Waking Night Support Worker SL9

Snap Care; Chalfont St. Peter; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Snap Care in Gerrards Cross, SL9, seeks a Waking Night Support Worker to care for Elsie, a 9-year-old girl with cerebral palsy and epilepsy who uses a PEG tube. The role runs on an alternating Fri/Sat/Sun night schedule from 19:30 to 07:30, and you will provide attentive, overnight support in a family home.

You will work in a fully adapted house, equipped with a laptop and monitor in the adjacent office. A calm, observant approach to complex needs is essential, with a genuine commitment to

Qualifications

• Waking night experience.
• Experience supporting children or young people with SEN / Neurodiversity.
• PEG feeding.
• Epilepsy trained.

Responsibilities

• Provide attentive overnight support for Elsie, assisting with bedtime routines, positioning and epilepsy-related needs while staying awake through the night.

Skills

Waking night experience

SEN/Neurodiversity support

PEG feeding

Epilepsy trained

Job description

(*Female) Waking Night Support Worker, Gerrards Cross, SL9. £19.80 gross per hour. Rewarding weekend opportunity supporting an 9-year-old girl with cerebral palsy, epilepsy and complex care needs.

Key Information

• Job Title: Waking Night Support Worker
• Pay: £19.80 gross per hour
• Location: Gerrards Cross, SL9
• Hours and Days of Work: Alternating Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 07:30 PM-07:30 AM
• Essential Experience: Waking night experience. Experience supporting children or young people with SEN / Neurodiversity. PEG feeding. Epilepsy trained.
• Driver Required: No
• Facilities: Fully adapted house. Staff will work from an office room with a laptop and monitor, located in the adjacent room to Elsie’s room.

Elsie, 9, is fun-loving and enjoys swimming, farms, cartoons, shopping and time together. She has cerebral palsy, epilepsy, uses a wheelchair and has a PEG tube.

As a Waking Night Support Worker, you will provide attentive overnight support, helping Elsie with her bedtime routine, positioning and epilepsy-related needs while remaining awake and alert throughout the night.

This role would suit an experienced, calm and observant *female Support Worker who is confident supporting children with complex needs and enjoys working as part of a dedicated team within a family home.

*Where a specific gender is essential to meet the client's needs, this is a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.