Female Complex Care Support Workers

Description of Role

We are looking for *female complex care support workers to support our client, a 15- year-old young man and his family living in his 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 during the day and waking nights.

You will need to be able to work flexibly and cover for illness/holiday of the other support workers

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.
• Gastronomy/ PEG Care experience
• Moving and Handling Experience
• Medication Administration experience
• Tracheostomy Care and Airway Management (suctioning)
• 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

• An NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care or equivalent is desirable otherwise the applicant must be willing to undertake Care Certificate Training.
• Urdu Speaker would be a bonus

Working Hours

Exact shift hours per week will be confirmed upon appointment

Daytime (including supporting home tutoring and therapeutic activities), and waking nights

Rates of Pay

Monday-Sunday: £18.00 per hour

Waking Nights: £19.00 per hour

Bank Holidays: £20.00 per hour

All posts are subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure with Adult and Child Workforce Barring.

If you require any further information, please contact Recruitment on 01608 682522 or ***email_hidden***

Job Reference

RXZ/KF

NB: Community Case Management Limited are not the employer.

NB: Please note the employer does not offer sponsorship

**“Gender is considered to be a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010" for a Female worker to work with our client

Community Case Management is a case management company. Case Management supports people who have experienced serious, life-changing injuries so they can live as independently and fully as possible.

At CCM we don't just provide care - we coordinate everything that our client might need to rebuild their life. This includes:

• Health and rehabilitation
• Emotional wellbeing
• Education and work goals
• Daily living support
• Therapies and equipment

CCM is not a care agency. We guide and manage the care and support teams who are employed directly by the client (via a solicitor or Court of Protection Deputy). Support workers work with one client, based on the client's specific needs.

CCM provide direction, supervision and training to support workers so they feel confident and capable in their role.