Band 3 Care Support Worker

HCRG Care Group; North Bradley; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Group pension

Discounts via My Reward Hub

Early wage access

Wellbeing support (mental and physical

Learning and development through The L

Ringfenced innovation funding

Job summary

HCRG Care Group is seeking a compassionate Band 3 Care Support Worker to join the Children’s Continuing Care Team in Wiltshire. The role involves delivering high-quality care to children with complex medical needs in their homes and community settings.

This part-time position (27 hours per week) offers full training, a supportive team, and opportunities to develop within our national health and care services network.

Qualifications

• NVQ3 in health or social care or recognized equivalent.
• GCSE English and Maths.
• British Sign Language level 1.
• Makaton.

Responsibilities

• Care for children in their homes, including night, day and evening shifts.
• Support children with complex health needs and medical technology.
• Receive full training and work with a trained colleague.
• Keep accurate records of the care provided.
• Communicate effectively with children and families.
• Follow the child’s care plan and monitor health changes.

Skills

Driving license

Travel willingness

Communication skills

Confidentiality

Caring demeanor

Education

NVQ3 in health or social care

GCSE English & Maths

British Sign Language Level 1

Makaton

Job description

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Are you passionate about making a meaningful difference in people’s lives? HCRG Care Group is looking for a dedicated and compassionate Band 3 Care Support Worker to join our friendly and supportive, Children’s Continuing Care Team.

In this rewarding role, you will provide designated, high‑quality care for children with complex medical needs within the community and in their own homes.

This is a part-time role working 27 hours per week, however, we are happy to discuss alternative hours.

Main Responsibilities:

Being part of the children’s continuing care teamwill involve -

• Caring for children in their own homes, this will involve waking night shifts, day shifts and evening shifts, where you will be required to look after and respond to different health needs whilst parents get some sleep and rest.
• Being confident to look after children who have complex health needs and require medical technology such as ventilators, feeding tubes, and oxygen.
• You will receive full training in all aspects of a child’s care and will work with a trained colleague whilst you are learning these new skills, which are reviewed regularly.
• Keeping accurate records of the care you provide.
• Communicating effectively and professionally with children and families in our care.
• Working to and providing care in line with the child’s care plan.
• Recognising when a child’s health is deteriorating and following the advice and actions in the care plan.

Please see the job description attached for a full list of responsibilities.

The Ideal candidate will have:

• Understanding the impact of providing/receiving care in the home for children with complex medical needs and their families
• Ability to participate in training of new staff in a variety of settings, including theory training, and training within family homes.
• Full UK driving license and use of a car.
• Willingness to travel across the whole of Wiltshire and Banes as required.
• Flexible and reliable.
• Willingness to work towards “experienced to teach” part of Competency Framework.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to relate to children.
• Adaptable and motivated.
• Must maintain confidentiality.
• Trustworthy.
• Caring, patient and observant.
• Ability to learn theoretical/practical skills.
• NVQ 3 in health or social care or recognized nursery nurse qualification.
• GCSE in Moths and English.
• British Sign Language level 1.
• Makaton.
• Experience of relevant clinical procedures and technology dependence.
• Minimum of 1yr experience working with children with complex health needs.
• Minimum of 1yr working with children in other setting, e.g. nursery, respite service.
• Recognise own strengths and weaknesses.
• Recognise own needs for support and development.

Package Description

As a Care Support Worker, you’ll be part of our valued team based at Derby Court, Wiltshire. You will feel valued as a Care Support Worker within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• A salary of £25,500 - £27,098 Pro Rata with access to our group pension
• Free tea, coffeeand milk at your base location
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes . We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team.We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here.

As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

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