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  • Health Care Assistant (HCA)
    Health Care Assistant (HCA)
    1 month ago
    £13–£14.5 hourly
    Part-time
    London

    Join our dedicated healthcare team as a Health Care Assistant and make a meaningful difference in the lives of those you support! In this vital role, you will provide compassionate, person-centered care to individuals in care homes and home care settings. Your enthusiasm and proactive approach will help promote independence, comfort, and well-being for clients of all ages. Whether assisting with daily activities or supporting health plans, your efforts will ensure a safe, respectful, and engaging environment for everyone. Duties • Support clients with daily living activities such as bathing, dressing, eating, and mobility to enhance their quality of life, • Assist in implementing and reviewing personalized care plans tailored to each individual’s needs and preferences, • Provide companionship and emotional support to foster positive relationships and reduce feelings of loneliness, • Maintain accurate documentation of care provided using IT systems and ensure compliance with health and safety standards, • Communicate effectively with clients, families, and multidisciplinary teams to coordinate care and address concerns promptly, • Support transportation needs by driving clients safely to appointments or activities when required, • Contribute to a clean, safe environment by following infection control procedures and reporting any hazards Skills • Valid driving license with the ability to drive safely and responsibly in various settings, • Experience working in care homes or providing home care services is highly desirable, • Ability to read, understand, and follow detailed care plans accurately, • Proficiency in using IT systems for documentation and communication purposes, • Excellent communication skills in English to connect effectively with clients, families, and colleagues, • Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to demonstrate empathy, patience, and professionalism, • Good organizational skills to manage multiple tasks efficiently while maintaining attention to detail This role offers a rewarding opportunity to develop your career within a supportive environment that values your dedication. We are committed to providing paid positions that recognize your vital contribution to healthcare. If you are passionate about making a positive impact through compassionate care, we want to hear from you! Work Location: In person

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  • Support Worker for disabled teenager
    Support Worker for disabled teenager
    6 days ago
    £16–£17 hourly
    Full-time
    London

    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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  • Support Worker
    Support Worker
    22 days ago
    £15–£17 hourly
    Full-time
    London

    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 (37.5 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. Please let us know in your own words why you are interested or what experience you have. We need to cover the following waking nights: Sunday and Monday or Thursday and Friday. 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. This is quite an active position - you would need to be really fit and strong and ideally not be too petite either as you would be working with a still growing teenager with a movement disorder. We would prefer someone who can work with a UTR number on a self-employed basis. But if you needed a PAYE because of Visa requirements we can connect you to a care agency who will employ the correct candidate for us. This is not a second job possibility (we would like to find someone who takes on this position as their only job). Training is mostly 2 months of shadowing. Probation is a minimum of 6 months. After probation the rate increases to £17 with a UTR number (PAYE is £15 through the agency). Starting Date: for training Asap. 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. About the young person He is a very friendly and active autistic young man / teenager. He 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 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. He also sometimes has hospital stays which requires a lot of patience. 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, Peresteen 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 the day you need to engage hime 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 Ideally have an enhanced DBS 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. Be able to support the young man some days during bank holidays like Christmas and Easter. 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 (and please read full advertisement before and please write in your own words :). We look forward to hearing from you.

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  • Support worker Carer position (day shifts and waking night shift)
    Support worker Carer position (day shifts and waking night shift)
    25 days ago
    £15–£17 hourly
    Full-time
    London

    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 (37.5 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. Please let us know in your own words why you are interested or what experience you have. Please be aware that if you do not contact us initially witth a few sentences explaining why you are interested - we can not respond. We need to cover the following waking nights: Sunday and Monday or Thursday and Friday. 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. This is quite an active position - you would need to be really fit and strong and ideally not be too petite either as you would be working with a still growing teenager with a movement disorder. We would prefer someone who can work with a UTR number on a self-employed basis. But if you needed a PAYE because of Visa requirements we can connect you to a care agency who will employ the correct candidate for us. This is not a second job possibility (we would like to find someone who takes on this position as their only job). Training is mostly 2 months of shadowing. Probation is a minimum of 6 months. After probation the rate increases to £17 with a UTR number (PAYE is £15 through the agency). Starting Date: for training Asap. 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. About the young person He is a very friendly and active autistic young man / teenager. He 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 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. He also sometimes has hospital stays which requires a lot of patience. 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, Peresteen 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 the day you need to engage hime 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 (and please read full advertisement before and please write in your own words :). We look forward to hearing from you.

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  • Support Worker
    Support Worker
    1 month ago
    £29061.5 yearly
    Full-time
    South Croydon

    About us At Norbury Park all staff are aware of our core values of; care, community, nurture and support which we embed throughout our day-to-day practice and care for the young people/ children in our care. We are creative, supportive, collaborative and our goal is to care for Young people and Children within the residential home setting and ensure that they are always safe, well cared for and that we are working collaboratively with these young people/children to achieve their goals. At the heart of the work that we do is to support these individuals with their care and development needs, helping them to progress towards a more independent and well-rounded life. Role purpose To care for all Young people and Children within the residential home and ensure that they are always safe, well cared for and that you are working collaboratively with these young people/children to achieve their goals. To support these individuals with their care and development needs, helping them to progress towards a more independent and well-rounded life. Main Duties • Undertake all duties and responsibilities in accordance with: company policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines, standards; good professional practice,, CQC and other regulatory requirements, relevant legislations, all legal and contractual obligations., • Provide advice, information and support to the residents., • To support and provide care for the young people/children in the home by assisting them with; bathing, eating, homework, education, behaviour, money management, travel training etc., • Ensure resident’s follow the homes rules and support the manager in investigating and taking action where these may have been breached., • Manage challenging behaviour which may require physical intervention to appropriately support the child/ young person., • Oversee the maintenance of accurate client records and databases and provide statistics for management and to assist with service evaluation in a timely fashion., • Support clients with the prompting of their medication, conduct accurate and timely medication audits and maintain accurate medication records., • Complete written documentation (support plans, Medication sheets, risk assessments) regarding the young people/ children to help and ensure their safety and development within our setting., • Take part in regular team meetings to discuss the residents, the progress that they are making, how their general well-being is as well as forming action plans to support them further., • Attend professionals meetings (where appropriate)., • Assist in the transfer of individuals between agencies and services. Health and Safety • To be familiar with Health and Safety Regulations, policies and procedures and ensure they are adhered to within your own area of responsibility., • To be aware of and follow fire policies and procedures, ensuring safety of residents and workers safety and welfare at all times. Equality and Diversity • To enforce the zero tolerance policy of all forms of victimisation, discrimination and harassment in the workplace., • To be tolerant of differences and use respectful language., • Ensure professional standards and boundaries are clear., • To treat everyone respectfully. Norbury Park is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees are valued, respected, and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives and talents. We believe in equal opportunities for employment and advancement, regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. Our dedication to equality extends to our recruitment process, professional development programs, and all aspects of employment. Join us in creating an environment that celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities for everyone. Benefits of working at Norbury Park as a Support Worker • 5 days of work a week, • Annual Salary with the option for overtime if you wish, • Annual Salary review with the option to be suggested for a one-off bonus, • Bank Holiday extra pay, • Christmas gift card, • Pension scheme, • Predictable rota, you are able to know your days off months’ in advance, • 28 days of holiday per year, • Friendly and collaborative work team, • A team that is making a difference with extremely challenging and complex children/ young people, • Training opportunities; E-learning modules including; Food Safety Level 2, Safeguarding Children, GDPR, Emergency First aid at work. Further CPD opportunities such as Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare, Qualified First Aider course. We accept suggestions of courses that will help support/enable you in your role further. Additional Notes Candidates who have been shortlisted for an interview will be expected to complete our application form prior to their interview. Job Types: Full-time, Permanent Salary: From £29,061.50 per year Benefits: • Company events, • Company pension, • On-site parking, • Sick pay Physical setting: • Care home, • Residential home Shift: • 8 hour shift, • Day shift, • Night shift Work Location: In person

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