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Children's Care Assistant

Advantage Healthcare Limited

Preston, LancashireView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

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Contract

Not specified

Hours

Full time

Closing date

Not specified

Job description

Company Description

Location: Penwortham

Pay Rate: £12.71 per hour

Shifts Available: Afternoon 3-9 pm and Waking Nights: 9 pm to 7 am

Advantage Healthcare is part of City & County Healthcare Group. You’ll have access to all the resources, career pathways, benefits, investments, opportunities, and security that being part of City & County Healthcare Group brings. It’s the best of both worlds.

What you’ll get

  • Maternity/Paternity leave
  • Pension scheme
  • Paid annual leave
  • Refer a friend scheme
  • Cycle-to-work scheme
  • Enhanced DBS check

This is an excellent opportunity to enhance your current skill base and join us as a Children’s Complex Care Assistant. You will have full training and clinical support to develop and enhance skills in various complex areas and with this particular child who has a Neurological condition leading to Global Development and Neurological Development delays and Self Harming behaviours. Our client has a PEG feed, needs regular medication and support to help with avoiding situation leading to self harm. They enjoy time at home in the garden, playing football and spending time with their family.

Experience working with children will be beneficial.

Ability to work night and days

Social and outgoing person

Can build a rapport with a young person who is non verbal but communicates using finger and eye movements.

Why choose us?

We see extraordinary achievements happen every day thanks to the talent and commitment of our people. We want to transform the care industry by working smarter, using innovative tech and driving forward positive change. As the largest care company in the UK, we have the size and success to offer you a world of career opportunity, choice and security. Join us on our journey and continue yours.

City and County Healthcare Group is an equal opportunities employer.

Keywords: Carer, Care Assistant, Care Professional, Care Worker, Healthcare Assistants, Support Workers

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Provenance

Source

Adzuna

First seen

17 September 2026

Last checked

29 September 2026

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About the employer

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Advantage Healthcare Limited

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