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CLOSED: Team Leader – Support Workers

Job Support Worker

Team Leader – Support Workers – West Chiltington, West Sussex

Part-time available: a) On-call night shifts (including weekend)

and b) shifts during school holidays

(Exemption is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9) We have an exciting opportunity to recruit a permanent Team Leader to join our small established team. The ideal candidates will have a good sense of humour, an excellent work ethic, and the ability to maximise someone’s potential and enhance their quality of life within their home environment.

On-call Night Shifts (permanent contract)

Shifts: Sunday, Monday and Tuesday from 9:30 pm to 8:30 am.

Staff are required to get our client ready for bed, soothe him to sleep and to check on him during the night as required and get him ready for school in the morning.

School Holiday shifts (permanent contracts)

We are seeking a support worker to cover school holidays. The shifts available are from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm two or three days a week during school holidays. Also, to accompany our client and his family on holiday.

The Client

To work with a ten-year-old boy with quadraplegic Cerebral Palsy. He is a wheelchair user and is non-verbal with severe developmental delay. The care will involve manual handling, providing assistance with all levels of personal  care, feeding via a gastrostomy and basic physiotherapy led exercises and positioning. He enjoys watching programmes on his iPad, music, arts and crafts and spending time in his therapy/sensory room. He loves hydrotherapy and has his own pool at home. He also likes walks in the countryside.

Client’s Hobbies & Interests

Our client loves active engagement and interaction; he enjoys being outside on his swing, slide and trike and going for walks in his all-terrain buggy. He loves his hydrotherapy sessions and has his own hydrotherapy pool. He enjoys stories, music, board games, arts and crafts, relaxing massages and watching his favourite TV programmes.

The Roles

The Team Leader’s duties will include co-ordinating the team by organising the rota, supervising staff monitoring the quality of care provided and liaising with the multidisciplinary team. The Team Leader will provide some care for our client within the family home and during trips out into the community. Our client attends a special school during term time and support is at night, after school in term time when he is at home, during school holidays and at weekends. He is expected to have two support workers or the support of a parent with one support worker when in the community.

There is the expectation that you will work towards a client-centred approach to improve and promote our client’s quality of life by following the agreed care plans.

You will possess good communication skills, empathy, flexibility and enthusiasm, with the ability to use your initiative and creativity. You will be confident, reliable and caring. Undertaking domestic tasks, such as cleaning and tidying at the end of the shift, is vital.

You will need to have the flexibility to accompany our client and his family on holiday.

Job Purpose

  • To manage the support team, organising rotas, supervision and monitoring performance, ensuring that the highest quality of care is provided. Identifying areas for training.
  • Liaising with the parents and multidisciplinary team and facilitating good communication across the teams.
  • To provide support and care for our client in partnership with his family. Specific tasks include: feeding via gastrostomy, providing assistance with all levels of personal care including changing continence pads, skin care and mouth care.
  • To support our client with his communication needs and methods that he uses.
  • Ensuring all staff undertake tasks and activities in line with the care plan and the appropriate process and procedure.
  • To support our client in maximising his independence in all activities of daily living.
  • To monitor the client’s health and report and changes in condition to the parents and case manager.

Essential

  • You must hold a full, clean driving licence and be an experienced driver
  • You must have the skills and experience gained from working with people with disabilities
  • It would be best if you had a calm, warm and friendly disposition with a good sense of humour
  • Although regular shifts will be agreed, the employer holds the right to change shifts at any time to suit our client’s needs; therefore flexibility is vital

Location: The roles are based at the family’s home in West Chiltington, West Sussex.

Support Worker hours and rates of pay

Night rate – £120.50 Sunday, Monday & Tuesday

Day rate – £15.00ph in week and £17.00ph at weekends

Reference ID: ThoH TL

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Salary: £15.00-£17.00 per hour

To find out more and to apply for this position visit: https://uk.indeed.com/job/team-leader-support-worker-707302af90557761

Closing date for applications: 19 March 2022

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CLOSED: Waking Night Support Worker

Job Support Worker

Waking Night Support Worker, London NW4

Location: Hendon, North London NW4, working within the family environment.

Reporting To: Parents on behalf of their son’s Deputy.

Background Information

The family are looking for a caring, professional and reliable live out Carer / Support Worker to solidify and enhance our night care team. They are a young professional couple who provide a loving and stable environment for their son. He is 15-years-old with special needs and severe disabilities. He is dependent on all daily living activities and requires a high level of assistance.

A Waking Night Carer is required for two weekday nights. You will be required to settle their son to sleep.

The family have a history of supporting a reliable and stable workforce who have been with them for many years. They are seeking someone who is committed and would like to join this team.

Job Purpose

The purpose of the job is to provide assistance to our client’s parents with the care of their son and to take sole charge at pre-arranged times.

Our client will require help with all activities of daily living and in particular to provide overnight care and settle our client to sleep. He is a poor sleeper and has restless nights with an average of 4-5 hours’ sleep a night.

No equipment or feeding is required during the night.

Main Duties

  • To provide waking night care to our client
  • To assist with settling him to sleep by following a night-time routine to include bathing, changing pads, administering medication
  • To ensure his comfort during the night by winding, keeping him hydrated, and ensuring his temperature is consistent. This may require taking him in/out of the bed several times during the night
  • To be vigilant with monitoring his needs throughout the night – average sleeping time is 4 hours
  • To cover shifts for colleagues who may be away e.g., on holiday – by agreement
  • To undertake other tasks and activities as required by the family from time to time

The family are supportive in training for this special role.

About you

You are a patient and caring individual and have experience of looking after individuals with complex needs. You will need to be physically fit and active as you will be employing moving and handling methods using appropriate techniques. Training will be provided.

You will be tidy, organised and efficient; attention to detail for record keeping is key.

We are looking for someone who is kind, caring, flexible and adaptable. You will be working closely with dedicated and committed parents.

It is desirable (but not essential) that you understand and speak English to a fair level and have a driver’s licence.

Experience in using disability equipment would be a bonus.

Working hours

This position is for overnight care for 2 weeknights per week and the hours are from 21:30 to 07:00.

Schedules are set out as far as possible in advance.

Pay

From £13 per hour for weekday nights

From £14 per hour weekend nights – should you be required to cover for colleagues.

Desirable:

Health and Social Care First Aid Certificate
Flexibility to work occasional additional hours

Other

Satisfactory references, an enhanced DBS certificate and proof of eligibility to work in the UK are essential.

Reference ID: JAN22KP/MMC

Part-time hours: 19 per week

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Salary: £13.00-£14.00 per hour

Schedule: 10-hour shift

COVID-19 considerations:

Initial interviews are by phone or video conference
Vaccinations are preferable
Government guidelines relating to COVID apply

Education:

GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:

Complex Care: 3 years (preferred)
working Waking Nights: 3 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

DBS certificate for Child Workforce (preferred)

To find out more and to apply for this position visit: https://uk.indeed.com/job/waking-night-support-worker-992b14a3e3299d9a

Closing date for applications: 28 February 2022

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CLOSED: Support Worker Complex Care

Job Support Worker

Support Worker Complex Care, Northwood HA6

Main scope of job: To care for a 13-year-old girl that includes driving to and from school during term time.

Hours: Working days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

Working hours: Daily split shifts – 06.45 to 10.15 then 13.45 to 16.15 (20 hours per week)

  • Potential for other shifts during school holidays
  • Potential for Saturday and Sunday by arrangement

Term time: approx. 39 weeks per year

Pay Rate: £20 per hour Monday to Friday morning shifts and £14 per hour afternoons/evenings. £16 per hour Saturday and Sunday shifts

Main duties and responsibilities

  • Using the client’s adapted vehicle, to take the client to school and collect after school, ensuring her safety on the journey
  • Work with the client, professionals and family to undertake duties commensurate with the post and as requested by the client and family
  • Be aware of issues of safeguarding and alert parents to any concerns regarding the client’s safety and wellbeing
  • Be reliable and punctual; alert the family, at the earliest possible opportunity, if unable to attend for work in an emergency or in case of illness
  • Participate in meetings called by the parents
  • As a professional member of the staff team, support colleagues where necessary
  • Provide a safe and happy environment

General

  • Ensure that all duties are carried out to a high standard and that the welfare of the client is paramount at all times
  • To be individually accountable for the driving service provided
  • Comply with relevant legislation and operational guidelines and the Highway Code at all times
  • To undertake any other related duties as required from time to time

Person Specification

Essential Requirements

  • Female required – this is an exemption of the Equal Opportunities Act 2010
  • Enhanced DBS Certificate – applied for by employer if required
  • 3 years’ driving experience and must be 26 years of age or above for car insurance purposes
  • Able to drive an adapted vehicle although training will be provided to the right applicant
  • Full clean UK drivers licence
  • The drivers licence must not have drink/driving endorsements
  • Good level of spoken English
  • Enjoy driving
  • Awareness of safeguarding and the rights of young people
  • Punctual, committed and dependable
  • A calm temperament, trustworthy, reliable with a good sense of humour, and a passion for working with children and young people
  • Have a pleasant, cheerful outlook
  • Satisfactory references
  • Right to work in the UK
  • Be willing not to smoke during your hours of duty

Desirable

  • Health and Social Care First Aid Certificate
  • Flexibility to work occasional additional hours

Salary: £14-20 per hour

Schedule: Day shift Monday-Friday

COVID-19 considerations:

  • Initial interview will take place by telephone or video conference.
  • Government guidelines relating to COVID apply.

To find out more and to apply for this position visit: https://uk.indeed.com/job/support-worker-complex-care-b4510b2429fafab7

Closing date for applications: 26 January 2022

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CLOSED: Night Support Worker

Job Support Worker

Night Support Worker, West Chiltington, West Sussex

Do you live in the following catchment areas: Worthing, Brighton, Burgess Hill, Haywards Heath, Lewis, Horsham, Storrington, West Chiltington?

Required: Support Worker for Nights in West Chiltington, West Sussex

Shift Pattern: Two nights per week Sunday night and either Monday or Wednesday from 21:30pm to 08:30am

Pay Rate: Sunday night: £126.50 per shift, Monday/Wednesday night: £114.50 per shift

About our client

A young boy with cerebral palsy affecting all 4 of his limbs. Mum describes him as very good natured, sweet, affectionate, non-verbal but does vocalise and uses facial expressions. He is a very happy child. He is fed and has all medication via a gastrostomy. He loves music, TV, swimming, riding his trike, attempts adventurous activities when on holiday. He enjoys school, being with his friends and is sociable.

Key Responsibilities

Your role is to help prepare him for sleep and to settle him when he disturbs during the night. You will also assist in his morning routine and get him ready for school during the term. He has physical needs and requires hoisting for all transfers. No night is the same and this role is not a sleeping night but seen as a “resting night” as you are expected to attend to his needs when necessary, during the night. Some nights he is quite settled and others he is not. You will work in a lovely home where the night support worker has their own room, bathroom and use of a duty room. The parents are supportive, and the staff enjoy the work and working with the client.

A DBS for child workforce is a must.

Skills Knowledge & Expertise

You will have some experience of disturbed nights which could be with your own family. The family are willing to train the person with the right attitude, even if they do not have all the experience. Essentials are:

  • Confident in your own abilities to work with our client
  • Resilient to stay awake or have disturbed sleep
  • Sensitive to his needs, for instance not talking over him
  • Able to relate positively and enthusiastically to young people
  • Responsible to work on your own over a night shift, ensuring the safety, dignity, needs and wishes of the client and follow the care plan. The parents are on hand if needs be.
  • Computer literate to support our client and to communicate with the family and case manager.
  • Be a happy and bubbly person.

Desirable:

  • Experience of gastrostomy
  • Some experience with people with special needs in their home or working life
  • First Aid certificate
  • Previous training in medication provision, moving and handling, safeguarding

Benefits

  • If you are not on the DBS Update Service, we will arrange for you to apply again.
  • Immediate start available
  • Other shifts available by mutual agreement
  • Lovely environment with the use of an extremely comfortable own room and bathroom
  • On the job training

Salary: £114.50 – 126.50 per shift

Part-time hours: 22 hours per week

COVID-19 considerations:

  • Initial interview will take place by telephone or video.
  • Where face to face interview is required, you will follow the instructions at the home, including the use of masks, sanitisers, etc. as the family take account of the government guidelines.

To find out more and to apply for this position visit: https://uk.indeed.com/job/night-support-worker-4090a6a2f5410061

Closing date for applications: 3 January 2022

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CLOSED: Support Worker

Job Support Worker

Support Worker, Northwood, Greater London

A responsible carer is required for a family in Northwood, Greater London to work with their 13-year-old daughter who has special physical needs. It is essential to have a driving licence as you will drive her to and from school on a daily basis in her adapted vehicle. You will work as part of her team.

About the job

  • Take our client to school and collect after school
  • Ensure her safety in her wheelchair on the journey
  • Provide a safe and happy environment
  • Provide a snack for her prior to the journey
  • Provide care and support as required in the home with her family, undertaking tasks as discussed with the Parents, which may include personal care.

Requirements

  • Female required – this is an exemption of the Equal Opportunities Act
  • Must have at least 5 years’s driving experience for car insurance purposes
  • Full UK Drivers licence
  • First aid training
  • Good level of spoken English
  • Awareness of safeguarding and the rights of young people
  • Punctual, committed and dependable
  • A calm temperament, trustworthy, reliable with a good sense of humour, and a passion for working with children
  • Satisfactory references, right to work in the UK, and an Enhanced DBS certificate for child workforce are requirements this Carer / Support Worker role.

If you think this is a job for you but can’t commit to the morning shifts, Consideration will be given to working only the later shift.

Hours: Term Time

  • Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
  • 06:45 to 10:00 and 13:45 to 20:00

School holidays and half terms: Shifts by agreement

Salary: Up to £12.00 per hour.

Part-time hours: 39 per week

COVID-19 considerations:

  • Initial interview will be by telephone. Subsequent interviews may take place by video and face to face.
  • The client’s parents are mindful of the current situation and take every precaution to ensure as COVID-safe an environment as possible.

To find out more and to apply for this position visit: https://uk.indeed.com/job/support-worker-96a6549e10a98144

Closing date for applications: 19 September 2021

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CLOSED: Support Worker Nights

Job Support Worker

Support Worker for Nights in West Chiltington, West Sussex

Part-time, permanent, 22 hours per week.

Are you used to disturbed nights?

Do you live in the following catchment areas? Worthing, Brighton, Burgess Hill, Haywards Heath, Lewis, Horsham, Storrington. West Chiltington?

Find out more about this role.

Working time

Sunday and Monday nights from 9:30 p.m. to 8:30 a.m.

Pay rates

  • Sunday night : £115.50 per shift
  • Monday night: £108.50 per shift

About the client

A young boy with cerebral palsy affecting all 4 of his limbs. Mum describes him as “very good natured, sweet, affectionate, non-verbal but does vocalise and uses facial expressions. He is a very happy child.” He is fed and has all medication via a gastronstomy. He loves music, TV, swimming, riding his trike, attempts adventurous activities when on holiday. He enjoys school, being with his friends and is sociable.

About the role

Your role is to help prepare him for sleep and to settle him when he disturbs during the night. You will also assist in his morning routine and get him ready for school during the term. He has physical needs and requires hoisting for all transfers. No night is the same and this role is not a sleeping night but seen as a “resting night” as you are expected to attend to his needs when necessary during the night. Some nights he is quite settled and others he is not. You will work in a lovely home where the night support worker has their own room, bathroom and use of a duty room. The parents are supportive and the staff enjoy the work and working with the client.

A DBS for childworkforce is a must and if you are not on the DBS Update Service we will arrange for you to apply again.

About you

You will have some experience of disturbed nights which could be with your own family. The family are willing to train the person with the right attitude, even if they do not have all the experience. Essentials are:

  • Confident in your own abilities to work with our client
  • Resilient to stay awake or have disturbed sleep
  • Sensitive to his needs, for instance not talking over him
  • Able to relate positively and enthusiastically to young people
  • Responsible to work on your own over a night shift, ensuring the safety, dignity, needs and wishes of the client and follow the care plan. The parents are on hand if needs be.
  • Computer literate to support our client and to communicate with the family and case manager.

Desirable:

  • Some experience with people with special needs in their home or working life
  • First Aid certificate
  • Previous training in medication provision, lifting and handling, safeguarding

Part-time hours: 22 per week

Salary: £224.00 per week

COVID-19 considerations:

  • Initial interviews will take place by telephone or video
  • Where face to face interview is required, you will follow the instructions at the home, including the use of masks, sanitisers, etc. as the family take account of the government guidelines.

To find out more and to apply for this position visit: https://uk.indeed.com/job/night-support-worker-f20b794516f7fb61

Closing date for applications: 19 September 2021

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CLOSED: Housekeeper Nanny

Job Support Worker

Housekeeper / Nanny

Full-time, Permanent

£32,000 a year

This Housekeeper Nanny job is ideal for you if you enjoy housework and working with children. The role is in Northwood, HA6 and the pay is above average.

The Role

To provide support for 2 daughters aged 11 and 13; and a son aged 14 in a caring and busy family home. This is an ideal role for someone who is organised and willing to be flexible and to support the family’s chosen lifestyle and interests that are varied. The children enjoy activities such as swimming and skiing and other outdoor activities. You must enjoy driving as the children need to be taken and collected from school and their activities. Housework is a large part of this role so you’ll not be afraid of the hard work that this entails.

To give you an idea of the job tasks we break it down as follows: 15% Nanny, 35% cleaner, 30% cook and 20% washing ironing.

This is a live-out position.

Working time:

  • Monday to Friday
  • School term: 07.00 to 19.00
  • Non-school term: 09.00 to 18.00

Pay

  • £32,000 per annum

Main duties and responsibilities

  • Wake and assist children to get ready for school
  • Drive the children to school and other social and leisure activities
  • Undertake appropriate creative, education and outdoor activities
  • Organise activities during non-school term
  • Help children with homework
  • Plan weekly meals with parents and prepare meals
  • Undertake daily and regular cleaning of the home
  • Laundry and ironing
  • Shopping and other duties as required.

Required

  • Full, clean drivers licence and a confident driver
  • Good level of written and spoken English
  • Organised to plan and prioritise work activities
  • Firm but tolerant and able to create a balance between work and play
  • Reliable, punctual, flexible to vary hours to accommodate family routines and energetic lifestyle
  • Non smoker
  • Enhanced DBS for child workforce

To find out more and to apply for this position visit: https://uk.indeed.com/job/nanny-housekeeper-f3a910c3b2e3f6b8

Closing date for applications: 28 August 2021

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CLOSED: Support Worker

Job Support Worker

Support Worker in Chorleywood, Hertfordshire

Type:

Permanent Part-time: Waking Nights and late day/evening shifts

Location:

Chorleywood, Hertfordshire

Pay: £14.00 to £16.00 per hour (above average to reward flexibility)

Four week rolling shift pattern. Flexibility required to cover shifts when collegues are away.

  • Waking Nights – Saturday and/or  Sunday plus week day nights as required
  • Other shifts – late day time/evening
  • Shifts are usually worked with 2 members of staff

*Female Support Worker

  • Confident about working in client’s own home and sensitive to the needs and wishes of the parents
  • Assist with all aspects of care and personal hygiene including feeding, medication administration, changing pads
  • Patient and tolerant as attention is required throughout the night
  • Proactive with an encouraging approach especially during bedtime routine and settling and preparing for the morning
  • Responsible and able to work under own initiative and at times with a colleague especially when family may be away
  • Reliable, trustworthy and a good communicator
  • Capable of moving and handling and following therapists’ instructions
  • Cheerful, caring with a positive attitude
  • Hold a UK drivers licence (for day work)
  • Flexible – to cover other care staff shifts to ensure the smooth running of the care team

Experience:

Training will be provided for the person with the right attitude who fits in with the family. Experience is not necessary but is an advantage, whilst eagerness and willing to learn is preferable.

Most shifts are worked with a colleague.

Our client is an 18 year-old young woman with a physical disability and is fully dependent on using an electric wheelchair for all her daily mobility. She also suffers with Cognitive communication difficulties and is non-verbal but can make herself understood by making noises/pointing and has the use of some sign language. She is fully dependent on carers for all aspects of her day to day living which includes feeding, bathing, dressing etc… she can be very bubbly one minute with a wicked sense of humour but at times she can display extreme moods of behaviour.

* The employer claims exemption under the Equality Act 2010

To find out more and to apply for this position visit: https://uk.indeed.com/job/support-worker-ea34242f3bde2187

Closing date for applications: 6 June 2021

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CLOSED: Female Support Worker

Job Support Worker

Support Worker – Permanent, part-time

Location:            Haywards Heath, West Sussex

Pay: 

  • £13-£15 per hour – Day Shifts
  • £14-16 per hour – Waking Night Shifts

Shifts available:   UPDATE – Waking Nights and 1 after school shift FILLED

  • Friday and Saturday: Waking Nights  21:00 to 09:00
  • After school: 2 shifts a week: 15:30 to 21:00 and 15:30 to 19:30 on Friday and school holiday shifts
  • Saturdays: Day shifts  depending on family activities

Are you a *Female Support Worker?

  • Confident about working in client’s own home and sensitive to the needs and wishes of the parents
  • Happy to learn new things, such as personal care routine (training will be given)
  • Patient and tolerant
  • Proactive with an encouraging approach
  • Responsible and able to work under own initiative
  • Cheerful, caring with a positive attitude
  • Reliable, trustworthy and a good communicator
  • Capable of moving and handling
  • Hold a UK drivers licence
  • Flexible – to cover other care staff shifts to ensure the smooth running of the care team

Experience:

Experience in caring for children/young people with disabilities is an advantage; administration of medication, follow through on therapy, keep accurate records. Enthusiasm, patience, and willingness to learn are key aspects of the role.

Our client:

We are currently looking for a Support Workers who can be flexible in the availability of shifts worked. Our client is a young girl in her teens who has complex physical and learning disabilities. She lives with her mother, father and 2 younger siblings. She is non-verbal with sensory impairments and complex physical needs so full support is needed to undertake all activities of daily living. She is fed via a gastrostomy and uses a combination of facial expressions, symbols and some eye pointing to communicate and is exploring eye gaze. She requires a high level of care both during the day and especially at night as our client frequently wakes and has an unpredictable sleep pattern. She uses CPAP to support her respiration at night and needs attention with regards to her gastrostomy and fluid intake. Our client enjoys the company of happy, lively people with outgoing personalities. She enjoys playing with her siblings, has a fantastic sense of humour and loves joining in all activities integral to family life. She enjoys being out in the community and therefore a full clean UK driving licence is essential.

To find out more and to apply for this position visit: http://uk.indeed.com/job/support-worker-b34f328a7b63ec9d

* The employer claims exemption under the Equality Act 2010

Satisfactory references and proof of eligibility to work in the UK will also be required.

This position requires a disclosure request from the DBS. A conviction will not necessarily prevent you from being employed.

Closing date for applications: 15 June 2021