Weekend Care Assistant for a Young Child with SMA

Purple DPSS; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 23,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident employer scheme

Job summary

Purple DPSS in Cambridgeshire is recruiting a Support Worker / Personal Assistant to help a young child with SMA Type 1. The initial placement is 4 hours per week, Saturday preferred, with potential to expand as the care package grows.

You will provide personal care, NG feeding support, mobility assistance, and accompany to appointments and community activities, working closely with the family to ensure safe, consistent care.

Qualifications

• Kind, caring and patient; reliable and trustworthy.
• Calm, friendly, and willing to learn established care routines.
• Confident working as part of a family team.
• Able to support a child with complex physical needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care including changing, dressing and hygiene support.
• Support NG feeding and established care routines.
• Assist with positioning and mobility needs.
• Keep specialist equipment clean, charged and ready for use.
• Accompany to appointments, groups and community activities.
• Support play, interaction and age-appropriate activities.
• Work with family to ensure care needs are met safely and consistently.

Skills

Caring

Patient

Reliable

Trustworthy

Calm

Job description

Purple DPSS in Cambridgeshire is recruiting a Support Worker / Personal Assistant to help a young child with SMA Type 1. The initial placement is 4 hours per week, Saturday preferred, with potential to expand as the care package grows.

You will provide personal care, NG feeding support, mobility assistance, and accompany to appointments and community activities, working closely with the family to ensure safe, consistent care.