Waking Night Carer, HA7. Full-time position available for a professional Waking Night Carer, experienced in complex care to join a team providing 2:1 support to Winnie, a fabulous 18-year-old living in Stanmore. £46,900.00 + Gross per Annum
Nearest Tube/Station: Stanmore Underground Station
Wage/Salary: £18.80 Weekdays | £20.80 Weekends | £46,900.00 + Gross per Annum
Driver Essential? Not applicable
Essential: Experience supporting children or young adults with complex care and medical needs, including suctioning and PEG feeds, confident in all aspects of manual handling. Experience working waking nights. Non-smoker/vaper. This role is open to *Female applicants only.
Start Date: ASAP
Days & Hours: 4 shifts per week. 8.00pm to 8.00am. Includes a mixture of weekdays and weekends on a rota basis.
Family/Client Pets: Yes, one friendly labrador
Accommodation: Staff room for use whilst on duty
Recruiter: Jade jade@snapcare.co.uk | Janet janet@snapcare.co.uk
About our client: Winnie, 18, is a fabulous girly girl, with a great sense of humour; a social butterfly who loves to laugh! She loves to have her hair and nails done, to look as fabulous as she is. Winnie has a long list of hobbies and interests, including listening to music, watching movies and all things arts and crafts. Winnie has Cerebral Palsy (GMFCS Level 5), scoliosis and Dystonia. She requires oral suctioning, nebulisers, and has a Gastrojejunostomy in situ for all nutrition, fluids and medication. She is a wheelchair user and communicates using switches. Due to her care needs Winnie has 2:1 support, 24/7. Winnie lives in Stanmore with her mum, in a fully adapted home that includes a therapy room and attends college. Snap Care, working in collaboration with Winnie’s case manager, are recruiting an experienced Waking Night Carer to join her growing care team.
Overview of role: The Waking Night Carer will work alongside another team member, assisting and supporting Winnie with her bedtime / night routine, providing support in all areas of health, care and medical needs. This is an active night shift, Winnie requires constant monitoring, regular suctioning and repositioning etc. The Waking Night Care team work collaboratively and are vigilant, with the overall goal of ensuring Winnie is safe, comfortable and getting as many hours of quality sleep as possible. Much more information is available from Snap Care. Our client will consider part-time availability, so if you are unable to commit to 4 shifts a week, please let us know your availability.
Who this job would suit: For this role you will be experienced in complex care (PEG, Suctioning), reliable, caring and dedicated. Being a team player is essential, along with having excellent communication, organisational skills and competent recording, documenting and updating care plans. *Female candidates only.
What’s great about this job: This role will give you the opportunity to really make a difference to a young person and in return you will receive excellent training, ongoing support and supervision, and be part of a professional, highly skilled team.
Who is recruiting for this role? Our client is using our Shortlist Service. Snap Care will screen applications to confirm the essential criteria for the position is met. The client will then continue the recruitment process. By applying for this vacancy, you agree to us sending your CV and contact details to our client. Please see our website for more information.
Please note: *Where a specific gender is stated as essential, gender is considered to be a genuine occupational requirement in accordance to paragraph 1, of schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010 for female or male worker to work with our client.