Children's Support Worker

Job description

Job responsibilities

Become a Children's Support Worker with Libertatem – Make Every Day Count! Locations: Community-based role in Redruth Company: Libertatem Healthcare Group Pay: £14.18 per hour  Shifts: Waking Nights - 2230 - 0730 Twice weekly Leave: 28 days annual leave  Are you searching for a career that’s both meaningful and dynamic? Do you thrive in a supportive environment where your work truly matters? Libertatem is growing, and we’re on the lookout for passionate Children's Support Worker  to join our exceptional team. What You’ll Gain: •Guaranteed hours to support your work/life balance •A nurturing team culture with opportunities for professional growth and study •Mileage reimbursement at 45p per mile (during shifts) •Enhanced DBS check – fully covered by us Your Role: As a skilled Children's Support Worker you’ll deliver compassionate, clinical care to a young child with complex needs in their home. Your responsibilities will include: •Airway management (basic & advanced techniques) •PEG feeding (Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy) •Managing seizures and dystonia •Administering medication •Providing personal care •Supporting social and recreational engagement

What We’re Looking For:

• Previous experience in care (children or adults) or a genuine passion for supporting people with complex needs

• Willingness to learn clinical skills such as medication administration, PEG feeding, and seizure/dystonia management with full training and ongoing support provided

• A warm, caring, and bubbly personality with a calm and reassuring approach

• Good communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships with families

• A strong commitment to safeguarding and delivering person-centred care

• Reliability, flexibility, and a positive attitude to learning

• Full UK driving licence preferred due to remote client locations

Our Safeguarding Commitment

Libertatem Healthcare Group recognise the benefits of people and organisations working together to prevent and stop both the risks and experience of abuse or neglect, whilst balancing the right to be safe with the right to make informed choices. At the same time, making sure that both adult’s and children’s wellbeing is promoted including taking into consideration their views, wishes, feelings and beliefs in deciding on any action. With this in mind, we will work to adhere to the six key principles that underpin all safeguarding work.

The Libertatem Healthcare Group is rated OUTSTANDING with the Care Quality Commission and is a registered provider with CIW in Wales.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Previous experience in care (children or adults) or a genuine passion for supporting people with complex needs. Willingness to learn clinical skills such as medication administration, PEG feeding, and seizure/dystonia management with full training and ongoing support provided. A warm, caring, and bubbly personality with a calm and reassuring approach. Good communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships with families. A strong commitment to safeguarding and delivering person-centred care. Reliability, flexibility, and a positive attitude to learning. Full UK driving licence preferred due to remote client locations.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Enviva Complex Care

Address

Libertatem Healthcare Group

Devon and Cornwall

TR153ER

Employer's website

https://sonderwell.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)