Care Assistants for a 10 year old girl who lives in the Hesleden area £12.00 per hour - Hartlepool - TS27
This girl has a condition called Rett syndrome. This condition affects her mobility; she is a wheelchair user. She requires 24/hr care for all her daily needs including personal care, bathing, dietary and fluid requirements. She receives medications via her peg. She is able to eat and drink orally with assistance, following a blended diet with normal fluids. Children with Rett syndrome often have epilepsy, and this girl takes regular medication for this.
Her seizures are focal; her eyes deviate upwards and can last from 30 seconds to a few minutes. This often self-resolves; however, she has an epilepsy plan and rescue medication to be given if it goes longer than 5 minutes, but training on this will be provided.
This girl is non-verbal but communicates through her eyes and facial expressions. She is cognitively able and understands fully what is going on around her.
She is a very happy and smiley little girl who loves interaction with others. She enjoys cooking, messy play, crafts, watching her favorite TV shows, swimming, and being outdoors in nature.
She lives with her Mam, and her best friend is her Labrador, who is very in tune with her and brings a lot of comfort.
Hours:
10 hours per week during term time and 15 hours per week in the school holidays. She requires 2-1 care, so Mam is looking for two carers to support her. Hours to be spread across the week to be discussed in a successful interview.
The Care Assistant would need to be experienced and confident in personal care and hoisting equipment, use of peg tubes, and administering medications. Confidence in first aid for choking and epilepsy is also required.
Driving is essential due to the rural area where the family lives. Candidates must be able to drive an adapted van to take the girl on outings.
Mam would like the carers to assist with her daughter's activities and support her daily needs. The individuals need to be compassionate, caring, sensitive, understanding, patient, and able to remain calm in stressful situations. Reliability and dedication are crucial as this girl needs to build a bond with each individual carer. It is very important that candidates are bubbly and cheerful around her, as she is sensitive and can easily pick up on other people's feelings.
Training will be provided where necessary.
An enhanced DBS is essential prior to employment, and the cost will be met by the employer.
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