About the Opportunity
Cucumber Recruitment is recruiting experienced and compassionate Support Workers to support children and young people within a specialist SEND school in Harrogate.
The school supports over 150 pupils, including sixth-form students, with a wide range of learning disabilities, physical disabilities and complex care needs.
Important – Hands-On Personal Care Role
The primary responsibility of this position is providing regular, hands-on personal care to children and young people.
Applicants must have previous personal care experience and be fully comfortable assisting with toileting, changing continence products, personal
hygiene and other intimate care requirements.
Support may be provided on a 1:1 or 2:1 basis, depending on the individual pupil's needs, care plan and whether specialist equipment or additional assistance is required.
Personal care is a significant and frequent part of the working day, not an occasional duty.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide safe, dignified personal care, including toileting, changing and continence support.
- Support pupils individually (1:1) or alongside another staff member (2:1), as required by their care plans and risk assessments.
- Assist with hoists, transfers, positioning and specialist moving-and-handling equipment where appropriately trained.
- Support children and young people with complex physical and learning disabilities.
- Follow individual care plans, safeguarding procedures and school policies.
- Work collaboratively with teachers, teaching assistants and other care professionals.
- Promote pupils' comfort, dignity, privacy and independence.