Title: Full-Time Waking Night Carer
Location: Camberley, GU15
Nearest Tube/Station: Camberley
Wage: £14.00 Weekdays | £16.00 Weekends, Gross per hour
Driver Essential? No
Essential: Experienced Waking Night Carer, experience supporting a young client with complex care and medical needs, epilepsy and administering emergency medication, manual handling experience
Start Date: ASAP, permanent contract.
Days & Hours: 4 Waking Nights per Week. 10.00pm to 8.00am or 9.00am
Family/Client Pets: Not applicable
About this client/child:
Our client J is 10 years old and lives at home in Camberley with Mum, Dad and his two younger sisters. He is a happy and determined young chap and loves attending cubs, going to school, and playing with his siblings. J has cerebral palsy, associated learning, communication, and physical disabilities, is a wheelchair user, and has epilepsy; he requires support to meet all of his care needs. J has a PEG for nutrition, fluids, and medications. J requires 2:1 support during the day and 1:1 support at night.
Overview of role:
This role involves supporting J and tending to all his care needs throughout the night. The Waking Night Carer will follow his care plan, assisting with administering medication, completing personal care duties, and repositioning and manual handling as and when required. It is essential that you continually monitor and supervise J. Each night shift will be busy, and you will be constantly on the go, tending to J; completing reports and documents, preparing medications and feeds, and completing light household duties related to J and assisting with the morning routine. The nights we require cover are Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. We are looking for an experienced Waking Night Carer to commit to 4 shifts per week.
Who this job would suit:
An experienced, caring, and trustworthy Waking Night Carer with previous experience supporting a young client with complex care and medical needs, and epilepsy.
What’s great about this job:
A truly rewarding role supporting a lovely young client in a busy and loving family home. You will receive excellent training and be supported by a hands-on case manager.
Who is working with this client?
We are working in association with a case manager on this vacancy; they will be carrying out all recruitment, including shortlisting and interviewing. By applying for this vacancy, you agree to Snap Care sending your CV and contact details directly to our client for their consideration. Please see our website for more info on how Snap works with associated companies/clients.
Jade is recruiting for this role
jade@snapcare.co.uk
or 020 7729 2200
Snap Care is committed to safeguarding children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We are committed to equality of opportunity and recruitment/selection decisions are based only on individuals' ability to best do the job. *Where a specific gender is stated as essential, gender is considered to be a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with paragraph 1, schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010.