Blackstone Recruitment are working with a provider of education, care and support services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities who are recruiting for a Night Support Worker.
Please see details below for the full job advert:
Location: Dorset
Salary: £12.37 - £13.49 (effective from 1st January 2025) + £25 per night shift worked
Hours: 7.45pm-8.15am- 4 on 4 off shifts- average of 43.75 hours per week.
The role:
As a Night support worker, you will play an important role in young people’s lives, preparing them for adult life and facilitating their transition into further education, training, or employment.
Experience:
Successful candidate is likely to demonstrate the following:
* Willingness to participate, be positive and creative in meeting young person’s needs
* Able to support and develop independence skills such as budgeting, cooking, housekeeping as well as accessing the wider community
* Ability to prompt / encourage in a positive manner whilst providing social/emotional behavioural support
* Ability to show a strong understanding of what “good care” looks like and how to put the young person’s needs first, whilst empowering them to be independent
* Due to rural location access to transport and a driver’s licence is essential
* Given the age of the students all applicants must be 21 and over
Duties will vary, you must expect to div...