We are looking for *female complex care support workers to support our client, a 13- year-old young man and his family living in his own home.
You will work with the family and as part of a team, working closely with others concerned in the client’s care and therapy. Your role is to ensure that the client’s wellbeing and safety is monitored throughout a shift and will involve moving and handling using a hoist, carrying out personal care tasks, managing the risk of aspiration, preparing and administering medication and nutrition (via a PEG tube), and giving tracheostomy suction when needed.
You will be carrying out therapeutic and fun play activities with the client and enabling access to social and leisure activities.
Full training, support and guidance will be provided.
Shifts available are after school in term time and longer daytime hours in the school holidays.
You will need to be able to work flexibly and cover for illness/holiday of the other support workers.
You will also be asked to provide two references.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• You will need to have experience of working with children, and to have worked with people with disabilities in a community or residential setting for at least 2 years.
• You will need to have a full and clean driving license.
• Must have a fun and outgoing personality and be confident in any environment.

DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTS:

• Urdu Speaker
• An NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care or equivalent is desirable otherwise the applicant must b willing to undertake Care Certificate Training.
• Moving and Handling Experience
• Medication Administration experience
• Gastronomy/ PEG Care experience

Please refer the Job description for details