Childcare and Support Worker

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

💵 £16 - £20 / hour

⏱ Part Time

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FreedomCare

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501 - 1000 employees

🏥 Healthcare

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

🌍 Social Impact

Healthcare • Healthcare Insurance • Social Impact

FreedomCare is a rapidly growing in-home care provider in the United States, driven by Medicaid funding. The company offers a unique home care service that allows patients to choose their caregivers, who can be a family member or friend, and ensures that caregivers are paid promptly after their shifts through a handy app. Operating across multiple states including New York, Nevada, Missouri, Pennsylvania, and others, FreedomCare focuses on providing trusted care in the comfort of the patient's home, improving satisfaction and reducing hospital visits. Their program stands out for its high customer satisfaction and number of positive reviews, reflecting the impact and effectiveness of their services in enhancing the well-being of both caregivers and patients.

📋 Description

• Provide safe, nurturing childcare while following children’s routines and agreed arrangements • Plan activities suited to each child’s age, interests and development • Support meals, hygiene, homework and travel where required • Provide feedback to parents or carers after childcare sessions • Help run event crèches and maintain a fun, safe environment • Support children and young people with additional needs while respecting communication styles, choices and preferences • Provide mentoring, respite and community activities that encourage confidence, independence and social opportunities • Follow individual support plans, risk assessments and agreed approaches to behaviour and emotional regulation • Provide personal care or medication support when included in the plan and after required training and competency checks • Work alongside Childcare and Support teams and report to the relevant manager for each assignment • Safeguard children and young people, maintain confidentiality and follow safe working practices • Communicate promptly when needs or arrangements change

🎯 Requirements

• At least three years’ paid experience caring for or supporting children or young people, relevant to the age groups worked with • A relevant Level 3 qualification in childcare, children and young people’s workforce, health and social care, or a closely related field • Caring, patient and reliable approach • Ability to build consistent, professional relationships • Safeguarding awareness and sound judgement • Understanding of professional boundaries • Ability to follow care and support plans • Ability to maintain clear, accurate and timely records • Good communication with parents, carers, colleagues and managers • Willingness to complete induction, safeguarding, first aid and assignment-specific training • Willingness to complete required shadow shifts • Satisfactory safer recruitment checks, including appropriate references, an Enhanced DBS check, qualification verification and right-to-work verification • Driving required for assignments involving transport • Appropriate insurance and transport arrangements must be confirmed before transport assignments

🏖️ Benefits

• Variable hours according to agreed availability and assignments • Opportunities for weekday, evening, weekend, school holiday and agreed overnight work • Assignment matching based on experience, skills, availability and completed training • Assignment information and preparation appropriate to the work undertaken • Induction, safeguarding, first aid and assignment-specific training • Shadow shifts where required