Sitter / Befriender

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:

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.