Come and Join our Team at Bluebird Care PAY £12 - £18h Contracted hours available Bluebird Care Leicester are leading providers of child care with complex needs and support services in and around Leicester. We are looking for experienced Care Experts that have worked with complex needs children from the ages of 5 to 18 years old. The role will involve being out in the community with young people on a 1-2-1 or 2-2-1 basis and can include physical outdoor and indoor activities such as (but not exclusively) hiking, climbing and swimming. The learning difficulties that are present can be highly functioning Autism, ADHD, EBD, Speech & Language disorders, moderate & severe learning difficulties & other associated behavioural difficulties This role may also involve personal care. In particular we have awaiting support packages for 14-16 year olds with complex needs and those in transition from child to adulthood. If you are looking for a new challenge and have complex needs child support and care experience, and are available early mornings, evenings and weekends, come and talk to us at Bluebird Care Leicester. We may have your ideal job Full time and part time roles are available (eg weekends only). Because We Care About You We understand that every member of our team has their own family to care for and this is why our role offers the flexibility to work around your own home life. You can choose between full-time or part-time work; all you have to do is simply tell us your availability. Although we try to be flexible where we can, we do require you to be flexible with us too, that’s why we will require you to work between the hours of 7am and 10pm and have weekend availability every other weekend. Roles and Responsibilities as a Complex Needs Child Support Expert Providing personal care duties Administering medication Maintaining accurate records Time keeping skills essential Engage with customer in planned activities of their choice Manual handling, using equipment where required Promoting customer health and well-being, enabling them to live their life to the full Your Experience and Suitability for the Complex Needs Child Support Expert role It is essential that you have previous experience with working with children with complex needs, as well as children with challenging behaviour. The successful candidate must be willing to have an Adult & Children enhanced DBS. Full training will also be given. You must have: Special Needs & Learning Difficulties experience: 1 year (required) Full and valid UK driving licence Access to a car Previous experience with working with children Right to work in the UK - We do not offer sponsorships Excellent level of English We can’t care for our customers if we don’t take care of our team so to make this possible, we offer: Benefits: An excellent rate of £12ph weekdays and £12.50ph on weekends increasing to £18ph on bank holidays. Generous mileage allowance 28 days holiday pro rata Full training induction and a 12-week mentor Ongoing training and support Flexible working Pension scheme Smartphone technology so you can do everything at the tap of a finger Free uniform Access to 50% of pay each week But not only that, we take care of our team throughout the year, whether it's your birthday, Christmas, awards or simply because it’s a Thursday. We’re a family and we’re here to look after you today, tomorrow and every other day after that.