessions.
* In-house wellbeing team to support you.
* 24/7 live chat and video calls with trained counsellors, and free financial and legal advice.
* We reward Employees of the Month with a £100 voucher.
* Employee events throughout the year, including fish and chips on the beach.
* Consistent support from our team of Nurses and Field Care Supervisors.
* In-house womens health support.
* Accumulate holiday pay as you work.