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Job Description
Job Title: Night Assistant
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £24,627 per annum plus 10% Night Allowance (pro rata for part time)
Working Hours: Contracts available working between 15 - 37.5 hours per week
Working Pattern: Working nightshifts including weekends and bank holidays
Location: Harbour Place, Workington
If you share our values and are excited about making a significant impact at Riverside, please ensure you attach a current CV and covering letter. At Riverside we recruit to potential not just on skills and experience, so we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet all the essential criteria on the job description.
Riverside are recruiting for our brand-new extra care development Harbour Place in Workington which offers independent living for people with care needs which is due to open in Summer 2025.
Whether you’re an experienced night care assistant or looking to start a career in care, why not apply below and one of the team will get in touch to discuss the roles we have and what we do. We are also happy to discuss hours of work and shift patterns.
The difference you will make as a Night Assistant
You will empower our customers to live independent, fulfilling, and dignified lives in our Independent Living services.
Duties Will Include
* Provide assistance to residents in need of physical personal care during the night ensuring dignity and privacy is upheld
* Recognise distress and identify and assess positive ways to reduce it
* Encourage independence in residents where possible
* Actively participates in specified care management programmes
* Provide assistance with laundry as well as assist customers with catering skills
About You
We are looking for someone with:
* An optimistic, flexible, and non-judgemental approach
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills with individuals from a variety of different backgrounds
* Experience working in a customer focused environment within a residential setting with a diverse client group of vulnerable adults
* Basic administrative skills with the ability to use Microsoft Office including Word, Outlook, and Excel
* Awareness of housing, health and safety legislation and regulations will also be important
Why Riverside?
At Riverside, we’re a housing association with a difference – enhancing the everyday for all our customers. For 90 years, we’ve been revitalising neighbourhoods and supporting communities by providing the homes they need to live full, fulfilling and rewarding lives.
We have a portfolio of over 75,000 affordable residential and retirement homes across the UK. Our work ranges from homelessness services to social care, employment support to retirement living, and we need the best people on board to help us.
Working With Us, You’ll Enjoy
* Competitive pay & generous pension
* 28 days holidays plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time)
* Flexible working options available
* Investment in your learning, personal development and technology
* A wide range of benefits
Diversity And Inclusion At Riverside
We are inclusive. At Riverside, we value diversity in all its forms. We foster a workplace where all individuals are respected, empowered, and heard. Our commitment to inclusivity drives our success and enriches the lives of our customers and colleagues.
Riverside is a Disability Confident Employer and operates a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for any applicant who declares they have a disability. If the applicant meets the minimum requirements for the role (as set out in the role profile and/or person specification) they will be guaranteed an interview.
Other Information
* You will be required to work flexible hours to meet customer and business needs
* Ensure customers are safe at all times - carrying out all of your duties within Riverside’s Policy and Procedure framework e.g. health & safety, safeguarding, dignity at work, GDPR opportunities, cash handling, etc
* Deliver your role in line with Riverside company values – “Our Riverside Way”
* Participate in team meetings, attend regular supervisions and reflective practice sessions
* Undertake regular training and take responsibility for continuous development to enable you to deliver your role safely
* Legislation requires employees who hold this role to have a full course of Covid-19 vaccinations and colleagues would need to provide evidence of this
Person specification
Essential
* Experience of working in a team and communicating positively with other people
* Experience of being able to organise tasks whilst supporting people and plan accordingly
* Be a team player with a caring, empathetic, flexible attitude and demonstrate a resilient, can-do attitude
* Able to use initiative and have confidence to make and act on decisions
* Basic administrative & IT skills
Desirable
* Awareness of CQC standards
* Experience of providing direct care to a vulnerable and diverse group of customers
About Us
Riverside is one of the UK’s leading not-for-profit social housing and regeneration organisations, owning or managing around 75,000 homes from Irvine to Kent. We are a leading provider of supported housing services, particularly for those affected by homelessness, and our track record of transforming lives and revitalising neighbourhoods dates back over 90 years. We have plans to build over 15,000 affordable homes over the next decade.
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