Children's Care Assistant
ellenor
Children's Care Assistant
£22368
ellenor, Rosherville, Gravesham
- Part time
- Permanent
- Remote working
Posted 1 week ago, 24 Apr | Get your application in now before you're too late!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: bbfa2f5b585b487484f33a061fb0d1f4
Full Job Description
- Providing 1:1 or 2:1 care to individual children and young people with life-limiting / life-threatening conditions in their own homes or other community settings.
- Planning and delivering group activities and social events for children and young people aged 0 to 19.
- Working in partnership with the child and family sensitively and professionally, to ensure that the child's emotional, social, and physical needs are met in a way which enhances their quality of life.
- Undertaking a range of duties to support the personal care needs of the child / young person.
- Full training and support to meet any complex healthcare needs and the opportunity for further professional development are provided.
Level 3 NVQ Health & Social Care or equivalent or willing to undertake. - Experience of working with children and young people
- Understand the concept of confidentiality.
- Experience in undertaking basic personal care tasks.
- Be able to undertake physical work e.g. moving and handling and use specialist equipment when trained to do so.
- Full UK Driving License., Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.
Do you dream of being able to deliver truly person-centred quality care and would like to be able to make a difference to a family struggling to manage their child's ill health along with the other demands of caring for their family? If these are the things that would give you job satisfaction, then a career in the ellenor children's team may be just what you are looking for.
ellenor is a hospice charity in Gravesend providing palliative and end-of-life care within the local community. At ellenor, we value inclusivity and are focused on providing high-quality services with compassion and care.
We offer professional development opportunities and a comprehensive benefits package, including a pension scheme (with the option for NHS Pension Scheme members to transfer their pension), an employee assistance program, discount schemes, a generous annual leave allowance, and much more.