Care Assistant

Care Assistant focuses on a compassionate and reliable professional care worker is sought to support a young boy with complex disabilities in the newton hall area of durham.

What the role involves

• A compassionate and reliable professional care worker is sought to support a young boy with complex disabilities in the Newton Hall area of Durham.
• Work in the family home, where he lives with his parents and siblings.
• Due to his medical condition, the client requires full support and constant monitoring.
• Key duties will include providing tracheostomy care, assisting with PEG feeding for some of his nutrition, administering medication, and offering personal care.
• Given his limited mobility, he requires full assistance with positioning, and you will use various equipment, including a ceiling hoist, to help with this.
• This is a rewarding role for someone who is professional, empathetic, and dedicated to providing high-quality care.

Skills and requirements

• You don’t need any care experience to apply for this role, just plenty of care, compassion and resilience as we provide full nurse-led training.

Confirmed role details

• Up to £13.25 per hour.
• Term time only: 9.30 am – 3.30 pm - Waking Nights: Monday – Sunday 9:15 pm – 7.15 am.
• Access to a vehicle is required due to the geographical location of the role.
• With 14,000 colleagues across 32 care companies, we have one purpose: to make sure no one in need of care is ever forgotten or left behind.

Candidate fit

• patience, dignity, clear communication, and dependable care standards