Children's Care Assistant

Nightingale Hammerson; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading company in home care is looking for a part-time Children's Care Assistant in Huddersfield. This role involves supporting children with complex needs in their homes with care tasks such as medication administration and personal care. The successful candidate will demonstrate empathy, strong communication skills, and will be rewarded with competitive pay and benefits like paid mileage and training opportunities.

Benefits

Paid mileage between care visits (30p per mile)

Bank holiday pay of £16 p/h

28 days paid holiday (pro rata for part time)

Partially funded DBS check

Extensive paid training & diploma opportunities

Carer awards & referral scheme

Alternate weekends off for wellbeing

Rotas given 4 weeks in advance

Qualifications

• Driver's licence and access to own vehicle required.
• Experience in PEG feeding, administering medication, epilepsy care, autism, non-verbal communication, and personal care is welcomed.
• Comfortable supporting children in their own homes and communicating with families.

Responsibilities

• Supporting children with complex needs, medication, personal care, meal preparation, companionship, and social support.
• Support to adults may also be needed due to limited hours for children's role.
• Maintain a reliable and professional manner.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Initiative

Job description

Please note: We do not offer sponsorship, we do not have a license

Job Title:Children's Care Assistant

Pay Rate:£13.00 - £16.00 per hour

Job Type:Part time

Shifts:7-9am & 4-8pm Monday to Friday and block hours on weekends, additional hours available when supporting adults

About the role:

As aChildren's Care Assistant, you will be mainly supporting children with complex needs with medication, personal care, meal prep, companionship and social support.Due to the limited number of hours available for the childrens role you would also be expected to support adults in their own homes.

About you:

As aChildren's Care Assistant, you will be able to show a high level of initiative and empathy when caring for children. You will also need to be able to communicate at all levels effectively and be able to recognise changes in your clients needs.

To succeed in the role of aChildren's Care Assistantyou will have:

Driver's licence and access to your own vehicle
Experience in any of the following areas is welcomed - PEG feeding, administering medication, epilepsy care, autism, non-verbal communication, and personal care
Comfortable supporting children in their own homes and speaking to families
Reliable and professional manner

About us :

AtThe Care Collection, we providemulti award-winning home careto individuals of all ages. We deliver a full range of services, fromcompanionship and domestic supporttopersonal care and complex care needs, always with aminimum of 1-hour callsto ensure our clients receive the time and support they deserve.

Benefits:

Paid mileage between care visits (30p per mile)
Bank holiday pay of £16 p/h
1-hour minimum visits times & regular clients
Perks of being directly employed - 28 days paid holiday for full time (pro rata for part time), pension, partially funded DBS check
Extensive paid training & opportunity to achieve diploma qualifications
Carer awards & referral scheme
Alternate weekends off to promote carer wellbeing & a home/work balance
Rotas given 4 weeks in advance

We welcome applications from those with experience as a Support Worker, Residential Support Worker, Teaching Assistant, Nursery Nurse, Nursery Practitioner, SEND Support Assistant, Health Care Assistant, Social Care Worker, Nurse, Mental Health Care Worker, Voluntary Worker, Home Carer, Domiciliary Care and Care Worker.

Salary / Benefits:£13.00 - £16.00 per hour