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Children's Support Worker
Job Description
Are you passionate about working with young people and changing their lives to give them a brighter future?
Are you looking for evening and/or weekend work?
Then we want you as part of our, skilled and committed team. We are currently expanding and require committed staff who are looking for evening and/or weekend work to support young people out in our community
First City has new amazing opportunity's to support young people out in our community after school hours, around term times and Weekends. We currently support children from the ages of 6 to 17 years. We are committed to the safeguarding of children and young people and everything we do is designed to promote the safety and well-being of the children and young people we work with. We support those with Autism, Epilepsy, Cerebral palsy, Global developmental delay, Challenging behaviours and learning disabilities.
Location: Swindon and surrounding area
Hours Available: Full-Time, Part-Time
Salary: £13.72ph
Do you have the following skills?
- Flexibility to respond to the changing needs of those we support.
- A Strong "can do" attitude.
- Great team player.
- Experience in supporting young people with learning disabilities and health conditions
- Excellent communication skills.
Key responsibilities:
- To develop appropriate working relationships with the young person.
- To promote independence and enable the young person to maintain existing skills and learn new skills.
- Offer strategies for development of social skills.
- Maintain professional boundaries in and outside of the work environment.
- To act as a role model at all times.
- Provide support with all aspects of their daily lives and encouraging them to engage with positive activities
- Thinking outside the box for activities planning ahead of the visit with the child
- Working with children to gain their independence skills both within the home and community
- Working with children to meet their individual outcomes
- Be able to write clear daily reports, incident reports and accident reports.
- Administer medication as required (full training will be provided).
- Support with personal care (washing, toileting, etc)
- Be part of a team of professionals delivering high quality person-centred care, led by an experienced management team.
- Assist in the increase of support during Half terms and Holidays
ANY SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL NEED TO BE HAPPY TO SUPPORT ADULTS AS WELL AS CHILDREN.
First City perks include:
- Free comprehensive induction training and shadow shifts
- Access to Blue Light Card discount scheme
- Motor maintenance discount with a local garage
- Accrued holiday as per contract
- Access to Employee assistance programme with Health Assured.
- Additional industry recognised training
- Free uniform
- Workplace pension with Nest
- Discounts at major retailers
- Refer a friend scheme
- Flexible hours (weekend commitment is required)
- Opportunity for career progression
- Competitive salary (contracted hours * subject to T&Cs)
Driving licence and access to your own vehicle is essential as the successful candidate will need to be available for shifts starting at 7am or finishing at 10/11pm in and around the Swindon area, including Highworth and Wroughton.
ALL JOBS WITH FIRST CITY NURSING AND CARE ARE SUBJECT TO SATISFACTORY REFERENCES, ENHANCED DBS CERTIFICATE AND FULL COMPLETION OF MANDATORY TRAINING.
*please note this rate is for when working with children ONLY, rate may differ when working within other packages*
SIMILAR JOBS
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Experienced Carer
Since 1999 First City group has been proud to provide care and support people in the local community of Swindon, to achieve their personal outcomes and maintain independence from within the comfort of their own homes.
We are looking for experienced individuals to join our care team out in the community.
Holding an NVQ level 3 or Equivalent in Health and Social Care opens doors to working within a multidisciplinary team and holding more autonomy in your role.
Exclusive Rate: £13.16ph 35p Mileage
Hours Available:
Morning shifts - 7am - 2:30pm
Evening shifts - 2:30pm - 11pm
Monday - Sundays
Full-Time, Part-Time, Weekends
Location: Swindon and surrounding areas
Duties can include:
- Supporting and encouraging independence
- Support customers with their daily routine
- Assisting with personal care such as showering, bathing, incontinence care
- Helping with mobility
- Administering medication
- Preparing meals, Shopping Calls and Light domestic tasks
- Individual requirements outlined in each person-centred support plan.
- Supporting new staff
- Liaising with other healthcare professionals
It is true that no two days are ever the same. It's that variety that our teams love and that motivates them to treat every day as a new opportunity. Alongside the exposure to a wide range of roles across the Health and Care sector, First City aim to provide additional training, upskill, and support all staff with progression.
"This experience has not only strengthened my passion for nursing but also equipped me with essential skills and knowledge for my future career"
"Working with First City helped me understand how community care worked and what happens when a person is discharge from hospital back to their own homes"
Essential for this role:
- Hold a NVQ 3 or equivalent qualification in health and social care
- Have a full driving license and access to your own vehicle
- Have at least 1 year's recent experience in health and social care
Desirable
- Previous experience in community-based care
At First City we offer the following benefits:
- Competitive salary
- A supportive office team with an open-door approach
- 28 Days Holiday pro rata
- Paid comprehensive induction training and shadow shifts (subject to contract type)
- Free uniform
- Additional industry recognised training / Opportunity for career progression
- Motor maintenance discount with a local garage
- Access to Employee assistance programme with Health Assured.
- Workplace pension with Nest
- Discounts at major retailers with Blue Light Card
- Refer a friend scheme
- Temporary company pool car
PLEASE NOTE: The rate advertised is for those who hold an NVQ 3 or Above in health and social care.
If you apply for this role and you are not suitable a member of our team may direct you to a different role, this can affect the pay rate and duties, multiple applications are not required.
This role is NOT open to applications from those who reside outside the UK. Should you apply for this role and be found to live outside the UK, your application will be rejected.
ALL JOBS WITH FIRST CITY NURSING AND CARE ARE SUBJECT TO SATISFACTORY REFERENCES, ENHANCED DBS CERTIFICATE AND FULL COMPLETION OF MANDATORY TRAINING
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Weekend Community Healthcare Assistant - Swindon
First City are looking for committed staff to embrace our company ethos and values and provide excellent standards of care to our clients and who are looking for evening and/or weekend work.
This role will involve supporting people in the local community to live independently at home. The successful candidate will support customers with their day to day routine; Assisting with personal care, Administering medication, Preparing meals, Light domestic tasks, Carer relief and support out in the community. There will also be other individual requirements outlined in each person-centred support plan.
Location: Swindon
Hours Available: Full-Time, Part-Time, Bank
Mornings – 6/7am – 11am
Lunch – 11am – 2:30pm
Tea Time – 2:30pm – 6pm
Evening – 6pm – 11pm
Monday - Sundays
Rate Starting at £12.96ph + 35p Mileage
If you have experience as a Care Assistant/ Support Worker we would love to hear from you.
However, experience isn’t necessary, we provide full training and encourage candidates from all sectors to apply. If you are friendly, caring and have the drive to go the extra mile, alongside our outstanding training this could be the perfect role for you.
Full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential for this role.
If you have the qualities we are looking for and are looking for evening and/or weekend work, this could be the perfect role for you.
First City are proud to support the community in and around Swindon, including but not limited to: West Swindon, Wroughton, Chiseldon, Highworth, Penhill, Nythe, Eldene and Blunsdon.
To be a healthcare assistant, you'll need to be
- Caring and kind
- Honest
- Compassionate
- Reliable
- Trustworthy
- Cheerful and friendly
- Willing to be hands-on with customers
- Willing to do personal care tasks (washing, toileting, etc)
- Able to follow instructions
- Able to work in a team but use their own initiative
In return we offer;
- Competitive salary
- Access to Employee assistance programme with Health Assured.
- Free comprehensive induction training and shadow shifts
- Additional industry recognised training
- Free uniform
- Workplace pension
- Discounts at major retailers
- Refer a friend scheme
- Flexible hours (weekend commitment is required)
- Opportunity for career progression
- Competitive salary (contracted hours * subject to T&Cs)
ALL JOBS WITH FIRST CITY NURSING AND CARE ARE SUBJECT TO SATISFACTORY REFERENCES, ENHANCED DBS CERTIFICATE AND FULL COMPLETION OF MANDATORY TRAINING
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Support Worker - Autism & Epilepsy
Two exciting vacancies have arisen within First City which involves meeting the changing needs of our customer, a young lady with Autism, Epilepsy and behaviours that challenge.
Do you want to expand your existing skill set or take on a new challenge?
Whether you have experience in the industry, supporting someone with Autism, behaviours that challenge or no experience but a desire to support someone else, this could be the perfect opportunity for you; full specialised training is provided for the appointed applicant.
The successful candidate will:
- Share First City values
- Be naturally passionate about caring
- Promote and encourage independence
- Support our customer's learning experiences at home
- Support our customer to access activities and participate fully in her local community
- Work collaboratively with the support team, our customer, her family and healthcare professionals to ensure a person centered approach is met.
Alongside our many benefits including excellent in-house training, competitive rates of pay, guaranteed hours*, paid mileage and access to an employee assistance programme with Health Assured, First City offer a career that will provide you with a huge sense of satisfaction, but don't just take our word for it, here's what one of our valued care workers says,
'I love the job I do, it gives me so much joy and pleasure. I like to help people enhance their lives and keep them as independent as possible. And also, I think it's of great importance to make the people you look after feel that they matter.'
A full, valid driving licence would be desirable but is not essential. The successful candidate must have the flexibility and willingness to work shifts, including weekends.
Applications from those seeking Full-Time or Part-Time welcome as First City are looking to appoint the equivalent of two Full-Time positions.
Employment with First City Care Group is subject to satisfactory references, enhanced DBS check and full completion of mandatory training.
Due to the specialism of this role the successful candidate must be prepared to work within other areas of the business in and around Swindon should the need arise, employment will be with First City Group and not specifically within this support package.
*T&Cs apply
This role is NOT open to applications from those who reside outside the UK. Should you apply for this role and be found to live outside the UK, your application will be rejected.
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