Female Family Support Worker - AHSNCL

Disability North; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local care family in Newcastle is looking for a dedicated individual to assist in caring for their 9-year-old daughter with special educational needs. The role includes personal care, meal preparation, and light house duties while working alongside another carer. Candidates must have significant experience with children, be physically fit, and have permission to work in the UK. The job offers flexible hours, including up to 10 hours during school holidays.

Qualifications

• Significant experience of working with children & SEN children, especially in unpredictable situations.
• Must be physically fit and resilient.
• Own vehicle must be fitted with a seating harness.
• Permission to work in the UK required.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care as needed.
• Meal preparation as required.
• Carry out light household duties if necessary.
• Work alongside an additional carer for up to 5 hours.
• Be flexible with hours during school holidays and weekends.

Skills

Experience with children

SEN experience

Physical fitness

Effective communication

Job description

Job Details

Hours: 5 hours term time 10 hours holiday
Rate of Pay: £16.00 per hour
Area: Newcastle Upon Tyne
Car driver with own vehicle essential

Role Overview

My daughter is 9 years old. She is autistic with learning disabilities & is nonverbal. She is a sensory seeker and loves running & trampolining. Her favourite activities at present, are her iPad and avatar games. She loves to throw too, which can keep you busy. When we have good weather, she loves the beach and park as well as going for a drive in the car.

She can exhibit challenging behaviour when dysregulated. You will need to be physically fit and resilient. She is cheeky and persistent in what she wants. She likes to be very physical in her play with those adults around her. Ideally, I would like to find someone with significant experience of working with children & SEN children given she can be quite unpredictable at times if dysregulated as she can hurt herself, and this is quite distressing to see if not seen before.

Days Asiya is in public this requires 2 carers so you would need to communicate effectively with the second carer. In our house there is Asiya’s twin sister, me (mam) and her dad and two family indoor cats. We are an easy‑going family just looking for the right people to welcome into our home to help care for our daughter.

Responsibilities

• Personal care (e.g. washing, dressing & toilet assistance) as needed.
• Own transportation which would need to be fitted with a seating harness.
• Meal preparation as required.
• Light house duties after her meals if I’m not there.
• You would be working alongside an additional carer and would be needed for up to 5 hours, weekends possible and being flexible with hours e.g. can be 2.5h over two days or 1 hr per day over 5 days.
• School holidays there is up to 10 hours a week, flexible over the week e.g 2.5h 4 times a week.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Significant experience of working with children & SEN children given she can be quite unpredictable at times if dysregulated.
• Physically fit and resilient.
• Own vehicle (must be fitted with a seating harness).
• Permission to work in the U.K.

Equality and Health and Social Care Act 2008 requirements

There is a genuine occupational requirement for the holder of this post to be male/female in accordance with the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 and Equality Act 2010 schedule 9 paragraphs 1 – 4.

Notes

This vacancy will close as soon as a suitable candidate is appointed.

At the time of starting their employment, the successful candidate must have permission to work in the U.K.