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Residential Support Worker - Adult Living Services - Nights - Nightingale, £11.50 - £12.50
Employment Type
Full Time, Permanent
Application Start Date
23-09-2024
Application End Date
31-12-2024
Description
The Night Support worker role offers an outstanding salary of between £11.50 - £12.50 per Hour (Basic salary based on competency based qualifying criteria) plus the opportunity to increase earnings through regular overtime opportunities paid at £14.00 - £15.00 per hr.
This includes a superb benefits package too, including:
- Funded DBS
- Private Health Plan
- Death in Service, 2x Salary
- Contributory Pensions Scheme
- Blue light retail discount care
- Annual leave purchase scheme
- Broad training and development
- Emergency days scheme
- Performance management programme to support progression
- Annual pay review
- Refer a friend scheme
- Annual superstar scheme
- Additional annual leave after 2 and 5 years’ service
The Role
You will be working as a Night Support Worker in our 12 bedded Adults residential service in the heart of Derby Centre. You will be caring for Adults between the ages of 18 - 65. The service provides care and support for individuals who have severe learning disabilities, acquired brain injuries and complex health needs who require 24-hour specialist care and support.
We aim to support with goals of achieving greater independence with supported living but also recognise that other individuals will require our long-term support and a permanent placement up to the age of 65.
As a support worker, you will support the management team to maintain a safe and enabling environment that provides positive experiences to the adults who are accessing the service. Your role will be to encourage them to develop new skills and to be the best that they can be, whilst also providing the highest quality of care and support to our people.
You will be caring, compassionate, have a fantastic work ethic and be able to work on your own initiative, whilst following the support and care plans provided for the people we support.
Duties
Provide a safe, caring and consistent home life for each young person.
To empower and enable young people to achieve their individual goals and full potential and strive towards building confidence and independence.
· To be a positive role model at all times.
· To ensure the respect and dignity of young people is maintained at all times.
· To ensure the delivery of appropriate care and support is given with sensitivity.
· To promote equality and diversity.
· To support and cooperate with the effective and efficient operation of the service.
· Ensure all health and educational needs of the young people are met.
· To encourage and develop the life skills necessary to support independence.
· To plan and undertake relevant leisure activities with young people.
· Undertake keyworker/co-keyworker responsibilities and duties where necessary.
· To adhere to all relevant policies, procedures, legislative and reporting requirements.
· To actively participate in continuing professional development.
Qualifications / Experience
Successful candidates will need to have:
- NVQ Level 2 or 3 Diploma or QCF Level 3 in Health and Social Care or in Residential Care or equivalent, and at least 2 years’ experience in a similar role within a residential setting.
- Ideally you will also have experience of working with children and young people with moderate to severe learning disabilities and/or physical disabilities, Autism, ADHD, sensory impairment, and associated behavioural challenges and/or complex care needs, however we will consider candidates from EBD residential settings also.
Skills/Abilities
We would love to welcome you to join our team if you possess the following:
- The ability to communicate on various levels
- Working knowledge of, following, and working to Care Plans
- Experience of Conflict Management and dealing with difficult situations
- The ability to work effectively during high pressured situations
- You will be a supportive team player
- You will be Caring and approachable
- Patient and welcoming
- Creative, Helpful and Reliable
OUR BENEFITS INCLUDE:
- Additional Annual Leave Days after 2 and 5 years of service.
- Annual Leave Purchase Scheme.
- Emergency Days Scheme.
- Funded DBS and Renewals.
- Life Assurance - Death in Service, 2x salary.
- Private Health Cash Back Plan.
- 24/7 Online GP, Scans, Physio, Counselling and more.
- 24 Hr Advice and Information Line and Well-being App.
- Retail Discounts and Cash Back Scheme.
- Gym Discounts.
- Blue Light Discount Card.
- Utilities Comparison Service.
- Contributory Pension.
- Performance Management Programme and Annual Review to support progression.
- Comprehensive training and development opportunities.
- Refer a Friend Reward Scheme.
- Annual Superstar Awards.
- Counselling Line through the Care Workers Charity