Support Worker

Advantage Healthcare Limited; Redcar; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Advantage Healthcare to support a young boy with medical needs during 6-hour shifts on weekends, contributing to his personal care, medication management, and ensuring his well-being. The role offers an opportunity to make a meaningful impact while benefiting from a supportive healthcare group.

Benefits

Maternity/Paternity leave

Paid annual leave

Refer a friend scheme

Enhanced DBS check

Qualifications

• Experience working with learning disabilities and autism.
• Ability to support in personal care and medication administration.

Responsibilities

• Support a young boy with PEG feeding and medication administration.
• Provide personal care and mobilization support.
• Engage in sensory interactions and foster communication through gestures.

Skills

Caring

Compassionate

Good listener

Job description

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Shifts Available: Saturday & Sunday (6-Hour Shifts)

Access to a vehicle is required due to the geographical location of role.

What we offer

Advantage Healthcare is part of City & County Healthcare Group. You’ll have access to all the resources, career pathways, benefits, investments, opportunities, and security that being part of City & County Healthcare Group brings. It’s the best of both worlds.

What you’ll get

• Maternity/Paternity leave
• Paid annual leave
• Refer a friend scheme
• Enhanced DBS check

Job Description

What you’ll do

Support a young boy with a medical condition. He has a great sense of humour, a lovely personality, and enjoys walks, sensory interactions, and greeting staff with a smile.

Full support and monitoring are required, including PEG feeding, medication administration, personal care, mobilisation support, and hoist transfers. Though non-verbal, he communicates through gestures, movements, and facial expressions.

The role involves 6-hour shifts on Saturday and Sunday, plus an additional 12 hours during school holidays.

Qualifications

What you’ll need

Caring, compassionate, a good listener, with experience working with learning disabilities and autism.