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  • Residential Support Worker
    Residential Support Worker
    2 days ago
    £13.5–£14.5 hourly
    Full-time
    Seven Kings, Ilford

    Residential Support Worker – Children’s Home (Redbridge) Full-Time & Part-Time | Day & Night Shifts Available About Us Headway Care is a Children’s Home dedicated to supporting some of the most vulnerable children in our society. It is nurturing and forward-thinking organisation. Our Children’s Home in Redbridge provides a safe, stable, and loving environment where every child can grow, heal, and thrive. The Role We’re looking for compassionate, resilient, and motivated individuals to join our team as Residential Support Workers. You’ll play a vital role in supporting children and young people with a range of needs including emotional and behavioural needs, learning needs, autism, and trauma-related experiences such as PTSD. We take a therapeutic approach in the care we provide each child. Working as part of a young, dynamic, and dedicated team, you’ll help create a home where love, respect, and personal growth are at the heart of everything we do. What We’re Looking For • Experience working in a children’s residential setting or with vulnerable children and young people, • A genuine passion for making a positive difference in young lives, • Reliability, empathy, and a team-focused attitude, • A desire to grow and build a career within children’s social care. Shift Patterns available Day Shift: 8:00am – 8:00pm Night Shift: 8:00pm – 23:00pm Sleep in shifts: 23:00pm - 08:00am Waking night shifts: 23:00pm - 08:00am Please ensure you can commit to an available required shift pattern before applying. Why Join Headway Care? At Headway Care, you’ll be part of a supportive environment that values professional development and emotional well-being just as much as the quality of care we deliver. We believe in empowering our staff to grow alongside the children we support. If you’re someone who leads with empathy, values teamwork, and is ready to make a lasting difference, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and be part of something truly meaningful.

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  • Care / Support Worker
    Care / Support Worker
    8 days ago
    £15–£16 hourly
    Part-time
    London

    Care Workers & Support Workers 📍 Ealing Supporting individuals with Autism and Learning Disabilities We are currently recruiting compassionate and reliable Care Workers and Support Workers to join our team in the Hounslow area. You will be supporting children and young adults with Autism and learning disabilities, helping them to live safe, meaningful, and fulfilling lives. About the Role As a Care/Support Worker, you will provide person-centred support in line with individual care plans. Your role will focus on promoting independence, emotional wellbeing, and social inclusion. Key responsibilities include: • Providing daily support tailored to individual needs, • Assisting with personal care (where required), • Supporting with routines, education, and community activities, • Encouraging communication, social interaction, and life skills, • Managing behaviours that may challenge with patience and professionalism, • Working closely with families, professionals, and multidisciplinary teams, • Maintaining accurate records and following safeguarding procedures About You We are looking for individuals who are: • Caring, patient, and empathetic, • Passionate about supporting individuals with Autism and learning disabilities, • Reliable and committed to providing high-quality care, • Able to work independently and as part of a team, • Good communicators with a calm and positive approach Experience is desirable but not essential — full training and ongoing support will be provided. What We Offer • Competitive pay rates, • Flexible working hours, • Comprehensive training and induction, • Ongoing professional development, • Supportive and inclusive working environment, • Opportunity to make a genuine difference in people’s lives Requirements • Right to work in the UK, • Enhanced DBS check (or willingness to apply), • Willingness to undertake mandatory training, • Experience in Autism, learning disabilities, or care work is an advantage Apply Now If you are passionate about making a positive impact and supporting children and young adults to reach their full potential, we would love to hear from you.

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  • Personal Assistant (PA)
    Personal Assistant (PA)
    9 days ago
    £12.5–£15 hourly
    Part-time
    Dartford

    Personal Assistant (PA) for a Child with Additional Needs We are looking for a caring, reliable, and enthusiastic Personal Assistant (PA) to support our wonderful 9-year-old son. Child is non-verbal but understands most spoken instructions and follows commands well. He attends a special needs school and is a happy, engaging child who benefits from patient, consistent support. Hours: Weekday evenings 1–2 hours per day Approximately 6–8 hours per week At least 2 days per week Wednesday and Friday (3 hours each ) Role includes: Spending quality time with the child through play and activities. Supporting his communication, independence, and social development. Accompanying him on local outings where appropriate. Ensuring his safety and wellbeing while providing engaging, enjoyable support. About you: Kind, patient, and dependable. About you: Kind, patient, and dependable. Experience supporting children with additional needs or autism is desirable but not essential. A genuine interest in helping children reach their potential. Enhanced DBS check (or willingness to obtain one) is preferred. Funding and payroll: We already have a Direct Payments payroll system in place for employing a Personal Assistant. This is an existing PA role, and we simply need to transfer the employment to a new Personal Assistant, as our current PA is unfortunately unable to continue after September. If you are interested , we would love to hear from you.

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  • Waking Night Support Worker for disabled young person
    Waking Night Support Worker for disabled young person
    17 days ago
    £16–£17 hourly
    Part-time
    London

    Job Summary Waking Night Support worker / Carer to join a lovely team around a friendly 19 year old teenager who has epilepsy, non verbal autism, movement disorder and additional health needs. He lives at home with his family and friendly dog. Training rate will be £16 and after training this will increase to £17. This ideally is a self-employed position (UTR number required). Or because of Visa requirements through and agency. Minimum of 26 hours per week. But can also be full time at 37 hours + per week. (It can not be on a 20 hour basis). Please read complete ad before applying - so you understand the requirements. When contacting us please write at least a few sentence why you are applying and why you would be suitable and what your experience is. Please in your own works and not AI. Thank you. About the position Weekly hours minimum 26 hours. We are looking for someone to take on 2 regular waking nights (13hr each night shift so in total 26 hours) It would be Sunday and Monday nights or alternatively Thursday and Friday nights. These shifts are from 20.00 - 09.00 sole charge (but with parents in house). These shifts are only sole charge after extensive training. These are strictly waking nights in the family home. More weekly hours are possible often but not less hours. This position could become a full time position after the summer or in Winter if this would suit you. After successful training the rate increases from £16 to £17 per hours. Per night shift: £221 after training. Bank holidays double rate. Ideally is a self-employed position with UTR number - no PAYE. This would suit a student of a relevant health related subject. But if PAYE is required (VISA requirement then this would either be through an agency (0 hour contract or time limited contract). Candidate would need to be able to commit to 12 months minimum. About the young person who needs support: The young man needs someone to spot seizures or other health emergencies and if needed call the parents who are in the same house. The monitoring is with seizure video monitor and heart rate monitor and regular in person checks. These nights sometimes can be quite active - as if he has a seizure he might have to be accompanied via ambulance to A&E. Good written and spoken English is a must as you often would have to communicate with health professionals and write reports after each shift. All training is during the day first through shadowing. About you: This position will suit someone who ideally has already worked with autistic and disabled adults and has already experience. But it is very different from working in a care home. We would be able to train you in personal care, intermittent catheterisation, medication administration, peristeen (TAI) and positive behaviour support and other essential skills - if you are a suitable candidate. His environment will need to be kept clean and tidy (it is not a cleaner position but to ensure that his environment stays tidy, safe and fit for purpose). You will help with his laundry too. It would also involve sometimes to accompany on short holidays (in the UK) and cover at Christmas. We would prefer someone to work on a self-employed basis with a UTR number (not cash in hand). It is exactly 26 hours minimum per week. We hope to find someone who has specific interest in special needs. It is not a summer job but we hope to find someone to commit for a minimum of 12months. That's why we would prefer someone who has studied a health related subject or will study a related subject eg Psychology, nursing or similar. One would need to be strong and fit to support and keep safe someone with a movement disorder. The suitable applicant would be flexible and be able to take on extra shifts from time to time. You would often work together with other team members at the beginning or end of your shift (eg for bath time). Day shifts might available too on occasion if you are interested. This position could offer full time hours from the autumn. You should be responsible, cheerful, honest and very reliable and physically strong and healthy. You will be trained by members of the experienced team in all of his health needs but also the principles of ABA - a behaviour therapy. You will need to attend some of the team meetings too. You should: • Have experience with disability and even better profound autism, • Be strong and fit, • Commit for minimum a year., • Ideally be self-employed., • Invoice at the end of every month, • Able to work legally in the UK, • Based within commuting distance to north London, • Be a non Smoker and non Vaper., • Be comfortable with dogs. Please reply with a few sentences explaining why you are interested (and please read full advertisement), send us your CV (post it on this forum and please let us know initially already why you are suitable and interested.

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  • Community Support Worker
    Community Support Worker
    17 days ago
    £12.71–£12.9 hourly
    Full-time
    Ilford

    This isnt another care job... 1:1 Support — Complex Behaviour & Mobility Needs About the role Links Support Solutions is looking for a compassionate, confident and physically capable Support Worker to provide dedicated 1:1 support to a gentleman in his 30s with Down syndrome who lives at home with his family and attends our day service full-time. He is a genuinely warm, affectionate and engaging individual who loves being around people. He thrives on positive relationships, enjoys spending time with his friends and forms strong bonds with trusted support staff. Music is a huge part of his day, with Bruno Mars being a particular favourite. He has a fantastic sense of humour and a mischievous personality, often enjoying playful interactions with those around him. He can keep you on your toes and brings plenty of laughter to those who know him well. He has limited verbal communication but understands far more than he is able to express. He is able to use some Makaton signing, although he can sometimes be reluctant to do so, so the successful candidate will need patience, excellent communication skills and the ability to encourage interaction in a calm, positive and consistent way. Like many people with communication difficulties, he can sometimes become frustrated when he is unable to express his needs, wishes or feelings. On occasions, this frustration may present as behaviours of concern, including physical aggression. These behaviours are not reflective of his true personality but are his way of communicating that something is wrong or that he needs support. With patience, consistency, positive behaviour support and the right relationship, he responds extremely well and is able to build strong, trusting connections. Due to his weight, he requires some support when walking longer distances and benefits from encouragement to remain active and engaged in healthy routines. The role includes supporting him to access the community, participate in meaningful activities, enjoy social opportunities and maintain an active lifestyle in a safe and enjoyable way. We are looking for someone who is calm under pressure, resilient, reliable and physically capable. The successful candidate will be confident in setting clear and consistent boundaries while providing compassionate, person-centred support that promotes independence, dignity and wellbeing. This is an incredibly rewarding opportunity to make a genuine difference in someone’s life. We are looking for someone who wants to build a long-term, trusting relationship and become a positive, consistent presence, helping him to live a happy, fulfilling and meaningful life. This is a hands-on role for someone who is physically strong, calm under pressure, and secure enough in themselves to hold firm, fair boundaries without escalating conflict. Please note: this role does not meet the Home Office salary/skill threshold for Skilled Worker sponsorship, so we are unable to sponsor a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position. Candidates must already have a long-term right to work in the UK. Key responsibilities • Maintaining accurate daily records, including health records, • Carrying out weekly weigh-ins and tracking progress, • Supporting and maintaining his personal fitness programme, • Liaising with the Learning Disability Health Team as part of his wider care Essential requirements • Physically strong and confident, providing hands-on support, including with mobility, • Assertive, confident, and self-assured when working with vulnerable adults, • Proven, hands-on experience managing and positively changing challenging behaviour, • Skilled and sensitive in managing food-related behaviours firmly but kindly, • Patient and consistent — able to hold boundaries with a stubborn service user without conflict escalating, • Warm and friendly, with a patient, easy-going manner, he can genuinely bond with and trust Desirable • Experience supporting adults with Down syndrome or learning disabilities specifically, • Experience with weight management or mobility support strategies About Links Links Support Solutions has been delivering supported living, day services, respite care, and outreach support across East London and Essex for over 14 years, specialising in adults with learning disabilities, autism, and complex needs. Our team of around 55 staff is guided by a commitment to integrity, honesty, and genuine care. Pay: £12.90 per hour Hours: 35 hours per week Location: Barkingside, Ilford, IG6 Overtime is also available for evenings, weekends, and overnights, for anyone wanting to pick up extra hours! Benefits: • Casual dress, • Company events, • Company pension, • Free parking, • Referral programme Experience: • Daycare: 3 years (required) Work Location: In person

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  • Waking night support and care worker for disabled young man
    Waking night support and care worker for disabled young man
    2 months ago
    £16–£17 hourly
    Part-time
    London

    Job Summary Waking Night Support worker / Carer to join a lovely team around a friendly 19 year old teenager who has epilepsy, non verbal autism, movement disorder and additional health needs. He lives at home with his family and friendly dog. Training rate will be £16 and after training this will increase to £17. This is a self-employed position (UTR number required). Minimum of 26 hours per week. Please read complete ad before applying. When contacting us please write at least a sentence why you are applying and why you would be suitable and what your experience is. Thank you. About the position Weekly hours minimum 26 hours We are looking for someone to take on 2 regular waking nights (13hr each night shift so in total 26 hours) ideally Thursday and Friday nights (but please let us know which nights work for you and we can then consider). These are strictly waking nights in the family home. More weekly hours are possible often but not less hours. This position could become a full time position after the summer if this would suit you. After successful training the rate increases from £16 to £17 per hours. Per night shift: £221 after training. This is a self-employed position with UTR number - no PAYE. This would suit a student of a relevant health related subject. Candidate would need to be able to commit to 12 months. About the young person who needs support: The young man needs someone to spot seizures or other health emergencies and if needed call the parents who are in the same house. The monitoring is with seizure video monitor and heart rate monitor and regular in person checks. These nights sometimes can be quite active - as if he has a seizure he might have to be accompanied via ambulance to A&E. Good command of the English language is essential. All training is during the day first through shadowing. About you: This position will suit someone who ideally has already worked with autistic and disabled adults and has already experience. But it is very different from working in a care home. We would are be able to train you in personal care, catheterisation, medication administration, peristeen and positive behaviour support and other essential skills - if you are a suitable candidate. His environment will need to be kept clean and tidy (it is not a cleaner position but to ensure that his environment stays tidy, safe and fit for purpose). You will help with his laundry too. We would prefer someone to work on a self-employed basis with a UTR number (not cash in hand). It is exactly 26 hours minimum per week. We hope to find someone who has specific interest in special needs. It is not a summer job but we hope to find someone to commit for a minimum of 12months. That's why we would prefer someone who has studied or will study a related subject eg Psychology, nursing or similar health related. One would need to be strong and fit to support and keep safe someone with a movement disorder. The suitable applicant would be flexible and be able to take on extra shifts from time to time. You would often work together with other team members at the beginning or end of your shift (eg for bath time). Day shifts might available too on occasion if you are interested. This position could offer full time hours from the autumn. You should be responsible, cheerful, honest and very reliable and physically strong and healthy. You will be trained by members of the experienced team in all of his health needs but also the principles of ABA - a behaviour therapy. You will need to attend some of the team meetings too. You should: • Have experience with disability and even better profound autism, • Be strong and fit, • Commit for minimum a year., • Ideally be self-employed., • Invoice at the end of every month, • Able to work legally in the UK, • Based within commuting distance to north London, • Be a non Smoker and non Vaper., • Be comfortable with dogs. Please reply with a few sentences explaining why you are interested (and please read full advertisement), send us your CV (post it on this forum and please let us know initially already why you are suitable and interested.

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  • Support worker Carer position (day shifts and waking night shift)
    Support worker Carer position (day shifts and waking night shift)
    2 months ago
    £16–£17 hourly
    Part-time
    London

    Job description Position Waking night support for disabled young man Description Job Summary Waking Night Support worker / Carer for friendly young person with epilepsy and profound autism autism, movement disorder and additional health needs. He lives at home with his family and friendly dog. Experience with disability essential. About the position Weekly hours minimum 26 hours. £16 per hour. We are looking for someone to take on 2 regular waking nights (13hr each night shift so in total 26 hours) ideally Thursday and Friday nights (but please let us know which nights work for you and we can then consider). These are strictly waking nights in the family home. More weekly hours are possible often but not less hours. This position could become a full time position after the summer if this would suit you. This would suit a student of a relevant health related subject. Candidate would need to be able to commit to 12 months. About the young person who needs support: The young man needs someone to spot seizures or other health emergencies and if needed call the parents who are in the same house. The monitoring is with seizure video monitor and heart rate monitor and regular in person checks. These nights sometimes can be active - as if he has a seizure he might have to be accompanied via ambulance to A&E. Good command of the English language is essential. All training is during the day first through shadowing. Being fit and strong is essential when supporting someone with a movement disorder. About you: This position will suit someone who ideally has already worked with autistic and disabled adults and has already experience. But it is very different from working in a care home. We would are be able to train you in personal care, catheterisation, medication administration, peristeen and positive behaviour support and other essential skills - if you are a suitable candidate. His environment will need to be kept clean and tidy (it is not a cleaner position but to ensure that his environment stays tidy, safe and fit for purpose). You will help with his laundry too. We would prefer someone to work on a self-employed basis with a UTR number (not cash in hand). It is exactly 26 hours minimum per week. But for the right candidate we can look at PAYE through an agency (we work with already). We hope to find someone who has specific interest in special needs. It is not a summer job but we hope to find someone to commit for a minimum of 12months. That's why we would prefer someone who has studied or will study a related subject eg Psychology, nursing or similar health related. The suitable applicant would be flexible and be able to take on extra shifts from time to time. You would often work together with other team members at the beginning or end of your shift (eg for bath time). Day shifts might available too on occasion if you are interested. This position could offer full time hours from the autumn and during summer holidays when other team members are on holiday. You should be responsible, cheerful, honest and very reliable and physically strong and healthy. You will be trained by members of the experienced team in all of his health needs but also the principles of ABA - a behaviour therapy. You will need to attend some of the team meetings too. You should: • Have experience with disability and even better profound autism, • Be strong and fit, • Commit for minimum a year., • Ideally be self-employed., • Invoice at the end of every month, • Able to work legally in the UK, • Based within commuting distance to north London, • Be a non Smoker and non Vaper., • Be comfortable with dogs. Please reply with a few sentences explaining why you are interested (and please read full advertisement), send us your CV (post it on this forum and please let us know initially already why you are suitable and interested. Salary£16 Location N7 London, England, United Kingdom Type of job Employment typePart-Time and full time

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