Children's Support Worker

Job overview

The NHS is changing. More emphasis on community-based care means there’s never been a better time to join us.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and organised Children's Support Worker to join our professional team on a part time basis.

You will be a core member of the Assessment and Intervention Nursery team based at The Orchards Nursery Milton Regis where you will be observing, delivering care, both clinical and non-clinical to children and writing up reports.

The nursery service is delivered to preschool aged children mainly with a range of learning disabilities, but they may have physically difficulties too.

The Nursery ethos is to assess children through observation in the assessment nursery and if required the children come into the intervention Nursery to enable them to progress using SMART targets.

Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship and therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom.

Main duties of the job

To undertake a wide and varied range of clinical, administrative and supportive tasks as directed by the Team Leader of Children’s Short Breaks.

To be involved in the assessment for children health and social care needs.

To reflect upon and contribute to the review of care as part of the team.

To be involved in the development and implementation of plans for the children and service.

To work in partnership with other services to ensure children/young people and their families are offered advice, support and sign posting.

Your daily activities will be varied to include:

• 2 intervention sessions a day (4 days a week) with a group of children shared with the nursery team
• 1 day a week is set aside for the assessment nursery where you will take part in observing a child and at the end of 6 weeks writing up a repost using a framework.
• Personal care
• Writing reports which are checked by registered nurse
• Play based activities to encourage development
• Supporting with physiotherapy exercises
• Supporting with speech & language plans
• Supporting fluid and nutrition
• Risk assessment

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Job responsibilities

As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via [email protected], quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further.

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

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