How youll make a difference
Vinney Green Secure Children’s Home offers young people a safe, caring environment, where they will experience quality care, education, vocational and life skills training.
As a Night Care Assistant, you will play a vital role in helping to ensure the welfare and care of young people throughout the evening and night.
What you will be doing
* During your shifts, you will monitor all young people at least every five to fifteen minutes to ensure they are safe and secure. You will also be involved with undertaking social duties, including talking with clients and providing reassurance to enable them to have a good night’s sleep.
* You will be responsible for issuing non prescribed medication and personal hygiene materials, entering bedrooms as necessary.
* It will be key for you to answer buzzers from young people immediately and assist in any way.
* Daily, you will wake the young people and supervise breakfast and room cleaning as required.
* You will need to record and maintain written records when necessary.
What we need from you
* You must have an NVQ Level 2 in a relevant subject area or a good standard of education.
* Given the nature of the role, you must be able to help clients cater for their personal needs in a sensitive and professional manner.
* You should have knowledge or previous experience of dealing with young people who present challenging behaviour.
What you need to know
* Salary is plus Secure Unit allowance of £2,903.04 per annum, pro-rated to hours worked.
* Third time enhancement applied to all hours
Additional rates applicable for rostered Sunday shifts (time and a half) and bank holidays (double time).
* The home works on shift patterns, you will be working an average of 37 hours per week, following a designated shift pattern working a pattern of 4 on 4 off, alternate weekends and some shifts may be on bank holidays.
* Young people can present physically threatening behaviour and the environment can become tense and anxiety provoking, so for everybody’s safety surveillance cameras are in use in most areas of the building.
* Vinney Green operates a full non-smoking environment, and there is no provision to facilitate smoking anywhere on site. Staff’s personal belongings are required to be left in a provided locker on entry into the building and we may require you to undertake a further physical fitness check.
* This role is demanding and there will be some physical active aspects to the job, but we can assure you that this will be one of the most rewarding jobs that you will ever do!
* Please note that due to the nature of this role it is a requirement of employment that an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is obtained for this post.
Interviews are anticipated to be held late February.
How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different
* We know our team work best when they have balance in their lives and we offer genuine flexibility to help them achieve that work/life balance.
* We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Ensuring all our staff are given right skills, knowledge and support to recognise and respond effectively to potential abuse or neglect.
* As part of our benefits package, you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities.
* We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.
Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.
* Were building and shaping communities which people are proud of.
* Were working with the most vulnerable in our community to help them achieve what they want in life.
* Were investing in our schools to ensure every child and young person in South Gloucestershire achieves their full potential.
Weve achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.
We’re making a difference, be part of it!
To view the full job description, please click this link: Night Care Assistant VGSCH - Job Description