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Residential Support Worker - Adult Living Services - Nights - Stourbridge Adults, £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 6 bedded Adults residential service for short term stays and respite breaks. You will be caring for Adults between the ages of 16 - 25. 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.
You will be working wake night shifts and the rota does include alternate weekends. You will assist the management team in maintaining a safe and enabling environment that provides positive experiences to the adults accessing the service.
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