Support Worker

Support Worker Required – Specialist Care for Young Lady with Complex Needs

📍 Location : Maidenhead

🕒 Hours : 2 / 3 day in the week 9.30am -3.30pm

💷 Pay Rate : £13.50ph

📅 Start Date : ASAP

Are you a compassionate, reliable, and experienced Support Worker looking to make a real difference in someone’s life?

We are seeking a dedicated Support Worker to assist a 19-year-old young lady with complex physical and medical needs. She sustained a significant hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) at birth, requiring ventilation and cooling. She was later diagnosed with severe global cerebral injury and has Spastic Quadriplegia (four-limb Cerebral Palsy).

She also lives with dystonia, experiences difficulty managing oral secretions, and has a poor swallow reflex, putting her at high risk of chest infections. She is PEG fed, and her parents provide a blended diet through the feeding tube.

About the Role :

You will be supporting a bright and engaging young woman who requires full assistance with daily care. She is non-verbal, uses a wheelchair, and communicates through non-verbal methods. You’ll play a key role in supporting her health, comfort, and participation in daily life both at home and in the community.

Duties include :

Providing full personal care and hygiene support

PEG feeding (including blended diet management – training will be provided)

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