Children's Healthcare Assistant

Job summary

Are you passionate about enhancing a child or young persons everyday life?

Would you like to progress your career by working with children who require complex clinical care?

We are looking to recruit Healthcare Assistants to join our team in Middleton who have a genuine interest in working with children, to support a young toddler with her complex care needs.

Our service user is a 2-year-old little girl who lives with her loving family in Middleton. She requires support on a part-time, 1:1 basis throughout the day.

Nursery rhymes and watching cartoons on her IPAD are some of her favourite activities, as well as playing with sensory toys to help promote her personal development. She is very engaging and enjoys the interaction from others and will often reach out to things including her dummy, she particularly loves to cuddle her favourite toy rabbit.

Our service users family has specifically requested for female staff to work on their team.

Main duties of the job

Throughout the day you will support with her personal care, moving and handling requirements and attending to her clinical care needs when required. You will offer reassurance as and when needed and assist her to enjoy her hobbies and interests.

This is a great opportunity where you will be using the valuable skills from your gained experience and progressing into a Childrens Complex Care Assistant.

Shifts Available

• Part-Time days 2 shifts per week (Term Time Only)
• Monday & Tuesdays 7.45am - 4.30pm
• Part time nights
• 10:00pm - 7:00am
• Must be available alternate weekends

Take a look at our pay rates!

Weekdays: £11.50 per hour (Approx. £100.62 per 8.75-hour shift)

Weeknights: £12.00 per hour (Approx. £108 per 9 hour shift)

Weekends: £12.50 per hour (Approx. £112.50 per 9 hour shift)

Bank Holidays: £16.00 per hour (Approx. £144.00 per 9 hour shift)

This is a fulfilling role that will give you job satisfaction every day by making a difference in her life.

Apollo Home Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer and we advertise a high volume of vacancies on behalf of our clients.

Due to the nature of the vacancies we recruit for, our clients have the right to request whether they wish for female or male staff to work on their team.

These specific requirements do not reflect the views of our organisation.

About us

We specialise in the provision of highly complex clinical care services delivered in the homes of service users.

We are passionate about delivering the highest standard of care and we recognise that our Nurses, Healthcare Assistants and Support Workers are integral to doing this.

In return for your hard work and dedication you will receive:

• Flexible hours to suit*
• Confirmed rotas
• Excellent rates of pay - Weekly
• Holiday pay
• Excellent rewards and recognition scheme
• Opportunity to work with other service users in the area*
• Ongoing professional training and development