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Job details
Job title: Female Senior Night Care Assistant
Job reference: 000010954
Date posted: 04/04/2025
Application closing date: 20/04/2025
Working Pattern: As specified
Salary Grade: D £25,584 - £26,409 a year (Actual starting salary £14,521 a year)
Contractual hours: 21
Basis: Part time
Job category/type: Social Care - Adults
Directorate: People Services
Hours: 21 hours a week
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Bonsall View Younger Adults Short Break Service, Morleston Street, Derby, DE23 8FL
Applications are invited from Female only. This post is exempt under section 2 (a) of the Equality Act 2010, where a particular sex is a genuine occupational requirement.
Bonsall View is a 7-bed unit that provides Short Break care for younger adults with complex learning disabilities, some of whom have Autism, profound and multiple disabilities or may display behaviours of concern. We are looking for a Senior Night Care Assistant to provide support and ensure the safety of adults with learning disabilities during the night, some of whom have profound multiple disabilities or behaviours that challenge.
Who We Are
Here at Derby City Council, we’re dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do.
What We Offer
In addition to making a difference to the lives of people across the city, you’ll also receive:
* Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations
* 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years' service), plus bank holidays
* Local Government Pension Scheme
* Team Derby Rewards – retail and leisure discounts
* Tusker Car Benefit Scheme
* Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training
* Employee Assistance Programmes & Support
* Access to our Equality Employee Networks – LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network
* Support for colleagues who are carers
You will be responsible for overseeing the premises in the absence of a designated manager and be required to administer medication, for which full training will be given. Experience of working with vulnerable people is essential. You will be responsible for providing intimate personal care to customers of the service and for maintaining their health and safety.
Being able to undertake intimate personal care is essential. This is a demanding role which requires a high level of sensitivity in order to ensure our customers are supported to make choices and treated with dignity and respect.
The work will involve assisting and moving people for which you will receive training before you start work. You will also be required to attend other mandatory training courses as part of your induction programme and any future training as part of the role.
Knowledge of care planning, person centred working, Dignity in Care and a relevant NVQ/QCF qualification at level 2 or above in Health & Social Care is desirable. You will be expected to maintain accurate records and contribute to the development of customers' individual support plans. Excellent training opportunities will be provided.
You must have a GCSE English grade C or above or equivalent qualification. It is a rolling rota of two working shifts four off-hours of work are from 10.00pm to 7.00am and you will be expected to work weekends and bank holidays when the rota falls on these days.
Due to the nature of the post and to meet CQC requirements you will need to be at least 18 years of age.
If you would like to know more details about this post, then please contact Michelle Payne on 07900664126 or Paul Halford 0788785945 for an informal chat.
Next Steps
If you would like to apply for this vacancy, please submit an application via the Derby City Council website. The closing date for this vacancy is at midnight on 20 March 2024. Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.
Important Information
As part of our safer recruitment checks the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job. Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.
Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we’ll do all we can to help.
If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01332 640844 (Relay UK - 18001 01332 640 844) or at recruitmentteam@derby.gov.uk.
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