We're on the lookout for someone with great resilience to become a valuable part of our team. The successful candidate will be supporting our wonderful students during the night. This may include providing medications, supporting personal care where needed, or just making them feel comfortable.
As part of the Residential Student Support Team, you will be vital in helping our students to get the most out of living away from home in a safe and supportive environment. You will also be responsible for carrying out any checks required for individual students in a professional and timely fashion throughout the night. It is vital that you accurately record and report students' needs and progress throughout the night.
We know working with care can bring unsociable hours and regular changing rotas, so at Henshaws we offer our staff a fixed rota! This allows our staff to fit work around life and not life around work.
Weeks: 52 and 38 week contracts
Holiday: 5 weeks plus 10 days for 52 week contracts and 6.78 weeks for 38 week contracts
Main duties of the job
As part of the Residential Student Support Team, the Waking Night SEN Care Support Worker performs a very important role in helping our students to get the most out of living away from home in a safe and supportive environment.
In the house, you would be required to help and support our students with their personal care needs which may include washing, dressing, toileting, feeding, and any other intimate care assistance. This would be identified in the students' Care Plan. You will also be responsible for carrying out any checks required for individual students in a professional and timely fashion throughout the night. It is vital that you accurately and appropriately record and report students' needs and progress.
You will need to learn and fully understand the College's core purpose and values and ensure that everything you do reflects these values.
You will work on a fixed rota; however, this may change to accommodate the needs of the service, but we would discuss this with you before any changes took place. Night shifts start at 21:45 and finish at 07:45.
About us
Henshaws is a northern charity supporting people living with sight loss and a range of other disabilities to go beyond expectations. We believe that, wherever they are, everyone has the right to an independent and fulfilling life. Our support, advice, and training enable people and their families to build skills, develop confidence, help each other, and look forward to a more positive future.
Job responsibilities
To work as part of a team of staff across campus providing care and learning support for our students within the college, enthusiastically encouraging them to develop their independence and living skills with a focus on quality of life.
Some of our students may be diagnosed as having severe or profound and multiple learning disabilities. They may also have physical and sensory impairments, behavioural, emotional, and social difficulties (BESD) and display behaviours of concern. Due to the complex needs, the learners may have a high level of personal care and clinical needs that need to be met sensitively and professionally in line with rigorous policies.
Key responsibilities:
* Help and support our students with their personal care needs as identified in the students' Care Plan.
* Carry out any checks required for individual students in a professional and timely fashion throughout the night.
* Accurately and appropriately record and report students' needs and progress.
* Learn and fully understand the College's core purpose and values and ensure that everything reflects these values.
* Attend training sessions, some of which may take place outside your normal rotas.
Person Specification
Experience
* Willingness to assist students with any personal care requirements as needed.
* Willingness to support students in a way that promotes their independence and development.
* Enthusiastic, respectful, and sensitive attitude towards our client group.
* The ability to keep calm under pressure.
Qualifications
* Hold Level 2/3 Diploma in Health and Social Care or willingness to complete a diploma in Health & Social Care within 2 years of employment.
* Willingness to work towards Care Certificate within the first 6 months of employment.
* Good standard of literacy and numeracy.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
#J-18808-Ljbffr