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Support Worker for disabled teenager - MW - London

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Overview

We are hiring for a Waking night and day shift support worker / carer to join the lovely team around a 19 year young man who has epilepsy and PMLD, is non verbal and has additional health needs.
He lives at home with his family and dog.


We will need someone to take on both daytime hours as well as cover regular 2 waking night shifts per week. 


This is full time position (40 hours or more per week) for someone who has a strong interest in working with disabled and autistic people. 
You would ideally need some experience but the correct applicant we are also happy to train. 


This has to be your only job - as we will need some flexibility - to occasionally take on extra shifts.


The payrate is £16 during training this increases to £17 per hour. This works out at £34,000 gross per year at 40 hours per week.
6 months probation  
We would prefer someone to work with a UTR number on a self-employed basis but if you needed or preferred a PAYE then this could be provided through an agency.


Please let us know in your own words why you are interested or what experience you have - this helps us to understand if we can work together. 


We would expect the new support worker also to take on occasional extra shifts when colleagues are away.


The night supports are strictly waking nights as they are to make sure the young person is well and does not have seizures.


Availability needed also for bank holidays (paid at double rate). Importantly we need to find someone who can also support during some of the Christmas period and Easter.


Ideally you live in North London or can easily commute.


You would often work together with other team members to engage the young person in every day activities and to take him out into the community. But you would also need to often take on sole charge after training.
Nights are sole charge after training.


This is quite an active position - you would need to be quite fit and strong and ideally not be too petite either as you would be working with a still growing teenager with a movement disorder.


Day shifts are mainly 8 hours long and waking night shifts are 13 hours (20.00 - 09.00).



About the young person

He is a very friendly and active profoundly autistic young man / teenager who is non verbal.
He can walk short distances but only with a lot of support, otherwise he is in a wheelchair.


He likes to go to the park, shopping, cafe and sometimes some planned activities all with a lot of support.


He likes the swimming pool and special needs bike rides.


His communication is mainly through pictures of reference and is taught with ABA principles. 


We will train you in behaviour therapy (ABA) and would expect you to follow our training.
There are regular team meetings and you would attend those meetings.


He sometimes is also tired and unwell after a seizure or other illness and will then just need care and nurturing and patience.
Sometimes he has to be in hospital and a member of his team would be there with him.


As he has a movement disorder he needs a lot of physical support.
He lives with his family and also a dog.



About you

You would need to be able to appreciate a person who has profound autism and treat him with dignity and kindness.
You would be someone who has interest in special needs, psychology and perhaps nursing. 


You would perhaps have studied a related field or are planning to study a related field. This position is very different from working in a care home.


You would be assisting him with everyday skills and activities as well as feeding, bathing and toileting.


If you have experience with intermittent catheterisation, Peristeen system as well as PEG feeding then that is an advantage but we can easily also train those skills too. (Please research all terms you are unsure about before you apply).


When working a waking overnight shift you will need to make sure that he is safe and alert parents in case of a seizure.
Before and after a waking night you need to be able to rest. 
During a day shift you would need to engage the young person both at home and in the community.


This position also involves keeping his environment generally tidy and clean and help with his laundry.


You should be responsible, cheerful, honest and very reliable, physically strong and healthy as he needs a lot of support.


You will be trained by members of the team and the education consultant and be taught the principles of ABA - a behaviour therapy.


You would need to be flexible and sometime cover for other people in the team if they are away on holidays or ill.


You should

  • Be able to commit for minimum a year.
  • Invoice at the end of every month
  • Able to work legally in the UK
  • Only non smokers and non vapers apply.
  • Only people who are dog friendly apply.
  • Be able to speak English
  • Be strong and fit
  • Be able to swim and be in the water with the young person
  • Be able to ride a bike
  • Be based in London - ideally north London.
  • Apply with a cover letter (that explains your interest in this particular position and let us know your experience),
  • send a recent CV with dates of education and work experience,
  • lateron we need your enhanced DBS and relevant references

Please be aware that we can not offer sponsorship.


We are based in Islington.


Please reply explaining why you are interested in this particular position.


We look forward to hearing from you.

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  • Experience
    Required
  • Languages
    English – Advanced
  • Employment
    Full-time
  • Salary
    £16 – £17 hourly
  • Benefits
    bankholidays double rate

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