Together we make a difference, develop and learn, and support each other. Every day with us is different, but our mission remains the same: helping the people we support celebrate along the road to a brighter future.
Whether that’s helping people to live independently, or creating spaces to learn, work and play, you’ll be making sure young people with disabilities or complex health needs have a chance to thrive, right in the heart of their local communities.
We have a rewarding opportunity for a Night Care Worker to join our residential service in Romiley, Stockport.
The Together Trust is one of the North West’s leading charities, offering individual care, support, and education to hundreds of Children, Young People, and Adults each year. We are a not-for-profit charitable trust, so every penny goes back into benefiting the people that we support.
You will be working in a caring home environment with the wider team under the leadership of the Registered Manager, nurturing, and supporting the young people providing them with all the care and support that they would receive as if it was their family home.
The purpose of a Night Care Worker is to work 3 x 10-hour shifts allocated on the rota, which will include weekends.
The core tasks include attending to the needs of the children and young adults during the night, some of which have complex health conditions, domestic duties and appropriate record keeping in accordance with legislation and regulation. Another member of staff will sleep in the unit and can be disturbed if there is an emergency.
The post holder will be expected to attend staff meetings, supervision, and annual appraisals, as well as attending the Trust’s training courses and those provided in-house, together with a willingness to undertake an appropriate level QCF programme, including working the occasional day shifts to gather the relevant evidence to support the qualification.
Hours per week – 30 hours per week worked over 3-night shifts according to the rota (which will include weekends).
You must be willing to work unsociable hours during the night and cover annual leave and sickness when necessary.
Starting salary - £18,729.60 per annum with biennial increments.
Additional enhancements – Night Working Enhanced Payment of 25% uplift on hourly rate for hours worked between 11pm and 6am.
What can you bring to the team…?
Are you educated to GCSE level with flexibility, commitment and motivation? We are seeking individuals who have previous experience of working with young disabled people along with experience of recording information and working on your own initiative and as part of a team.
Benefits include:
* Annual Leave 27-day holiday plus 8 days bank holidays rising to 30 after 5 years, 33 days after 10 years.
* Generous pension scheme and death in service benefit, an initial contribution of 4% company pension contributions and up to 6 x basis salary death in service.
* Occupational sick pay and family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
* Reward and Discount platform offering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances etc.
* Eligibility to apply for Blue Light card.
* Proud to be a real living wage employer.
* Refer a friend scheme, be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us.
* Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including apprenticeship qualifications.
* Long service awards including cash gifts and extra holiday.
* Promotion of Wellbeing across the organisation including Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeing support from trained colleagues and free weekly yoga session in person or online.
* Access to our Employee Assistance Programme for you and adults at your home.
To discover the full details of this rewarding role within the Together Trust take a look at our Job Description.
If this sounds like the place for you, and you think you have the relevant skills and experience we are looking for, apply now. If you have any questions relating to the role, please get in touch at jobs@togethertrust.org.uk. We would love to hear from you!
This service is regulated by Ofsted therefore all employees must be over the age of 22 years at the time of joining the service.
We may remove this advert should we find the successful candidate prior to the closing date therefore early applications are encouraged.
We currently do not provide sponsorship but we welcome applications from those who have the right to work in the UK.
We are a Real Living Wage employer.
Together Trust has committed to paying all staff a significantly higher salaries than the government minimum wage. By officially registering as a Living Wage employer, we are showing our commitment to our employees, now and in the future.
In order for the Trust to comply with the apprenticeship funding rules, it is a requirement of the role that the successful applicant must be able to evidence that (1) they have the right to work in the UK without additional approval for more than 20 hours each week throughout the year and (2) they have an eligible residency status for the purposes of the apprenticeship funding rules. In most cases this will mean that the individual needs to show that they have been 'ordinarily resident' in particular countries (including the UK) at least 3 years before the start of the apprenticeship.
Applications are very welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or socio-economic background. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments for disabled people. We positively encourage applications from those with lived experience.
If there is any part of your lived experience you want to keep confidential in some way please talk to the Recruitment or HR shared service teams and we will do what we can to support you.
* Salary £18,729.60 (salary already pro-rated from a full time equivalent of £23,412.00).
* Frequency Annual.
* Job Reference togethertrust/TP/666/146.
* Contract Type Permanent - Part Time.
* Closing Date 20 November, 2024.
* Job Category Night Care worker.
* Location Romiley, Stockport, United Kingdom.
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