Company Description
Location: Garstang, Preston
Pay Rate: £14 per hour (days) and £15 per hour (nights)
Shifts Available: Monday to Sunday nights 10pm until 8am, Monday to Friday 7am until 4pm
What we offer
AGH is part of City & County Healthcare Group. You’ll have access to all the resources, career pathways, benefits, investments, opportunities, and security that being part of City & County Healthcare Group brings. It’s the best of both worlds.
What you’ll get
1. Maternity/Paternity leave
2. Pension scheme
3. Paid annual leave
4. Refer a friend scheme
5. Cycle-to-work scheme
6. Enhanced DBS check
Job Description
What you’ll do
We are seeking a compassionate, reliable, and skilled Children’s Complex Care Support Worker to join a small, dedicated team supporting an 11-year-old boy with complex health needs. He has a tracheostomy and ventilator, PEG feeding requirements, uses cough assist, and has SVT. Support is required both during the day whilst he attends school and overnight within the family home.
This role involves delivering person-centred care, promoting independence wherever possible, and ensuring his safety, comfort, and well-being at all times. You will work closely with his family, school staff, and clinical professionals to provide consistent and high-quality care.
Our client is a bright, sociable, and engaging young boy who loves school and is very well liked by his peers. He enjoys teaching worship to friends and family, is a passionate Manchester City fan, and has a strong interest in technology; he is particularly skilled with iPads and enjoys using them for learning and fun.
Qualifications
What you’ll need
7. Experience in complex care, paediatrics, or similar clinical settings (preferred).
8. Competency or willingness to be trained in tracheostomy, ventilation, PEG care, and cough assist.
9. Reliability, patience, and a child-centred approach.
10. Ability to communicate clearly and work well within a team and family environment.