3 - 36 hours per week
Between £12.00 and £14.00 Per Hour
What are you going to do:
- Reading stories / assisting play at appropriate times
- Getting child ready for bed
- Manual Handling using hoist, slidesheets, etc (training will be provided)
- Settling child off to sleep
- Gastrostomy care (training will be provided)
- Changing child's nappies as required / meeting hygiene needs
- Giving Medications & fluids via Gastrostomy & sometimes feeds (training will be provided)
- Administration of emergency epilepsy medication if required (training will be provided)
- Changing child's position for maintaining postural alignment, comfort and pressure sore prevention (training will be provided)
- Carrying out therapist prescribed exercises / stretches (training will be provided)
- Monitoring of child either directly or via monitor
- Keeping child's toys, clothing, environment / medication preparation area, etc, clean and tidy
- Cleaning and checking of equipment, stock checking
- Keeping accurate records
- Responsible to Case Manager
What we offer:
- Bank Work
- Good hourly rate
- Training will provided across a range of knowledge & skill areas
- Experience will be gained in working with therapists
- Bespoke training provided to meet child's needs
What we ask:
- No minimum education required Would suit Nursing / Allied Health Care student
- Experience of care work in a family home environment would be an advantage
- Previous experience working with disabled children preferred
- Previous Support work experience would be advantage
- Health and social care qualification an advantage
- Good communication skills
- Experience of working with children / people with communication difficulties an advantage
- Experience of working with wheelchair users an advantage
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Extra information
Hengoed area. Rural location so own transport required. Ability to work discreetly in a family environment is very important. Non-Smoking household - no smoking permitted in the client's home or garden (child has asthma).
- Status
- Closed
- Education Level
- College, University
- Location
- Bedwas
- Working hours per week
- 3 - 36
- Type of Contract
- Casual / Part Time Jobs, Evening Job, Weekend
- Salary indication
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Between £12.00 and £14.00 Per Hour
- Responsible for
- Care and supervision of child usually overnight
- Profession type
- Health / Medical , Home Care
- Full UK/EU driving license preferred
- Yes
- Car Preferred
- Yes
- Must be eligible to work in the EU
- Yes
- Cover Letter Required
- No
- Languages
- English
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