Senior Night Worker Location : Hull Salary: £26,530 per annum We are Forward, the social enterprise that empowers people to break the cycle of crime or addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community. What you will be doing The Senior Night Support Worker will work of on a rotating rota of day, evening and waking night shifts. The role will involve providing general support to male and female clients as part of a 24/7 residential rehabilitation unit, including provide service users with access to their medications, providing brief individual interventions and facilitating some structured interventions during the evenings. As a role with the potential of lone-working, the post holder will be required to work on their own initiative, utilising the on-call support functions as necessary. In addition to the general duties of a night worker, as senior support worker, your job includes overseeing support workers and training them on the best care methods for service users. You should be passionate about impacting people's lives positively and possess leadership skills to motivate other support workers to provide the best support to the vulnerable. As a Senior, you will also: Provide oversight, training and support to the Night Team, specifically to ensure the safe delivery of assisted self-administration of medication for service users Facilitate and record a monthly night shift team meeting In consultation with the Service Manager organise monthly night shift/weekend rotas Provide/arrange cover for any gaps in the rota to ensure continuity of service Raise and escalate any concerns Assist in the induction and training of team members, including observations of medication administration Form part of the on-call response by taking part in an overnight and weekend on-call rota What we are looking for Please see below a list of skills and experience required for this role. HCA Level 3 Qualification Experience of administering medications Team Leader experience Good observational and reporting skills. Ability to work alone using own initiative. Understanding of and commitment to the principles of equality and diversity, confidentiality, health and safety. Ability to engage effectively with the client group, including holding strong professional boundaries, conflict resolution and working with challenging behaviour. What we offer Training opportunities and career development Flexible working Season Ticket Loan Scheme Cycle to work scheme 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays Contributory Pension Scheme – Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years’ service and up to 9% thereafter Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary) Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria) To Apply If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for the Forward Trust, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to their website to complete your application. https://careers-forwardtrust.icims.com/jobs/3144/senior-night-worker/job?mobilefalse&width1110&height500&bgatrue&needsRedirectfalse&jan1offset0&jun1offset60 We reserve the right to close this vacancy early