Waking Night Worker

Snapcare Specialist Recruitment ,
Nuneaton, Warwickshire
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Salary: Up to £18 per hour £29,172.00 + Gross Per Annum

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Up to £18.00 Gross per Hour. Waking Night Carer (3 Nights per Week) position available on a home care team supporting a 12-year-old boy with complex care and medical needs. Permanent contract. Title: Waking Night Carer | CV11 Location: Nuneaton, CV11 Nearest Tube/Station: Nuneaton Wage: £17.00 Gross per Hour Weekdays | £18.00 Gross per Hour Weekends | £29,172.00 Gross per Annum Driver required? Yes, essential Use of a car? Yes on duty, large vehicle automatic drive Essential: Experienced waking night carer, experience supporting a younger client with an acquired brain injury Start Date: ASAP Days & Hours: 3-night shifts per week. 10.00pm to 09.00am. Family/Client Pets: None We are delighted to be working in association with a private client/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. About this client/child: Our client Sam is 12 years old and is at the heart of a loving and supportive family; Mum, Dad, and his 3 siblings. Sam has complex care and medical needs, he has cerebral palsy, epilepsy, autism spectrum condition, sensory processing disorder, and a visual impairment. Sam is mobile however he uses a wheelchair at times when he experiences fatigue and requires support with transfers. Sam is a gamer; he loves to spend time on his computer and he also enjoys baking. Overview of role: Sam is reliant on others to meet all his care needs, you’ll assist with all aspects of his care plan and follow his bedtime, night and morning routine which is well established and works very well. There is a video monitor programme in place that will alert you and allow you to monitor Sam throughout the night. Sam regularly has unsettled nights; he wakes due to night terrors and can have seizures which at times will require emergency medication. Mum and Dad will train you to a high standard on how to care for Sam during the night. Who this job would suit: An experienced waking night carer with previous experience supporting a young client with an acquired brain injury. A waking night carer that is reliable, trustworthy and is looking to make a long-term commitment to a family. What’s great about this job: This is a challenging but extremely rewarding role; you’ll have the opportunity to support a unique young man with lots of potential. Excellent training is available. To apply, send your CV to Jade at Snap Please note, whilst Snap endeavour to reply to all applications, some of our positions are so popular this is not possible and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Where a specific status 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. This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89685690

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