[ref. o12181200] Peterborough - Support Worker Complex Care - Waking Nights
Location: CB3, Cambridge. Family home with fully adapted modern annexe.
Pay: £14.00 per hour for weekdays
£16.00 Weekends£28.00 (day) per hour for Bank Holidays.
- Rates are dependent on experience
Hours: Waking night shifts - 36 hours per week 9.30pm-09.30am. Nights will be discussed at interview as you would be required to shadow and experienced night support worker for 3 months.
This is an excellent opportunity for a compassionate carer to join an existing home care team and support this very special and friendly young man who is severely disabled. You will be a highly valued team member who will play a crucial role in making a real difference to his daily life and his ongoing well-being in this purpose-built, spacious, and fully equipped accommodation.
The position offers an outstanding opportunity to develop any existing skills as we are committed to your professional growth. Ongoing professional training and skills development will be provided in a friendly and supportive work environment, ensuring you feel valued and invested in.
We are looking for someone who is caring, polite, reliable, proactive, a supportive team member and empathetic to this role's needs and with complex disability experience preferred.
Pay (dependent on experience) and Benefits:
- £14.00 per hour for weekdays, days
- £16.00 per hour for weekends and waking nights
- £28.00 per hour (double rate) for Bank Holidays, Days
- Regular overtime opportunities, especially during school breaks
- Pension contributions
- Ongoing professional training and development provided
- Paid annual leave allowance (pro-rata)
- Staff appreciation activities (such as annual Christmas meals)
- Free DBS check
- Optional opportunities for holidays and breaks with client, both within the UK and abroad
- Located near the centre of Cambridge city (which offers good local facilities, shops and walks) with easy access and parking onsite
- Friendly team and supportive working atmosphere
Safeguarding
ILS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our Clients within the activities we undertake, and ILS expects all our Clients’ employees and workers to share this commitment. The suitability of all prospective employees or workers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This position will require:
Proof of eligibility to work in the UK; Satisfactory references, including your last employer; An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Certificate. A conviction will not necessarily prevent you from being employed.
About You
Essential Experience:- Previous care experience
- Helping with personal care
- Moving and handling
- Medication/ Care note recording
- Gastro feeding
- Experience of carrying out physiotherapy and/or multi-sensory programmes.
- Experience of and / or qualifications in caring for children/young people with severe disabilities