Complex Needs Support Worker

Complex Needs Support Worker needed in Lancing

We are looking for a passionate individual who has either experience or a passion to work with children with SEND, particularly Complex Needs; PMLD, Hearing impairment, speech and language difficulties, and severe mobility issues. This role will be supporting children with complex learning difficulties, children who may require medical intervention and personal care.

Applications for the position are welcome from candidates of ranging experience, and training will be provided, although previous experience working with students or adults with complex or PMLD needs will be helpful. The ideal candidates just need to be very resilient, compassionate, hard-working and passionate about wanting to support children with complex SEND needs.

This school provides a highly specialist, personalised curriculum for secondary aged students with profound, severe and complex learning difficulties. Most pupils have co-occurring needs including: Autism Spectrum Condition, severe physical disabilities and complex medical conditions.

You will support the teacher in creating opportunities for the children to learn, each in their own individual way. However, as well as supporting teaching, you will be trained by nurses, therapists and senior staff to carry out many other procedures, including:

• Supporting children eating and drinking - learning how different children can be helped to eat and drink safely.

• Assisting with personal care - ensuring that the children's hygiene needs are taken care of safely and with dignity.

• Supporting powered mobility - learning to use powered wheelchairs and other equipment safely, and how to encourage children to learn to drive.

• Manual handling - learning to use all sorts of equipment with the children while keeping the children and yourself safe.

• Safeguarding - you will be trained to understand all aspects of safeguarding, with an emphasis on what this means for children with disabilities

• Work within a supportive team environment with nurses

About you:

• Be empathetic, adaptable and resilient

• A passion to support children and their emotional and physical journeys

• Be reliable

• An understanding of Makaton, Manual Handling is preferable but not necessary

• Be passionate about supporting children with SEND, or Children in general

• Be proactive

• Can be from any previous background

How to apply

You can apply for this role below or get in touch with us directly. All applicants require the appropriate qualifications, and all teachers require a formally-recognised teaching qualification.

If you are not contacted within 5 working days, unfortunately, you have been unsuccessful for this role.

All candidates must have a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before starting work. Full assistance provided.

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