Are you practical, resourceful, and caring with child care experience?
Do you have the flexibility to make a regular commitment to help a family with a disabled child? Do you have experience working with children and young people with disabilities and medical needs?
If you have a minimum of 16 – 24 hours or more a month to spare and are available to work on Saturdays – days and evenings, between 9am and 11pm
Ealing Family Link Service are looking for a number of Sitter we would be interested in hearing from you!
More hours may be available at the times of work below:
- Sundays (between 9am -11pm)
- Weekdays after school from 3.30pm onwards
- Weekdays during the day
Only applicants available at stated times will be considered for the post.
Our sitters / befrienders work on a casual ‘as and when’ basis in the child’s own home or in the community, for periods between two and five hours at a time, providing for all the child’s care needs, whilst their parent or carer has a break.
You will have experience of looking after children (essential) caring for children with medical needs an advantage, but no formal qualifications are needed.
We will provide training, on-going support and supervision
Ealing council is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Ealing follows safer recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults. The post holder will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and Ealing’s enhanced vetting process.
Ealing Council is committed to creating good jobs and delivering on its connected communities’ agenda. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive.
We therefore welcome applications from all residents of the borough, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are entering the employment market in the early stages of their career and mid-career professionals, who are currently underrepresented in Ealing’s workforce.
Please note all applications will be determined on merit.
