Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you enjoy working with children & young people and positively impacting their lives? We have an exciting opportunity to join our new Emotional Wellbeing Assessment Home as a Waking Night Support Worker, on a full-time permanent basis.
Location of the post: Hinckley, Leicestershire.
Hours: 10pm – 8:15am (4 shifts on, 4 shifts off)
The role carries an enhancement in the form of an allowance in recognition of the unsociable hours element of the role.
Service Overview: Barnardo's, the UK's largest Children's Charity, is currently on an exciting and innovative journey alongside Leicestershire County Council to deliver a range of Children's homes for the most vulnerable children & young people in Leicestershire.
Although a specific home will be your base location, you must be flexible to travel throughout the locality to cover shifts in other homes should the need arise. Our homes are located in Hinckley, Coalville, and Syston.
Jarvis House, our beautiful new Emotional Well-being Assessment home in Hinckley, will support children & young people aged between 8-18, providing short-term placements until their needs are fully appraised and understood. The service will provide up to 3 service users at any one time opportunities to enjoy different experiences, establish friendships, and develop confidence, independence, and social/emotional skills.
Responsibilities:
* To build trust and develop nurturing relationships which promote the service user's independence, wellbeing, strengths, and capabilities.
* To work in partnership and build relationships with parents/carers and other professionals.
* To contribute to the upkeep of the home including cooking, cleaning, etc.
* To document information accurately and ensure records are kept up to date.
* To ensure safeguarding policies and procedures are adhered to.
* To promote, monitor, and maintain a safe environment at all times.
Essential Requirements:
* Must hold a valid UK driving licence and access to own vehicle.
* Must hold the Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare OR be willing to successfully achieve this within the required timeframe.
* Relevant experience working with children & young people in a children's home setting.
* Flexibility to commit to shift work, including weekends and bank holidays.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
* There is an expectation for night staff to make themselves available during the day with advance notice at scheduled times to attend mandatory training and ongoing group supervision and consultation in line with duties related to their role.
For more information about this role, please contact Kelly Walker – kelly.walker@barnardos.org.uk / 07734979136.
When completing your application please refer to your skills, knowledge, and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description, and Additional Information document. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
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