Waking Night Support Worker | Full time | £31,524 - £32,931 pa | Based across Windsor and Maidenhead, Richmond and Kingston | Full time | 156 hour on average per month - 3/4 nights per week
This post will be based across provider services in Windsor, Teddington and Surbiton children’s homes.
This post will be responsible for providing care to our vulnerable residents overnight; ensuring the buildings are safe and secure and for carrying out some cleaning and administrative duties. The postholder may be required to do regular welfare checks on a young person who is high risk of self harming or having suicidal ideations or is at risk of going missing.
Care offered includes:
Responding to times of crises
Supporting daytime staff with setting a night time environment for the children
Supporting the children, ensuring safeguarding policies and procedures are implemented during the night
Ensure the upkeep of the home is maintained
Liaising with agencies, stakeholders and services associated with the home
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Christine Flowers, Operations Manager at christine.flowers@achievingforchildren.org.uk
The successful candidate will have the following aptitudes:
Ability to assess risk and generate solutions to problems, strong analytical and planning skills, and the ability to assess and review young people’s needs
Commitment to the protection and safeguarding to young people at risk of abuse or harm
Ability to identify and record any safeguarding issues in accordance with the Residential Home and Achieving for Children’s Safeguarding procedures.
Commitment to carry out day-to-day and deep cleaning tasks and routine Health & Safety checklist task
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