Post Title:
Specialist Support Worker- Waking nights
Job Reference:
LEEZA
Hours:
Full Time (36 hours per week on rota basis)
8pm-8am Waking nights
Pay:
£18.00 per hour weekday
£19.00 per hour weekend
£12.71 per hour sleep night
Place of Work:
Alwoodley Leeds LS17
Reporting Structure:
Your named employer will be the Client’s Deputy
You will be managed by and responsible to the Client’s Case Management team and his Parents.
Special Conditions of Service:
Driver preferred but not essential.
Introduction:
We offer enhanced rates of pay to attract and retain dedicated Support Workers who possess the skills, commitment, and compassion required to support a child with complex care needs. We also welcome applicants who demonstrate the aptitude and enthusiasm to develop these specialist skills through comprehensive training and ongoing support.
About the Client
We are seeking caring and professional Support Workers to join a dedicated team supporting an inspiring and engaging 9-year-old boy with cerebral palsy and associated complex care needs. He is a happy, sociable child with significant potential for both cognitive and physical development, and he enjoys participating in a wide range of therapeutic, educational, and recreational activities.
He lives with his loving and supportive family in a fully adapted home environment designed to meet his individual needs. As this role is based within the family home, successful applicants will need to be respectful, professional, and sensitive to the family's routines, values, and boundaries, while working collaboratively with his parents to ensure consistency in his care and development.
About the Role
This is a rewarding opportunity to make a genuine difference to a young person's life. We are looking for individuals who are committed to building a long-term therapeutic relationship and becoming part of a stable and supportive care team.
We are looking for a Support Worker who are:
- Compassionate, motivated, and enthusiastic
- Reliable, professional, and flexible
- Creative and proactive in supporting play, learning, and development
- Committed to delivering person-centred care
- Willing to undertake specialist training and continue developing their skills
Full training, supervision, and ongoing support will be provided. This is an excellent opportunity for someone seeking a meaningful and rewarding role within a highly supportive team environment.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities:
Client Specific:
· Overnight monitoring to ensure clients safety is maintained during the night and alert sleeping night carer should any intervention be required.
· Follow guidelines to provide any personal care or other required intervention during the night.
· Assist with morning routines to meet personal care needs including showering, dressing, teeth cleaning, nail care, continence care, nutrition, physical well-being and general health.
· Providing appropriate therapeutic and leisure activities in the home and wider community if required.
· Administer any medication prescribed as agreed with the family and keep a written record of all drugs administered as per the Medication Policy.
· To provide high standards of cleanliness, comfort and homeliness at all times.
· Show sensitivity and consideration when working in the family home.
· To monitor care and medical supplies and, if running low, notify the Team Leader so that the stock can be replenished.
· Supporting the management of the client's catheter (full training provided).
· Supporting the management of the client's Vagus Nerve Stimulator (VNS) (full training provided).
Personal skills:
· Maintaining your knowledge of the care plans/working file and reviewing this on a regular basis
· Be able to show sensitivity and consideration when working with the client’s family within their home.
· To be imaginative and creative in finding new interests and activities for and with the client if required.
· Develop good communication skills specific to the client following the advice given by the care and therapy co-ordinator and the team of therapists.
· Be reliable and punctual, to be open to and willing to obtain additional training and develop your skills.
General:
· Checking, charging, and cleaning of equipment
· Driving the child’s vehicle if required
· Maintaining the child’s safety in all environments
· Attending support team review meetings
· To undertake some household duties as and when necessary and assist with the cleaning of specific equipment and resources.
· Follow guidance given by your team care and therapy co-ordinator
· To comply with relevant legislation and care plans.
· To undertake any other related duties commensurate with the general level of responsibility of the post.
· Promote, monitor and maintain health, safety and security in the workplace.
· Promote effective communication and relationships with your client, his family and the care team.
· Contribute to the protection of individuals from abuse.
· Establish and maintain a trusting, therapeutic, working relationship with the client, his family, care team, therapy team and case management team.
· Be responsible for the client’s personal welfare
· Travel to hospitals or elsewhere for therapeutic care
· Liaise with other agencies as required
· Complete daily records as advised including; time sheets, daily record sheets, medication sheets, petty cash sheets and critical incidents.
· To fully inform other staff of any recent developments at handover.
· Attend review meetings with the employer and other persons as nominated by the employer
· Attend training sessions as arranged
· Be reliable and punctual; alert the care and therapy co-ordinator and family, at the earliest possible opportunity, if unable to attend for work in an emergency or in case of illness.
· In an emergency and in case of illness, to be flexible and to stand in for other staff members.
· To maintain expected high standards of care and report any breaches in professional practice to the care and therapy co-ordinator/Case Manager.
Essential skills needed are:
· Excellent communication skills
· Ability to always maintain patience and calmness
· Reliability and integrity, willingness to learn
· The ability to follow guidance given and be consistent in implementation of strategies
· Ability to act on your own initiative within this guidance
· A commitment to providing a good quality of life for our client and his family
· Tolerate pets in the home
· Flexibility to cover a wide variety of shifts over Monday to Sunday and also cover annual leave
Desirable skills:
· Previous experience in a healthcare role or working with complex children
· A health care or childcare related qualification
· Driving license and ability to drive large adapted vehicle
Full training and ongoing support will be given. The post covers 36 hours per week over waking night shifts. Flexibility required to cover annual leave.
Pay: £18.00-£19.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Health & wellbeing programme
Application question(s):
- Why do you want to apply for this position?
Experience:
- Working with children: 1 year (preferred)
Language:
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
