Home Carer/ Support Worker Waking Night Carer - Bury St. Edmunds, United Kingdom - Cheryl M

Description

We are Recruiting for one part-time waking night carer.
The Team is well established and very experienced.

We have one permanent position available currently:1 part time waking night carer for two nights a week. ( over
- time available)

Waking nights rate is £15.81hr

Waking Night shifts are

• 22:

Hours available are across 7 waking nights a week on a rota basis including bank holidays and weekends.

We are looking for someone special with previous experience in providing complex care.

They will be kind, caring and patient and able to provide the best care to our very special boy at home within the family environment.

Once fully trained and competent they will happy work alone or with parents and colleagues.

• The role is working as carer/ personal assistant to our 15yearold son.
• He has quadriplegic cerebral palsy and complex health needs associated with this.
• This will involve meeting all aspects of his overnight care including personal care and health needs, medications and position changes.
• Managing a complex medication regime.
• Mic GJ feeding tube.
• Epilepsy and dystonia care and other medical aspects relating to the cerebral palsy.
• Accompanying the family on ( separate accommodation provided )
• Sometimes the care may be in hospital instead of home, so the ability to travel locally and be flexible is important.
• Light household duties relevant to the job.
• Keeping relevant records and documentation up to date.
• Undertake necessary training and competency updates as required.

*Be able to confidently and clearly communicate to our son, parents and colleagues.

He is typical 15-year-old boy who loves his bed and a good lay in Cars, motorbikes, animals and being outside, music, cooking, arts and crafts, calm environment, and people who are good at listening to his non-verbal communication.

He enjoys going out about, visiting places, doing fun things, going to the cinema or out to see friends at social clubs.

He has a dreadful sense of humour and for someone that can't speak, he can be super bossy at times

as of this year he is no longer attending school so We are looking for someone who can embrace all his loves and respect his own needs and wants to help give him the very best out of life in other ways.

They will be calm under pressure, organised and able to work to set timings and a routine.

Very good at listening to body language and observant to subtle signs and non-verbal ques.

Be imaginative and able to have fun, have a relaxed personality and a great sense of humour (essential for our household)

Be able to work in a home environment along side his parents and work colleagues and also some overly friendly pets

Non-smoker essential.

Full clean driving licence due to the rural location and the need to drive his wheelchair accessible vehicle.

Ability to be flexible to his changing needs and the needs of family and to support the team as a whole.

A full DBS check will be carried out and two references will be required.

Experience of caring for a medically complex child is essential but as full training will be given in all aspects to the right person with the confidence to learn and a caring, responsible attitude.

Other Benefits
5.6 weeks paid annual leave pro rata. The leave year runs from January to December.

Auto enrolment in a workplace pension scheme as applicable.

At least double pay if required to work Bank Holidays.

Pay to attend supervision/team meetings.

Pay and expenses when required to attend training courses as requested by employer.

Annual review of pay rates.


Job Types:
Permanent, Part-time


Salary:
Up to £15.81 per hour

Expected hours: 18 per week


Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free parking
• Onsite parking

Schedule:

• Night shift

COVID-19 considerations:

Currently we asking the care team to test if symptomatic or if they think they have been somewhere that could be classed as high risk.

( tests supplied)


Application question(s):

• Do you have current and relevant experience that relates directly to the job description?

Experience:

• Relevant: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location:
In person


Reference ID:
Waking night part-time